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Amulet3420/68

Rectangular metal amulet with concave or "pinched" sides. The amulet contains layers of rectangles, diamonds, and triangles in silver with gold a gold diamond at centre. A raised silver sphere is set at centre. The front is etched with geometric designs and script. Strung on a long black fibre cord, which attaches at both upper corners of the amulet, with the ends hanging as tassels hang on either side of the amulet. Each tassel is wrapped with a brown and a green band. On the back, marked with five small vertical lines, one above two rows of two, with a horizontal line between the two rows of two, and an etched square with diagonal lines within.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
silver alloy metal, metal, fibre and skin
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3420/67

Rectangular metal amulet with concave or "pinched" sides and bottom. The amulet contains layers of rectangles, diamonds, and triangles in silver with gold and copper accents. A raised silver sphere is set within the diamond at centre. The front is etched with geometric designs and script. Strung on a long black fibre cord, which attaches at both upper corners of the amulet. The tassels are wrapped with thin bands of light brown, dark brown, and teal.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
silver alloy metal, copper alloy metal, metal, fibre and skin
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3420/69

Rectangular metal amulet with concave, "pinched" sides. The amulet contains layers of rectangles, diamonds, and triangles in silver with gold a yellow and orange resin(?) diamond with a raised silver sphere set at centre. The front is etched with geometric designs and script. Strung on a long black fibre cord, which attaches at both upper corners of the amulet, with the ends hanging as tassels hang on either side of the amulet. Each tassel is wrapped with a brown and a green band. On the back, an etched square with diagonal lines within.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
silver alloy metal, metal, fibre, skin and resin ?
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3420/65

Rectangular metal amulet with concave or "pinched" sides. The amulet contains layers of rectangles, diamonds, and triangles in silver with gold and copper. A raised silver sphere is set at centre. The front is etched with geometric designs and script. Strung on a cord of five thin strips of leather, which attaches at both upper corners of the amulet. Two large dark red leather tassels hang on either side of the amulet, and are each wrapped with black and white checkerboard pattern bands and other colours. Back marked with five small vertical lines, one above two rows of two, with a horizontal line between the two rows of two.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
silver alloy metal, copper alloy metal and metal
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3420/64

Rectangular metal amulet with concave or "pinched" sides. The amulet contains layers of rectangles, diamonds, and triangles in gold, silver and copper colours. A single black oval stone is set at centre. The front is etched with geometric designs and script. Strung on a long black cord, which attaches at both upper corners of the amulet. Two large brown leather tassels hang from the cord on either side of the pendant, and are each decorated with light teal bands and checkerboard or zigzag patterns in black and white at the top.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
silver alloy metal, fibre, skin, copper alloy metal, metal and stone
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3420/66

Rectangular metal amulet with concave or "pinched" sides. The amulet contains layers of rectangles, diamonds, and triangles in silver with gold and copper. A raised silver sphere is set at centre. The front is etched with geometric designs and script. Strung on a braided brown leather cord, which attaches at both upper corners of the amulet. Two large dark purple, teal and yellow leather tassels hang on either side of the amulet, and are each wrapped with black and white checkerboard pattern bands and other colours.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
silver alloy metal, copper alloy metal, metal and skin
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant3395/7

Tuareg cross pendant. Top piece, four arms extended like a cross with the upper arm ending in a ring, and lower arm is cutoff ending in another ring. A short chain, with three beads: dark blue, light blue with dark blue swirls and dark blue "evil eye" beads; separate the top talisman with the next. There are also two 1 Kurus - Mehmed V coins attached, one on either side of the ring. Below, a large triangle with the top cutoff, outlined with thin chains, with a raised dot in each corner. A dark blue bead is inset at centre. Extending from the bottom edge are seven chains with two beads: dark bead, and then a light blue with dark blue swirl; each with a 1 Kurus - Mehmed V coin beneath. The central pendant has an extra tear-drop light blue and dark blue bead at the bottom.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
metal, glass and silver metal
Made in
“North Africa” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe1714/4

Large, rectangular, woven heavy fabric. Fourteen rectangular strips sewn together horizontally, woven in two pieces, joined at centre. Overall pattern of alternating blue and white squares. On either side, five squares of geometric designs in blue, brown, yellow and white. Blue and white checked panels at either end with either white and brown or yellow, brown and blue flowers on them. Fringe along either end.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Mali ? or Niger ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace1759/8

Black glass beads and metal necklace with metal pendant. Double strands of beads are divided into sections by eight metal cylinders and pendant. Pendant is a ring with a circular flat base and three protuberances. Clasp is a single bead with threaded loop.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
silver metal ?, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
“North Africa” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BootsCc1 a-b

Pair of goatskin riding boots with uppers made of three pieces of reddish-brown leather. The soles consist of three or more layers of rawhide and leather sewn together as one unit, with the front and back of the uppers attached separately and the bottom of the soles still have fur on them. The seam at the back of both is reinforced by leather piping and the dark brown top edge of the upper is folded over and glued down. A pull strap is sewn into top of back leg seam. The top edge and outer sides are decorated by direct dying in black a complex circle and square motif.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
leather skin, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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