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Hat331/2

Circular-shaped woven hat with bone and feathers attached on either side. Starting in the centre, the woven pattern has a dark-brown band, a light-brown band, and a striped band of alternating dark and light brown. Edge of piece is bound with three stacked bands of red painted grass(?) and fastened with three vertical stitches at evenly-spaced intervals. Long strand of root(?) is attached to both sides.

Culture
Igorot
Material
root ?, bone, dye, mother of pearl shell, feather and grass ?
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA2455

Bowl approximately round; hollow handle follows natural curve of horn and darkens in colour at tip. Designs from tip down: raven; bear; bird. Eyes of bird, and bear, and back of bird, inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mother of pearl shell and cow horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA7289

Horn with a carved, tapered handle and a shallow bowl. Handle is carved in the shape of a person with mother of pearl inlay at stomach and hat; a yellowish inlay at eyes is unidentified. Bowl has design of incised lines that form two bands with one straight and one inverse scalloped edge.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn and mother of pearl shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Breast OrnamentC155

A heart-like spade-shaped piece with the centre pierced in contour. There is a small hole at the top centre.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
mother of pearl shell
Made in
Roviana Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Breast OrnamentC160

A U-shaped pearl-like shell piece with eight teeth at the mouth and a hole at the curved end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
mother of pearl shell
Made in
Grasse, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Breast OrnamentC945

Bilaterally symmetrical. Two outward facing frigate seabirds each holding an outward facing fish below. Connecting bodies are curving and extend above into a scroll-like shape. Black paint used to emphasize details. A loop is at the top.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
pearl shell and paint
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC1653

Tooth-shaped shell with a hole carved bear the top edge.

Culture
Australian
Material
mother of pearl shell
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Modified ShellC1659

The shell is carved into a leaf shape with no markings.

Culture
Australian
Material
mother of pearl shell
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated ShellC1688

Cross-hatched design borders the edge of one side of the leaf shaped pearl shell. The other side is plain.

Culture
Australian
Material
mother of pearl shell
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC1743

The translucent oval has four ladder-type designs on the front and one on the back. A hole is carved near the top edge.

Culture
Australian
Material
mother of pearl shell
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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