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Necklace3083/17

Necklace of black seeds on string, with 16 large monkey teeth arranged between the seeds at even intervals of the lower half.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
seed, monkey tooth and cotton fibre
Made in
Tarapoto, San Martin, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet2960/13

Fabric bracelet decorated with monkey teeth. The bracelet is made of a pieces of a woven grey fabric (possibly at one time white?), with thin stripes of green-grey running horizontally. On the interior, the pieces are connected by several strands of a fine, light coloured cord. The exterior of the bracelet is decorated with two lines of small money’s teeth, 123 in all, each with a tiny hole bored through it, all strung onto cords which are sewn to the bracelet.

Culture
Ashaninka
Material
cotton fibre and monkey tooth
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress473/20 a

The headdress has a wooden frame and is decorated with metal discs, seeds, beads, fur and coins. The very top of the headdress is covered with black fabric. On the top of the cylinder-shaped wooden frame, there six wooden rings wrapped with gold fibre. Beneath the cylinder-shape, the wooden frame becomes one-sided and flares out. Beneath the rings there are alternating rows of silver-coloured metal discs and white beads. Three red fur tassels with red and green wool ends hang from the top of the headdress. Also from the top hang loops of black fibre with pieces of monkey skin ? and white seeded tassels with red and green wool ends. From the sides of the headdress hang more black tassels, red fur tassels and loops of red and white beads. From the bottom of the headdress hangs a brown strap with ten coins of varying sizes sewn onto each side of the strap.

Culture
Southeast Asia
Material
wood, glass, monkey skin ?, metal, fibre, cotton fibre ?, animal hair, seed, dye and wool fibre
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ViolinB789

Long carved violin with the monkey skin attached on the top by pegging. Strings are attached to the head by tying them to twine protruding pegs and are then tied around the end of the body.

Culture
Santal
Material
horse hair, monkey skin and sal wood
Made in
Bihar, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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