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Talking Stick3439/4 a-b

Long carved stick that is composed of two sections that screw together. The lower half (part a) has a long plain section with a flat base. There are two areas carved with vertical decorations flanking a single ring, and one area where it tapers away in either direction from a ring. The upper half (part b) is carved with sections of four stacked rings, spiral as well as three sections where it tapers away in either direction from a ring.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pants3295/18 b-d

Man's costume pants (part b) and two sash-like belts (parts c-d). The pants are made of a solid bright red synthetic fabric, with elastic waist and cuffs. Two long sashes (parts c-d) are composed of two rectangular pieces of red cotton sewn together.

Culture
Ukrainian
Material
cotton fibre and polyester fibre
Made in
Ukraine
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry3454/1 a-b

Basketry covered bottle (part a) with faded design of a whale and whalers in a boat around middle. Above and below the whaling scene is a single red line with half circles repeating through it. There are bands of faded black with repeating red dashes through the centre. On the shoulder of the bottle is an extremely faded black design. The base has various sizes of plant fibres used, and an oval design in bright yellow, outlined in black. Removable basketry lid (part b) has two red dotted lines around the side and a red circle on the top with a faded black spiral design within.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, glass, cedar root ? and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3461/12

Wooden painted mask of the character Rama. Humanoid face with wide eyes and nose and cropped hair. Mask has hair carved along the top edge, painted black, with floral ornaments throughout. Central ornament in hair has additional curvilinear motifs carved into it. Teardrop-shaped ornament in centre of forehead, in between wide eyes. Pieces of skin nailed above eyes, as eyebrows, and above smiling dark red mouth, as a moustache. Gold painted shells(?) are inlaid in the mouth as teeth. Face is painted gold and all ornaments are bronze. Eyes are green-grey, rimmed in red and black. Mask has holes for eyes and nose. Holes drilled into either side of mask with rubber band attached for hanging. Ink inscription inside of mask.

Culture
Balinese
Material
wood, paint, fibre, skin ?, metal, rubber and shell ?
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lizard Figure3448/16

Very small lizard made of beads. The light teal body is formed by stitching the beads together with black thread. The lizard has a brown stripe down each side, and orange eyes. There is a single teal beaded loop under the neck.

Culture
Huichol
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Panel3448/14

Decorative beaded panel. The front is completely covered in beadwork depicting a large green cactus, with two small white deer on either side, facing it. There are small bird figures in light purple-blue. In the background, two mountains(?) in blues and greens, and two large six-petal flowers. The back is undecorated, and has a small rectangular piece of fabric with a metal grommet attached at the top, centre.

Culture
Huichol
Material
wood, glass and bee wax
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl3448/12

Gourd bowl with beaded design covering interior. At centre, there is a hexagon with multiple smaller hexagons within, with a six-pointed star-like shape. Around the hexagon are animals, large and small flower designs, and geometric shapes on a red background. There is a black band outlined in yellow around the interior of the rim with a light purple zigzag pattern.

Culture
Huichol
Material
gourd fruit, glass and bee wax
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Case3448/51

Case composed of a long rectangular woven textile, that has been folded in half and sewn together. The bottom edge is closed with a loop stitch in white. On one side there are eight vertical bands in red, dark olive green, mustard yellow, light blue and light green, each with four V-shaped designs embroidered in different colours. On the opposite side, there is a red rectangle at centre with two large side-by-side embroidered diamond-shaped designs with smaller shapes in the space around them. The space around the rectangle is dark beige, and has the same design embroidered throughout in a single row or column. The interior of the case is brightly coloured, which shows how much the exterior has faded.

Culture
Kurdish
Material
wool fibre ? or cotton fibre ?
Made in
Turkey
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3461/10

Wooden painted mask of the character Garuda. Dark green bird-like face with bulging eyes, pointed beak and four fang-like teeth. Light blue and black scalloped headdress on top of mask. Central scallop is red and has three triangular protrusions in front of it, overtop of a semi-circle. Curved triangles, painted red, along top of headdress, in front of the scallops. Curvilinear and stylized linear motifs painted across all of headdress in white and dark green. Red horn-like shapes painted on either side of headdress. Beak mouth is wide open, with tongue sticking out. Mouth is painted red, with small pointed teeth along the top and bottom edges. Two fang-like teeth on either side of mouth. Outer rim of mouth painted black with white lines throughout. Similar designs along sides of the mask. Eyes are painted yellow, orange and red, and are rimmed in red. Outer ears are painted dark green, inner ears painted pink and trimmed in red. Garuda is wearing red triangular earrings, with linear and circular designs painted in white on them. Both ears are attached to the mask with plant fibre ties. Mask has holes for eyes and mouth. Piece of skin(?) nailed to top of mask, on back, with a hole in it, for hanging. Ink inscription inside of mask.

Culture
Balinese
Material
wood, plant fibre, paint, metal and skin ?
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flute3439/3

Long, hollow cylinder of bamboo with two projections on its sealed end. The opposite end is open, has a triangular notch, and is decorated with a crosshatch design. The entire cylinder has been lightly carved and painted with repeating narrow oval shapes, tapering to a point at each end, with repeating triangles within. There are two holes on the side near the closed end. The designs are coloured a light reddish-brown. Interior is undecorated.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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