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Power Figure3103/28

Carved wooden figure standing upright on round pedestal. Top of head is flat. Two holes drilled through figure; one down through head and body, and one across head from ear to ear. Curved line carved from ear to ear over narrow eyes, T-shaped nose, and small open mouth. Ears formed from raised semi circle around small bump. Thick round neck meets narrow shoulders. Thin arms bent at elbow and held at chest. Fingers carved into hands. Nipples and belly button carved from chest and stomach. Short legs bent at knees with toes carved into feet. Shoulder blades and buttocks protrude from back with incised line running between the two.

Culture
Kongo
Material
wood
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3103/26

Thin belt adorned with beads and shells. Decorations form a repeating pattern of red beads and rawhide strips, framing two rows of shells, with a row of green beads in the middle. Tassels of red beads, shells and rawhide tied to one end. Belt fastens with a button made from a slice of antler.

Culture
Dene
Material
dentalium shell, rawhide skin, glass ? and antler
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband3103/25

Band of bent antler tied together at ends with hide tie. Engraved with repeating pattern of small circles, with a dot in the middle, and two lines underneath each circle. Four drilled holes replace four of the circles.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
caribou antler ? and rawhide skin
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband3103/24

Band of bent antler, tied together at ends with hide strip. Engraved with repeating pattern of circles, with a dot in the middle, down the centre and straight and diagonal lines carved along the edges. Drilled holes top four of the pairs of lines on one side of the band. Two lines around the band separate the three patterns.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
caribou antler ? and rawhide skin
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband3103/23

Large band of bent antler tied together at ends with two hide ties. Engraved with repeating pattern of circles, with a dot in the middle, and pairs of lines carved near both edges. Drilled holes top the pairs of lines on one side of the band. Two lines around the outside surface separate the three patterns.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
caribou antler ? and rawhide skin
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jar3103/20

Large, heavy jar. Wide open mouth narrows at neck, then flares in middle before tapering to small flat circular base. Black patterns painted over yellow background, forming rounded squares and triangles. Darts with leaf shaped ovals run around the neck of pot. Base and inside of pot are red clay. Unglazed.

Culture
Southwest
Material
clay and paint
Made in
New Mexico, USA and Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tray3103/18

Large woven tray with wide flat base. Decorated with a geometric star with a solid circle surrounded by zig zags in it's centre. Sides have repeating pattern of long zig zags and gridded squares. Outside is darker then inside.

Culture
Apache
Material
willow wood ? and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3103/16

Woven basket. Wide circular opening curves down to a flat circular base. Base decorated with an imbricated many-pointed two-level star capped by a circle. Solid imbricated band broken by a light and dark zigzag pattern rings the upper part of basket. Six patches of alternating light and dark coils spaced around rim.

Culture
Apache ?
Material
dye ? or willow wood ?
Made in
Arizona, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3103/15

Small squat woven basket. Wide mouth curves out slightly before tapering to flat circular base. Base is decorated with a large imbricated star. Body decorated with three pairs of imbricated diamonds and half diamonds.

Culture
Pomo
Material
willow wood ?, dye and grass ?
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3103/14

Woven basket with high walls and wide mouth. Imbricated designs consist of two pairs and a single ring circling the basket at the rim, midpoint, and above base. Rim and base are woven with alternating light brown and golden brown strands. Ends of basket's frame poke out around rim.

Culture
Pomo
Material
willow wood ? or dye ?
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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