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Headband1590/287

A pierced and engraved half headband with scalloped border. Engraved and pierced centre decoration attached with copper rivets to row of large teeth. Ribbon at each end.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal and fibre
Made in
Canada ? or USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Palanquin RepresentationB731 a-f

Model palanquin carriage. Carriage has a black leather canopy top and valence with a tooth patterned edge, navy blue curtains with yellow trim, and a wooden carrying frame with brass metal support straps. Baluster shaped legs. Inside is lined with blue and white striped cloth and is accompanied by a black leather seat and floor board.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian ? or Indian: Central Indian ?
Material
wood, leather skin, fibre and brass metal
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC447

Inwardly concavely curved shell shaft with the barb secured by fibre. Decorated with fibre string tassels at the barb end. Long attached string is bunched together and coiled around itself in the middle.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
shell and fibre
Made in
Manihiki Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnowshoesA2.547 a-b

Pair of leaf-shaped brown wooden snowshoes; one end is rounded and upturned while the other tapers gently to a point. Three wooden crossbars separate the rawhide latticework into three main sections, with a mesh-like pattern at the two ends and a rectangular grid-like weave in the centre.

Culture
Gwich'in
Material
wood and rawhide skin
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BallC1311

Poi ball. Stuffed palm leaf ball with fringe in orange, yellow, blue, and natural colours. Long cord attached to top of ball.

Culture
Maori
Material
flax fibre, palm leaf and paper
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC1125

Rounded wooden shaft decorated with abalone shell inlay along the inner concave curve. Bone barb secured to shaft with a twisted fibre string.

Culture
Maori
Material
abalone shell, wood, fibre and bone
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC1157

Fish hook. Rounded wooden shaft decorated with abalone shell inlay along the inner concave curve. Has no leader. Barb secured to shaft with twisted flax.

Culture
Maori
Material
abalone shell, wood, flax fibre and human bone
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC722 a-c

Carved model of a canoe (part a) with one attached outrigger and two carved paddles (parts b-c). The canoe (part a) has a basketry woven triangular sail. At the bottom of the mast, there is a square board perpendicular to it at the top of the canoe (part a), from which square board five horizontal cylindrical beams attach to the outrigger with the three larger beams. One paddle (part b) is long with a knob at the end of the handle. The other paddle (part c) has a cordate shape with a thin handle.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood, plant fibre and leaf
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical InstrumentK2.411 a-c

A xylophone (part a) with a slightly elongated trapezoid shape, and having a double frame. On top of the double frame, there are nine flat rectangular wood pieces parallel in association with each other in a row. In between the double frame, there are nine gourd fruits. Assembled together with string, and skin. (Wood cut to shape, strung together.) There are two sticks (parts b and c).

Culture
Susu
Material
fibre, wood, skin and gourd fruit
Made in
Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model TrapB572

Model fish trap. Cone shaped with round, flat bottom. Plain. Five sections of split bamboo tied to grey coloured twisted rings.

Culture
Turi
Material
bamboo grass, wood and fibre
Made in
Bihar, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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