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Headdress3077/28

Man's feather crown, or headdress. Circular woven crown with black and white feathers attached all around it, and two long orange-red feathers in the middle; small white feathers below.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
parrot feather and coconut palm bark ?
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3077/27

Comb with 35 palm wood teeth and woven coconut husk fibre making diagonal patterns. Two horizontal sticks and twisted cord on top as handle.

Culture
Yanomami ?
Material
palm wood and coconut husk fibre
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Manioc Strainer3077/26

Manioc strainer and press. Long, thin, basketry tube. Loop handles at both ends. Tied at ends with jute string and cotton string.

Culture
Lower Amazon
Material
palm leaf ?, jute fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Para, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Burden Basket3077/25

Large carrying basket. Four horizontal bands outlined in black; three of them have black dots in the interior (from top to bottom: 8, 16 and 9 dots). Three twisted handles near rim (three are missing) and two near the base.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
palm fibre, annatto berry pigment ? and charcoal pigment ?
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow3077/24

Long arrow with eagle feathers affixed near the notched end of the shaft with cords, and a broad bamboo arrowhead inserted in the hollow cane stick at the other end, also wrapped in cord.

Culture
Lower Amazon ?
Material
eagle feather, cotton fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament3077/23 a-b

Beaded object covered in rows of halved seeds and feathers (part a) around a cut tube of hollow bamboo (part b).

Culture
Wai-Wai
Material
seed, feather and bamboo grass
Made in
Para, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Loincloth3077/22

Rectangular loincloth of cotton cord and halved seeds, with brightly coloured feathers tied at both sides, and two twisted cotton string ties at the top. Short fringe all along bottom edge with longer fringe at each corner. Twenty-eight horizontal rows of halved seeds. Five pairs of tassels with halved seeds and feathers at sides.

Culture
Wai-Wai ?
Material
tururri seed ?, cotton fibre and feather
Made in
Para, Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Stick3077/21

Ceremonial stick with feathers attached at top, blue feathers in the middle; green feathers at the base. Black cotton threads alternating with bast fibres to make two vertical bands of geometric patterns over stick; twisted jute cord at one end.

Culture
Bororo
Material
bast fibre, cotton fibre, parrot feather, feather and jute fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Stick3077/20

Stick with feathers on top, blue and orange-red parrot feathers in the middle. Black cotton threads alternating with bast fibres to make two vertical bands of geometric patterns around stick. Twisted cord at one end.

Culture
Bororo
Material
parrot feather, feather, wood, cotton fibre, bast fibre and jute fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Stick3077/19

Long stick with woven jute fibres and brush of several grey-white twigs in one of the ends tied with twisted jute fibres. Brush is partly flattened/mishapen to one side.

Culture
Mehinaku ?
Material
wood and jute fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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