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ArmbandIe406

A woven band of rattan with two fibre flaps at the front top, and two below. Small cowrie shells edge the front and form arches around a wide stripe of shells in the middle. The woven spaces in between are coloured brown and red-brown. The back is undecorated. The ring-shaped armband is somewhat flattened.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
pigment, fibre, rattan and cowrie shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandIe430

A small flat armband with a bark base and woven on the outside with thin brown and yellow bamboo strips with a checkered and zigzag design around the band. The inner side has vertical stripes of thin brown bamboo. One side has red dye from the middle to the edge between the bamboo elements.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bamboo grass and bark
Made in
Mogulu, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandIe429

A wide flat armband with a bark base and tied with white fibre on one side. Woven with thin brown and yellow thin strips of bamboo with diamond-shaped, checkered, and zigzag designs around the band. The inner part has only vertical strips of thin brown bamboo.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bamboo grass, fibre and bark
Made in
Mogulu, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandD2.20 a-b

Large beaded armband composed of two pieces of hide laced together with thong ties. Beading has a white background with three arrow-like designs in blue, red, and mauve; blue border at the top and bottom. Thong laces along one edge, with corresponding holes along opposite edge.

Culture
Plains
Material
glass and skin
Made in
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandD2.50 a-b

Two leather armbands (parts a and b) decorated with semi-rounded circular metal studs.

Culture
Plains
Material
leather skin and brass metal
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandC265

Sections of red and white beads with half-shells attached as bangles. All attached to a braided band.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
nutshell, glass and fibre
Made in
New Georgia, Western, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandC237

Beaded armband with red diamond and blue triangle pattern, outlined with white, all on a fibre base.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
glass and plant fibre
Made in
Roviana Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandC238

Woven band with geometric designs predominantly in red, black, yellow on dark ground.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandC243 a-e

Five brown arm bands. All are similar, but the weave patterns and size vary slightly on each.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
grass
Made in
Gizo, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandK4.87

Curved armband with an open centre. Cord loop attached.

Culture
Shilluk ?
Material
ivory
Made in
“South Sudan ?” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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