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Skirt704/75

Brown grass skirt. The grasses are knotted around a cord, hanging down to create the skirt. The cord continues past the grasses at each end to form ties.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
plant fibre and fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress704/74

Brown grass headdress. On the inside is a rectangular piece of white fabric onto which the four layers of brown grasses are sewn with pink and blue thread. There are three ties extending from the upper edges; two on one side, one on the other.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
plant fibre and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace424/40

Necklace with fourteen white iridescent coloured rectangular-shaped shell pieces that attached to a long brown coloured twisted strand of fibre cording by two holes and fibre found at the top of the each shell. Thin piece of cording is attached to one end of the long piece of fibre cording.

Culture
Oceania
Material
plant fibre and shell
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask676/1

Dragon mask with rotating eyes, ears on springs, a movable lower jaw and eyelids. The figure is painted with abstract designs in yellow, red, green, blue, and orange overall and has fluffy grey hair for eyebrows, on underside of ears, nostrils, ringing the eyes, on the forehead and upper lip. The figure also has a green horn at the top of its head and a trailing, fibrous grey beard. Several small, fluffy, multicoloured pompoms accent the design and there is one larger, circular piece of metal on the forehead.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, skin, paint, paste adhesive, plant fibre and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1176/28

Bag made of woven plant fibre with five bands of diagonal alternating light and dark plant fibre and several feathers tied to the front: two clusters of small black feathers, one cluster of striped dark brown and off-white feathers, several off-white feathers, and a mottled dark brown and off-white feather with faint stripes. Plant fibre fringe along bottom, braided handle.

Culture
Western Indonesian ?
Material
plant fibre, feather and dye
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe841/24 a-b

Long tapered axe (part b) and handle (part a) with large wooden cross-section. Cross-section is wide and short at one end and then tapers to a flared out rounded edge at the other. The wider end of the piece is covered with woven plant fibre and is bound with strips of plant fibre at the shorter end. The axe is a black coloured blade that flares out to a rounded edge. The narrow end is covered in green coloured plastic.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, plant fibre, stone and plasticene plastic
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband424/8 b

Feathered armband consisting of numerous green and red feathers, with black colouring, bound together with fibre twine which is wrapped around a small rope of braided black hair. The end of the rope has thin twine wrapped around it along with a green fabric tie.

Culture
Kayapo
Material
feather, plant fibre, hair and cotton fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace424/8 a

Crescent shaped necklace consisting of numerous green and red feathers, with black colouring, bound together with fibre twine which is wrapped around a twisted twine rope. One end of the rope is looped with a fragment of another piece of rope that was probably once attached to the opposite end which is now frayed and unraveling. The feathers are displayed in a fan-like shape.

Culture
Kayapo
Material
feather and plant fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskCe355

Round hollow head with metal crown, sides carved to sit on shoulders, and deeply carved face. Metal plate on top with hole at center. Black paint around eyes, nose, mouth and back of head. Brown paint on cheeks and ears.

Culture
Southern Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre, wood, metal, plant fibre and paint
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet1060/2

Brown circular bracelet tightly wound with strands of metal.

Culture
Southern African
Material
metal and plant fibre
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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