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Penis Sheath2948/115

Penis sheath made of a curving, unadorned bottle gourd, with scorch marks in spots along the surface. The gourd is cracked at the wide, open end with one edge overlapping the other.

Culture
Asmat
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Penis Sheath2948/114

Penis sheath. A conical bottle gourd has been broken at the open end and folded inward to create an opening that fits inside a thick, woven loop of rattan. Two white strings have been woven into and around the band, and a synthetic line with several knots is attached at one end. A whitish paper-like fibre has been stuffed inside.

Culture
Asmat
Material
gourd fruit, plant fibre and plastic
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Penis Sheath2948/113

Penis sheath. A curving bottle gourd with a woven rattan band around the open end. A synthetic line is tied to the rattan band at one end, and appears to have been originally attached to the sheath’s tip. The gourd is cracked at the open end with one edge overlapping the other. This appears to be part of the design to allow gourd to fit inside woven band. There are scorch marks at the tip and on one side.

Culture
Asmat
Material
gourd fruit, plant fibre and plastic
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Penis Sheath2948/112

Penis sheath made of a crescent-shaped bottle gourd that is broken at the open end. Here, it is folded inward to create a smaller opening which is wound with a plant fibre strip. The gourd has several scorch marks.

Culture
Asmat
Material
gourd fruit and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Penis Sheath2948/111

Penis sheath is a crescent-shaped bottle gourd with a 2cm band of woven rattan fibre clasped around the thick end and a thin bast string attached to the band. Remnants of lime remain on the band and string. The small end is sealed.

Culture
Asmat
Material
gourd fruit, plant fibre and lime pigment
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3062/1

Painted bark cloth mask. Body of mask is made of a single piece of bark cloth, sewn together at the back of the head with the neck and shoulder portion remaining loose. A round panel stitched to the front is painted with large eyes, thick eyebrows and an open mouth with teeth. A large protruding nose of cloth emerges from the centre of the face. The forehead comes to a peak above the face panel. Two large oblong ears are attached to the piece on either side of the face and angle upwards. The body and head are painted with lines and colour blocks in blue, yellow and brown. The back of the cloth has paint marks from the painting on the front.

Culture
Ticuna
Material
bark, gourd fruit and paint
Made in
Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle3041/5

Rattle made of strands of plant material curved to form a handle, and then widening to form the bodies of two joined rattles. The same material is wrapped around the handle, and around itself at the base of the handle in order to hold the twin rattles firmly together. Intertwined between the strands on the rattles are strips of leaf (coconut?) in an open weave. Large round pieces of gourd form the base of each rattle. Inside are small white seeds that make a sharp noise when the object is shaken.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
coconut leaf, gourd fruit and seed
Made in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3041/4

Necklace of cowrie shells with a gourd pendant. A double line of cowrie shells makes up the majority of the chain, strung on plastic fishing line. At the bottom are three pairs of shells interspersed with three strands of plastic beads in black red and white. A small brown gourd hangs below this, covered in a loosely woven covering of raffia, with a raffia tassel hanging below. The gourd is embellished with three evenly spaced decorations of a cowrie shell surrounded by a circle of beads.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
cowrie shell, gourd fruit, plastic and palm leaf
Made in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff3041/3

Staff made of thick, stiff strands of dried grass, wrapped with raffia in an open weave to make up the handle. From the bottom protrudes a tuft of raffia, wrapped with a band of woven white fabric and grey plastic twine. Two circular patches of raffia are attached close to the base, topped with cowrie shells arranged in a flower motif. The top of the staff is covered in unbleached cotton, edged with two kinds of braided synthetic banding. Attached to the cotton are three small gourd rattles, also wrapped in open raffia weaving, each with a single cowrie shell and plastic bead decoration. Three lines of cowrie shells are glued to the cotton between the gourds.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
grass, gourd fruit, palm leaf, cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, cowrie shell, plastic and adhesive
Made in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3041/1

Filá headdress. Gourd headpiece, with hanging raffia cover. The half gourd is decorated with lace around its rim and across to the top centre where it wraps around a protruding lip. On the body between the strips of lace are woven circles of raffia beneath flower shaped arrangements of cowrie shells and plastic beads. Out the top protrusion emerges a stiff tuft of raffia held together by a wrap of grey plastic twine. From the lower rim of the gourd hang thick, metre long strands of raffia, entirely encircling the headdress so that the fringe hangs down evenly over the wearer’s front and back.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
calabash fruit, palm leaf, fibre, cowrie shell, adhesive and plastic
Made in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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