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Stirrup Spout Bottle2990/13

Grey brownware stirrup spout bottle with a drum shaped body and slightly rounded base. A single cylindrical spout is centred on the top of the stirrup. There are two anacondas in relief on the body. There is a light brown area of repair on one side of the stirrup, near where it connects to the body.

Culture
Moche
Material
clay, paint, adhesive ? and plaster ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Masquerade Costume Bells2956/200 f-g

Two sets of costume bells on long braided twine loops. Bells are gold-coloured with small ball tongues. The bells are attached to the twine with silver coloured wire. The bells are part of a costume that also includes a white shirt (2956/200 b), a red skirt (2956/200 c), a white apron (2956/200 d), a red sash (2956/200 e), and a mask (2956/200 a).

Culture
Portuguese
Material
metal and fibre
Made in
Mira, Coimbra, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Masquerade Costume Bells2956/199 f-g

Two sets of costume bells on long braided twine loops. The bells are gold-coloured with small ball tongues. The bells are attached to the twine with silver coloured wire. (Also, see mask: 2956/199 a, and costume: 2956/199 b-e.)

Culture
Portuguese
Material
metal and fibre
Made in
Mira, Coimbra, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2981/9

Square bag knit with wool in a tight weave. The body of the bag is red with several vertical lines of blue and white. At the bottom corners are two tassels of red, blue and white wool. A fringe of the same decorates the front top opening of the bag. At the top corners is attached a short handle also knit and decorated like the body of the bag. Bits of feathers are caught in the bag’s weave.

Culture
Western Melanesian ?
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String Puppet2986/1

Puppet of a male. The body is made of wood, with articulations at the neck, elbows, fingers, hips and knees. The mouth and eyes are also moveable. The puppet is dressed in a fabric costume, with a gold sarong, and red and blue tunic embroidered in white flowers on the torso, and coloured sequence sewn onto cuffs and hem. The puppet’s face is finely carved with protruding features, painted wrinkles, brows and lashes. Human hair has been used for his moustache and hair. Puppeteer’s strings are attached to the head, shoulders, hands and legs of the puppet.

Culture
Burmese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, silk fibre ?, human hair and plastic
Made in
“Myanmar” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2981/8

Small woven basketry bag decorated with pink, yellow, and green wool bunches held together with string, beads and small white shells. Diamond shaped design in red and green fibre are woven into the body of the bag. An intermittent fringe of wool hangs from the bottom of the bag along with strands of grass. The shoulder strap consists of 5 twisted strands of grass attached in a knot with red and green wool.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
grass fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2981/7

Rectangular basketry bag woven in a diagonal pattern. Long grass fringe at both bottom and top. Decorated with multi-coloured fabric strips attached to bad with beaded and seed thread. The top three attachments also hold carved teeth. The handle is five twisted pieces joined together by a knot at top.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
grass fibre, cotton fibre, dye, tooth and seed
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2981/6

Woven rectangular basketry bag with crisscross design in pink and blue. Bottom has a multi-coloured fringe. Handle is comprised four long twisted strands. Fringe sits at top of bag. Short ties close the bag.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
grass fibre and dye
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2981/5

Woven basketry bag with a long, four-strand shoulder strap. Long fringe on bottom. Zigzag pattern woven into bag in colours of red and green.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
grass fibre and dye
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2981/4

Large bilum with an open weave. Bottom is rounded. Decorated with a pattern of diagonal bands of yellow, green, red, and purple. Top of bag is open with a flat woven green and yellow handle.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
grass fibre and dye
Made in
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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