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Nose Ornament3301/9

Nose ornament composed of a bundle of small, halved feathers (cut down the length of the quill). The feathers are all bound to a short wooden handle by plant fibre.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
feather, fibre and wood
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament3301/8 a-c

Three small ornaments composed of a bundle of small, halved feathers (cut down the length of the quill) of various colours and downy white feathers. The feathers are all bound to a short wooden handle by plant fibre.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
feather, fibre and wood
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ear Ornament3301/6 a-b

Pair of ear ornaments (a-b). Each ornament is composed of a long, skinny stick, adorned with a small bundle of small dark brown feathers, with a single bright red feather at centre. The bundle is bound to the stick by fibre.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
feather, wood ? and fibre
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband Ornament3301/4

Ornament composed of two long vibrant red-orange feathers at back, and a bundle of small, halved green feathers (split down the length of the quill) with accents of yellow-orange, red, and blue-black feathers at front. The feathers are all bound to a short wooden handle by twisted fibre.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
feather, fibre and wood
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood Box3298/4

Bentwood box with pitch on the interior. There is a hole drilled in each upper corner of each side. On the front and back of the box there are light carvings - a large triangle at centre fills most of the space, with a row of small upside-down triangles along the upper edge. The box folds have fibre sewn throughout to stitch it together.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood, fibre, plant fibre and clay ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sword3298/5

Double-edged sword with an iron blade and a brass handle. Stamped on the crossguard is the number '99' or '66', and on the other side is an illegible stamp or '0'. The grip is decorated with rings, with an oval pommel with a distinct peen block.

Culture
Russian ? or British ?
Material
iron metal and brass metal
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Blanket3298/2

Fragment of a mountain goat twill weave blanket. Three of the edges are cut. Strips of red fabric and black fabric are woven into the twill; the red strips go across one direction, the black stips run across the other.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
mountain goat hair fibre ?, dye and wool fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3304/1

Four-sided woven basket. A large rectangular top, which tapers in to a small rectangular base. The sides and rim are beaded with cherry bark and cedar bark in a repeating flower-like design, alternating between dark red and black with off-white. The rim of the basket is beaded as well. There are five loops of rawhide tied through the sides of the basket, one on each of three sides, two on the fourth side.

Culture
Okanagan
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, cherry bark, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic3301/19

Woven tunic (cushma) with stripes. The tunic is composed of two long, rectangular panels folded in half, and then stitched together on the long edges, leaving an opening at the top for a head, and on the sides for arms. The garment is light beige with ten bands running vertically, the pattern mirrored on each side of the centre line. The bands are composed of various stripes of browns, light blue and black.

Culture
Ashaninka
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Acre, Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Ring3301/11

Neck ornament composed of seven pieces of skinned birds. At centre, the longest skin with short, black ruffled feathers attached to more skins by twisted strings tied at either end. One side has two larger mostly black with a yellow band and some red, and a smaller yellow and orange skin with red and black accents. On the other side, three different skins are attached: vibrant teal and black spotted; black and yellow striped and a small hummingbird(?) skin black with vibrant teal and blues. One strand of fibre is dyed burgundy, and twisted together with off-white.

Culture
Yanomami
Material
feather, bird skin, fibre and dye
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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