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NecklaceC1233

Rigid circular necklace made from teeth bound to fibre with twisted fibre string and decorated with a row of cowrie shells. Loop and tie closure.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, cowrie shell and dog tooth
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC927

Model canoe with painted black outer hull inlaid with geometric and flower-like shell shapes along the bottom edge of the hull and in horizontal lines on the sides of the hull. One end has a carved head and arms attached , and the opposite end has a carved geometric finial as well as a string of cowrie shells. Four seats, each composed of a straight segment of wood supported by a u-shaped piece of wood with a carved head that faces inwards at the tip of each end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
shell, wood, paint, resin, fibre and cowrie shell
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's DressD2.16

Short-sleeved buckskin dress with multicoloured beading and fringes along the hem, sides and sleeves. Predominately red, white, black, dark and light blue beading; beading at neck and hem of dress. Area around shoulders stained red.

Culture
Plains
Material
deer skin, cowrie shell and glass
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskC1373

A long-faced mask with an elongated nose that joins to the chin. Carved with geometric designs over the entire face consisting of curved notched lines and swirls. Brown paint above the cowrie shell eyes. There is a long cylindrical-like protrusion extending upward just above the forehead. Bark ? hanging strip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cowrie shell, paint, wood and bark ?
Made in
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskC1374

The mask is all black with cowrie shells for eyes with a notched outline. Two grooves create a curvi-linear ridge across the eyebrows. The ears are small, and the head tapers upward to a flat top with a ridge down the middle of the forehead. The elongated nose has the head of a bird at the end which joins at the end of the face. Geometric designs of dots and curved lines are carved around the bottom portion of the mask.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cowrie shell and wood
Made in
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumC1382

Carved wood drum with an hourglass-like shape with a rounded handle on one side. The ends of the handles go into the mouths of two incised figures; one has a cowrie shell inlaid eye. The opposite side has two identical figures. The centre of the drum has a band of geometric pattern carved in relief. A piece of skin is attached to the top with cotton and fibre twine. There are remnants of red pigment.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
snake skin, fibre, cowrie shell, wood and pigment
Made in
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC1432

Cowrie shells that have a greyish-white colour with orange tips. The shells are strung on a twisted brown string.

Culture
Melanesian
Material
cowrie shell and fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressK2.181

A long thin brown fabric piece that has a main design consisting of red flannel with white cowrie shell rosettes and white goat fur trim with leopard skin trim. The ties are made of cotton.

Culture
Ngere
Material
goat skin, cowrie shell, cotton fibre and leopard skin
Made in
Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.196

Brown wood helmet mask of an animal with bulbous eyes, ears, and horns. Large open mouth with jaws and very large teeth, five and six pairs deep. Upper teeth have incised diagonal lines. Fabric band across the forehead decorated with cowrie shells and extends back around the top of the head where a horn is attached at either side. Inside and back are filled with a light brown raffia-like material.

Culture
Senufo
Material
cowrie shell, wood and palm leaf ?
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum3677/11

Heavy, tall wooden drum. Somewhat hourglass-shaped, with a smaller lower section. Skin stretched over the wider end, held by leather strip nailed around edge. The side has vertical lines of twisted animal skin with cowrie shells attached uniformly, which attaches to a metal ring. Hollow wooden base, which has lightly marked lines around the sides and circular marks with holes in the centre that follow the lines. Twisted fibre loop sits loose around the foot. Twisted fibre handle attached to one side.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, skin, leather skin and cowrie shell
Made in
Sierra Leone ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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