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ContainerB1

Cylindrical container with a woven band around the top of the natural colour ground. Lid is attached with string. Lid is flat and carved with a swirl design on the top. Container has incised designs that consist of the following from top to bottom: tapering ovals with a half-feather-like extension at either side; tapering ovals with a half-feather-like extension at either side; a dark swirl pattern with intricate detailing; swirls with a half-feather-like extension at either side; tapering ovals with a half-feather-like extension at either side; and upward pointing triangles that have horizontal lines within.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
bamboo grass, fibre, wood and paint
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical InstrumentB105

Very plain instrument with several finger holes. Eight sections of bamboo of varying lengths are inserted into the gourd and tied around with rattan. One set of four bamboo sections are of relatively equal length, being shorter than the other set of four, of which, the two tallest ones are in the middle. The gourd has a hole.

Culture
Murut
Material
bamboo grass, resin, rattan and gourd fruit
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6088

Mask with hooked recurved nose, flaring nostrils, pursed lips, and bulging eyes. Cedar bark and brown and off-white mottled feathers are attached to the top of the head, there are two tufts of cedar bark attached to the sides of the head, and there is a long cedar bark fringe attached at the back of the mask that extends down past the chin of the mask. The mask is painted white with heavy black brows that come to a point at the back of the mask, an orange nose with red nostrils, red lips, a black moustache with downturned curled ends, a red and brown design at the temples, and a brown and black scalloped design around the mouth. Green cord and strips of off-white fabric attached at back of mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, feather, cedar bark, paint, fibre and dye
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GlovesA9243 a-b

Two leather gloves (parts a-b) with five wooden, carved claws tied with twine to the ends of each finger. Both gloves and claws have been painted red. The tops of the gloves have three lines of stitching; the bottoms have a metal, circular clasp that snaps shut. The insides are lined.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, leather skin, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BreastplateH2.112

Jaguar hide breastplate consisting of feathers and bordered with grey seeds. The front is decorated with two gourd cups attached forming the breasts that are encircled with grey seeds as well as red and yellow feathers. The below the gourds are two circular patterns of seeds and feathers on either side of a black beetle horn and a semi-circle of seeds and feathers. Running along the bottom is a fringe of grey and brown seeds in between a piece of bone or a reed.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
jaguar skin, seed, gourd fruit, feather, fibre and bone
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC316

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: four sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and five sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern around a central red diamond shape pattern, a carved band that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes, a diamond-shaped nose, and an x-shaped body), and a fibre tuft with string underneath. The entire shaft is covered with a woven black and yellow sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern around a central diamond-shaped pattern. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of and interspersed throughout the grass sleeves. The dark brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bone, fibre, grass and wood
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC296

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: five sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and three sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes and a double upward pointed nose), and a fibre tuft. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a pattern of red triangles on a yellow background. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, grass, fibre, bone, paint and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC314

The tip is coiled with red plant fibre, below which, there are the following: four sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and nine sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a thin horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes, a nose, and a smiling mouth), and a wood ball that is painted red except around the middle where there is a plain horizontal band. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a similar pattern as the one above but with a wider design. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
bone, fibre, grass, wood, paint and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC301

The tip has the following: six sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and six sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a yellow diagonal line pattern on a red background, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes surrounded by a triangular shape and double upward pointing nose), and a fibre tuft with string underneath. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a horizontal zig zag pattern. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, grass, fibre, bone, paint and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC299

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: four sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and four sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has a triangular face with circular eyes and a thin nose, and an outlined x-shaped body), and a fibre tuft with string at either end. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, grass, fibre, bone, paint and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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