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Shawl Pin3097/73

Spoon shaped pin. Sun decoration with blue and orange glass gems. Sad face in centre surrounded by engraved circles over horizontal crescent moon. Two spoons with shallow surface and flowering motif at lower sides of moon decoration; one has two dangling metal chains with one knife and figures at the ends. Two holes for suspension at spoon base, green gem between them and acute long point below. Incomplete.

Culture
Bolivian
Material
silver alloy metal and glass
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl Pin3097/72

Triple spoon pin. Shallow oval surface shape on top with diagonal dashes in rim and flowering motif with orange and blue glass gems in flattened borders. Two small spoons with flowering motifs at lower sides of main spoon; one has two holes for missing charms. Two holes for suspension at spoons base and acute long point below.

Culture
Bolivian
Material
silver alloy metal and glass
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl Pin3097/71

Articulated fish with vertical bands of incised dashes forming semilunar designs and small vent pins protruding in dorsal and ventral body. A short metal chain in its mouth connects the fish with the pin. A rectangular purple stone bead is an ending string connector. Superior part of metal pin has one peacock design standing in a "v" leaf motif.

Culture
Bolivian
Material
silver alloy metal and quartzite stone ?
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl Pin3097/70

Articulated fish with two yellow-orange applied glass gems in pectoral fins and body with incised double circles joined together by diagonal lines of short dashes. Small vent pins are protruding in dorsal and ventral body and a short metal chain in its mouth is connecting the fish with a globular shaped cross pin. Superior part of pin has three peacock designs with one bird at both lateral sides of cross; one red gem in cross centre and one blue gem at leaf, near hand design.

Culture
Bolivian
Material
silver alloy metal and glass
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pin2990/818

Long shawl pin with rounded body, flat and rounded filigree disc head with an applied convex centre and an acute point at the opposite end. Made of separate pieces that were joined together. Disc has two bands of wave motifs. Hammered technique. Slightly corroded.

Culture
Inca
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Chincha, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nose Ring Ornament16/8078 B

CHIEFLY FEASTS: THE ENDURING KWAKIUTL POTLACH. JONAITIS, ALDONA EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1991

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell, copper alloy metal and pigment
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Ornament2878/10

Hammered, silver, circular ornament made up of four concentric circles, each of which supports a repeating pattern of a triangular motif. Each triangle is made up of six dots or circles, widest at the base, with the single topmost dot attaching to the next concentric circle. The number of triangles in each circle increases with the increased size of each concentric circle.

Culture
Kalash
Material
silver metal and tin alloy metal
Made in
Chitral, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earring2902/6 a-b

Silver hook earring with bird (?) design on top triangular piece and eight dangling pieces in various shapes. From right side to left side there is a large cylindrical piece with engraved designs, a flat rectangular piece, a spoon, a fish, a pointed piece, a knife, a triangular piece and a large heart with embossed flower designs. Part b is the container that fits into the bottom of the hanging cylinder.

Culture
Thai
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament2902/5

Silver ornament with long hook at top with a pointed end that folds behind the object. Ornament is semi-circular in shape with scalloped edges. Every other scallop has a curlicue design and there is an engraved flower motif in the centre. Four fish dangle from the bottom of the ornament, and each fish has three chains hanging from them with three club shaped dangles per chain.

Culture
Lisu ?
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earring2902/2

Thick silver hook (earring?) with large curved hook and cone shaped ornament with three rows of small dots as decoration at its base.

Culture
Hmong
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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