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Cord3254/35

Bundle of tightly plaited coconut husk fibre(?). Cord is coiled into a loose bundle, and loosely wrapped around itself several times. (Small grey label attached to rope.)

Culture
Marquesan
Material
coconut fibre
Made in
“Marquesas Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cord3254/32

Bundle of plaited coconut husk fibre(?). Cord is coiled into a small bundle, and loosely wrapped around itself a few times.

Culture
Marquesan
Material
coconut fibre ?
Made in
“Marquesas Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ei3254/6

Whale tooth on a twisted cord of coconut fibre and mulberry fibre(?). The interior of the cord is a reddish-brown fibre, which is wrapped in greyish-white fibre. The cord runs through a hole bored in the tooth, and is loosely knotted at the ends. A human figure, two feathers or leaves and part of a human face are carved into the polished surface of the tooth.

Culture
Marquesan
Material
whale tooth, coconut fibre and mulberry bark fibre ?
Made in
“Marquesas Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head Ornament3254/2

Tassel head ornament (pavahina) on a plaited fibre cord. The tassel consists of many small bunches of greyish-yellow hair bound by twisted strands of coconut fibre. Those bunches are then bound again by coconut fibre into fifteen bunches. The upper ends of the coconut fibre are woven across with undyed fibre and black hair.

Culture
Marquesan
Material
coconut fibre ? or human hair ?
Made in
“Marquesas Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kachina Figure3255/7

Small Kachina doll. Carved from wood, doll has a large head with a tall, square, rust and green headdress, feathers at rear, and a brim that protrudes over forehead. Face has a tubular nose and prominent chin. Rust and yellow torso holds arms tightly at sides, fists in front of stomach. Skirt is full and round, white, with a black and rust pattern down the right side. Legs emerge from below, with large rounded feet.

Culture
Pueblo
Material
cottonwood wood, feather and paint
Made in
New Mexico, USA and Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kachina Figure3255/9

Small Kachina doll. Carved from wood, dark figure is short, with a large round head holding two small balls at back and on left side- to which is attached a small feather. Round eyes and mouth are painted on the face, along with three sets of short double white lines at midpoint. A thin cotton string surrounds the neck and hangs down the back of the doll. Torso is painted with a green neckerchief and white lines representing a shirt, with arms held close to sides and fists held at hips. Black checked skirt reaches to the knees and brown legs are adhered to bottom of doll.

Culture
Pueblo
Material
cottonwood wood, paint, cotton fibre and feather
Made in
New Mexico, USA and Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kachina Figure3255/6

Kachina doll. Carved from wood, figure is a long, rounded rectangle with a slightly thicker head. Remnants of feather and cotton fibre sit on top of head, nose is tubular and protrudes out from face, and eyes are black lines above a multicoloured chevron at centre. Front of figure is coloured light green, white, and yellow with black outlining, hands shown placed on chest. Pink lines emerge from bottom on both front and back. Back has a base of white, with green and yellow at shoulders and rust at back of head. Doll is glued to a wood base

Culture
Pueblo
Material
cottonwood wood, paint, cotton fibre and feather
Made in
New Mexico, USA and Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3010/27

Wooden figure. Two male figures stand backs turned to one another while holding a large red vessel in between. The legs and feet are disproportionally large. Both figures wear black tunics, belted with a white sash. The red vessel is round with a blue lip at top and has four handles.

Culture
Kamentsa
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Putumayo, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shinje Taita Mask3010/15 a-b

Shinje Taita or Father Sun mask (part a). Face is long and narrow. Large light grey collar extends from under a prominent pointed chin. Face is painted red with small black eyebrows. There are holes for eyes, nostrils and mouth. Eyes are deeply set and close together, nose has a narrow ridge, and mouth has pursed lips. Solid black headband extends across the forehead with 15 holes along the top ridge to insert the 15 feathers (part b) into. Feathers are either brownish-red or white with brown stripes, and are tied together with thread. Two holes are drilled on each side of the mask, with a string attached to the lower holes. Back of mask painted black.

Culture
Kamentsa
Material
wood, paint, plant fibre and feather
Made in
Putumayo, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dogfish and Spirit3260/289

Silkscreen print on rectangular beige paper. Image appears to be two figures with one head. A dogfish outlined in black, in profile with dorsal fin, pectoral fin and tail, rectangular face to the front; secondary designs in red. The other figure's body is below the head, mainly in red but with black feet and hands. The smaller figure also has a small dorsal fin, but has arms and legs. Pencil writing below the image reads: ' 2/75 / dogfish and spirit / NTait 78".

Culture
Nisga'a
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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