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LoomSf1160 a-b

Loom for making wrist bands (parts a-b) consisting of a piece of branch wood (part a) that is bent and tied into a teardrop shape. It is bound only at the point where the two ends meet. Attached to the loom is a half completed wristlet with two shuttles. Part b is the wood beater or weaving sword, in an elongated diamond shape, made out of very hard wood. One end of beater is a sharp point, the other end is blunt.

Culture
Mayoruna
Material
wood and palm fibre
Made in
Peru ? or Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagSe126

Rectangular bag made of beige cloth with three bands of warp striping (brown, yellow and orange); sewn along the edges. Both sides are painted black and brown with geometric designs. Sewn to the corners of the slit opening is a black, red and cream woven strap.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cotton fibre, dye and paint
Made in
Peru ? or Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagSe125

Square bag made of beige cloth with bands of warp striping in black, yellow and red; sewn along the edges. Both sides are painted black and brown with geometric designs. Sewn to the corners of the slit opening is a red, cream, black and red woven strap.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cotton fibre, dye and paint
Made in
Peru ? or Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head ShaperSe149

A double layer of padding in blue checkered cotton fabric is tied to a flat rectangular piece of wood with an incised pattern on the exposed surface. A short band of blue floral material is sewn on to the cover of the top pad. A cord is wrapped around the ends of the pad, hooked into notches in the board. The incised pattern is very faint, the cuts are very shallow; the pattern is rough, rectangular in in shape, without regularity.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
cotton fibre, fibre and wood
Made in
Peru ? or Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head ShaperSe148

Rectangular flat brown board with red pad, green and tan covering tied to it. Board is incised on the exposed side with a series of triangular notches around the edges and at centre. The pattern is a mirror image around the central point. Two notched decorations extend from the sides of this field. A thick stuffed pad covered with a floral patterned material is tied to the board with ends hooked into notches at the ends. A band of the same material is sewn to a green and tan covering and attached in a like manner.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
wood, fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru ? or Brazil ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatSj2

Tan-brown leather hat, with separate crown stitched to brim. Cut in half-moon design around crown; decorated with machine stitched designs, white plastic strips threaded through evenly spaced holes forming circle and star design. Three metal stars on one side of brim. Leather strips hanging from crown. Two neck straps; one short and wide, one long and plaited, with leather strips attached.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
metal, leather skin and plastic
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltSj1

Brown leather belt, backed with grey rawhide; three different sized leather pockets, with silver coloured snap closures; leather holster, hangs slightly below belt, has one snap closure. Silver buckle with two silver prongs which fit into one of the six pairs of brown eyelets on the opposite end of belt. Yellow stitching decorates the front of the belt around edges and around pockets. The holster has decorative stitching in a swirl fashion.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
metal, leather skin and fibre
Made in
Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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