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ContainerC253 a-b

Cylindrical container (a) with lid (b); geometric patterned panels emphasized with black pigment.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
pigment and bamboo grass
Made in
New Georgia, Western, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC254 a-b

Panels of various geometric motifs carved in low relief and emphasized with black pigment. 2 pieces, container (a) and cap (b).

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bamboo grass and pigment
Made in
New Georgia, Western, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC255 a-b

Container decorated with spiral bands and feathered panels carved in low relief and emphasized with black pigment (a). Crown shaped cap (b).

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bamboo grass and pigment
Made in
New Georgia, Western, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC313

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: six sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and six sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes and a u-shaped nose with double u's underneath), and a fibre tuft. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a similar pattern as the one above but which is more compressed in its design. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
fibre, grass, bone, wood, paint and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureH1.291

Painted wooden figure on a light brown base depicting a black sow, or dog, lying in its side, feeding her litter of five.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
wood, pigment and lacquer
Made in
Peru ? or Ecuador ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentH2.37

Ornament consisting of a central, light brown disc with dark brown x’s in between vertical and horizontal lines. Tied to the top is a looped string of grey and red seeds. Hanging from the bottom are seven strings of grey and red seeds with a section of bird quill near the ends.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
gourd fruit, fibre, bird quill, seed and pigment
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2171

Arrow consisting of a long cylindrical wooden shaft with one notched end and a metal point at the other, secured with wrapped sinew. The triangular point has three notches at its base, above the long fore-shaft. The point is set into the wooden shaft and strands of sinew are tightly wrapped around the hafted area. The opposite end of the shaft has red pigment, possibly ochre, on it. Three grey and white feathers are hafted to this end with sinew, covering the ends of the quill. The end of the wooden shaft has a notch in it and sinew is wrapped around it.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Kwantlen
Material
pigment, cotton fibre, sinew, feather, iron metal and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2172

Arrow consisting of a long cylindrical wooden shaft with one notched end and a copper point at the other, secured with wrapped sinew. The metal point has three notches near its base, above the long fore-shaft. The point is set into a circular depression in the wooden shaft and secured with sinew which is wrapped around the shaft. The shaft has red-coloured pigment at its opposite end. Two strips of a grey and white feather are hafted to the same end of the arrow, also with sinew. The base end of the arrow shaft is damaged and slightly jagged in appearance.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Kwantlen
Material
copper metal, sinew, feather, pigment and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA1808

Spoon carved from one piece of dark brown mountain goat horn. The elongated, shallow bowl is carved with two parallel bands of small horizontal incised lines, each band with three peaks on the outside edge. The tapering handle is carved with two slightly abstracted figures with a whitish pigment (?) in the recessed grooves of the carving.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn and pigment ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShaperD4.45 a-c

Potter shaper (part a), made of a piece of gourd, is oval, curves upward at ends and is bumpy on concave side. Parts b-c are grey and yellow pigment in bags.

Culture
Hopi
Material
gourd fruit, clay ? and ochre pigment
Made in
Tewa Village, Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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