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HeaddressA3664

Tamer's headdress. Cedar bark headdress in the form of a rounded beak: two semi-circular flaps at front representing a beak with two long oval shapes that sit on top of beak, a hooked nose that projects out over the beak. Bunched cedar strips are attached at the top of the headdress frame with thick white string, and white string is wrapped around the base of the frame at the back. (Photos show the mask without the nose piece in 2009; nose repaired in 2021.)

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, wood and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.257

Spear with pointed elongated cone shape and a cylindrical wooden shaft with a pointed tip that has been bound to the pointed tip with strips of metal that also wind around the shaft in a spiral.

Culture
Central African
Material
steel metal and wood
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentD2.60 a-b

Two matching strands of beads wound around hide thong, metal cones attached to the ends. Bead colours alternating in brown and yellow stripes.

Culture
Plains
Material
glass, skin, metal and fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK5.141

Brown medicine horn with green, black, red, blue, and white beads strung on thread and wound around the top rim of the horn. White beaded handle is attached to both sides of the opening of the horn. There are two paper labels attached to the handle, one is white, and one is brown.

Culture
Zulu
Material
horn and glass
Made in
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.157

U-shaped band embellished with alternating sections of black and red beads several by light brown lines. There are two loops at each end of the necklace. Beads are strung on string, and then wound around the rolled fabric tube.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass, skin and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.147

Predominantly black U-shaped band embellished with sections of beading in zigzag and striped patterns in various colours: black red, white, green, orange, blue, pink, and yellow. Fabric tube backing is rolled and beads are threaded and wound around rolled fabric. There is a loop on one end of the necklace and a beaded toggle at the other end that fit together to secure the necklace.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plying SpindleSf1022

Spindle, consisting of a wooden shaft with a cone shaped whorl near one end with a conical, wrapped section of plied yarn resting on the flat surface of the whorl. The middle of the shaft has a section of losing wound, plied yarn which is attached to a compactly wound round ball of paired yarns. The yarn wound around the shaft is tightly plied while the yarn in the ball is not plied.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wood, wool fibre, hair and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShuttleSf1001

Green painted, boat-shaped, wooden shuttle with solid end points and hollowed out central area. Notches at the ends of the hollowed out area support a metal rod which holds the wooden bobbin on which white yarn is wound. The yarn is fed to the outside of the shuttle through a single slot positioned in the centre of one side. The shuttle is crudely carved and the green paint is worn off in some sections. One chip along the upper edge.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wood, synthetic fibre and metal
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandIe408

A band of brown string wound over wood, tapering to two arms with loops, one fitted through the other. The top feathers are red, green, yellow, white, blue, and grey and decorate the wide part. Cowrie shells line the lower edge. Below, on strings, there are hanging two lines of small cowries, two single cowrie shells and two fragments of other shells.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, parrot feather, clam shell ?, cowrie shell and nettle fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentIe407

An ornament of four white and brown boar's tusks pierced at both ends with a brown fibre strap tied on.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre and boar tusk
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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