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FigureA17158

Figure representing an animal head with emphasized eye sockets, stylized eyes with eyelids, an elongated snout with a ridge along the top, protruding domed nostrils with a hole at the centre of each, lips emphasized by a recessed line, and bared teeth with four fang-like teeth at the front that taper to a point at the bottom of each. The figure is painted black with red nostrils and teeth.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar wood ? and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feast DishA1785

Carved wooden, oval shaped dish (łuk’wa) with centre concavity. Made from a single piece of wood, the bowl represents the upper body of a killer whale. One end has the whale’s head in red and black, carved in shallow relief with its mouth open. On the sides, below the mouth is the blowhole, cutout and outlined in red. Behind the hole are the side fins incised with horizontal lines. At the opposite end is a crouched male figure with his head facing upwards and its arms outstretched holding onto the back of the killer whale. The figure has black hair, a black belt and wrist bands. (Repaired with copper wire).

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, cedar wood and copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrist Band424/8 d

Wrist band consisting of numerous green and red feathers, with black colouring, bound together with fibre twine which is wrapped around a twisted twine rope. The rope is circular shaped with an unraveling end which is tied together with a small piece of green fabric. The feathers are displayed in a fan-like shape.

Culture
Kayapo
Material
feather, plant fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrist Band424/8 c

Wrist band consisting of numerous green and red feathers, with black colouring, bound together with fibre twine which is wrapped around a twisted twine rope. The rope is circular shaped. The feathers are displayed in a fan-like shape.

Culture
Kayapo
Material
feather and plant fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceH2.104

Long necklace made of small grey seeds with many small hanging strings interspersed throughout. Along the sides are parts of dried birds with black, blue, green and red feathers. The bottom of the necklaces has two tufts of brown and black hair. The strings are composed of small grey beads, long cream beads, halved brown seeds, large rounded brown seeds, black feathers and two different types of snail shells.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
seed, feather, snail shell, fibre and hair
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceH2.64

Long neck or bandolier style ornamental belt. Composed of thirteen strands of black and white seeds arranged to make a triangular pattern of alternate colours. Attached are six dried birds; two large orange, black and grey birds with a smaller grey and black bird at the opposing end. Around the sides are three small black birds with blue, green and red feathers and one brown bird.

Culture
Ashaninka
Material
bird, fibre and seed
Made in
Peru ? or Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flute424/7

Pipe made of a hollow, cylindrical pieces of wood with a large hole for the mouth piece and an oval shape cut-out bowl at the top. The pipe is bound with pieces of twine that are wrapped in a way to create an x-like pattern. Hanging from the end is a piece of twisted fibre rope. From the mouth end hangs two sets of two pieces of twine along with orange, brown and black coloured feathers. Each feather is topped with a half piece of black seed(?) next to a black or grey glass bead.

Culture
Kayapo
Material
feather, wood, plant fibre, seed ? and glass
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament424/10

Feathered ornament consisting of four brown and orange feathers bound together in sets of two with fibre twine; two sets of two pieces of twine hang from the ends. The two sets of feathers are then held together with a thick piece of twine. The feathers are placed in a way to create a triangle-like shape.

Culture
Interior Amazonia
Material
feather and fibre
Made in
South America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cloth1120/2

Square, textured, raffia cloth, with pattern of woven squares and abstract 's' shapes, in black, yellow and light brown. Border fringe on four sides, one long edge cut shorter than the others.

Culture
Kuba
Material
palm leaf fibre and dye
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rain Garment1404/41

Rain garment woven with an opening at the front, the edges finished with a blanket stitch, two protruding flaps at the top, each with a cord loop, and cord ties at the front centre near the top. The bottom edge is unfinished with a fibre fringe.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
ramie fibre and fibre
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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