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Rattle3534/5

Rattle with a ball-shaped head and wooden handle. Ball is made of seed(?) beads and is decorated with alternating stripes; done in brown and dark brown. Cylindrical protrusion on top of head with an opening, showing hollow interior. A band of red feathers is tied around the midpoint of the handle; additional plant ties at base.

Culture
Wai-Wai
Material
seed ?, wood, feather and plant fibre
Made in
Guyana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby Carrier3534/1

Baby carrier woven from off-white cotton. Carrier is a triangle-like looped sling and is made of two panels. Panels are plainly stitched together at bottom; top is secured with three thick bands. Long twisted tassels extend from either end of each band.

Culture
Wapishana
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Guyana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Loincloth3059/1

Loin cloth made of strung seeds. Unbleached cotton fibres make a grid for the oblong grey and brown tururri seeds to be tightly strung onto, in vertical rows. Woven fibre borders hold the grid together, and a short, thick fringe of the same material hangs from the bottom. Long twisted ties dangle from the corners of the cloth, and small red and brown feathers are attached to the short sides by red and white beaded strands.

Culture
Wai-Wai
Material
tururri seed, cotton fibre, feather and plastic
Made in
Guyana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WandSe10

One piece wand with pointed end of shaft that swells then flares abruptly to blunt end. From here, shaft continues to large paddle-shape whose squared tip has single flange around circumference and perforated hole through thickness. Museum label on end surface. Dark brown patina. Chipped on edges and at flare of shaft.

Culture
Arawak ?
Material
black palm wood
Made in
Guyana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketH2.51 a-b

A basket (part a) with a lid (part b). Design consist of rows of pink and purple with yellow geometric patterns. The lid is conical and comes to an open point and has a leather cap. The exterior is faded and dark but the interior is bright.

Culture
Arawak
Material
leather skin and grass
Made in
Guyana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureH1.298

Carved rubber (natural latex) figure wearing a headband and a red and yellow dress-like garment ; figure sits in a small, canoe-like boat. Figure's head has fallen off and both arms are missing. Entire carving is painted with red, brown and yellow.

Culture
Guyanese
Material
rubber and paint
Made in
Guyana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Manioc StrainerH2.86

Tubular, lozenge-like vessel woven from thin strips of black and undyed stem (?). One end of the vessel is open, with a woven loop protruding from one side of the rim, while the other end is closed and has a loop bound with twined cord protruding from it.

Culture
Guyanese
Material
dye, stem ?, grass ? and fibre
Made in
Guyana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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