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Neck RingAb315 b

U-shaped neck ring made of rows of beads sewn onto a compressed coil of fabric. The main pattern is made of five wide stripes; three are coloured patterns, with two wide white stripes between them. The central section is yellow and black zigzags, the end sections are blue and black zigzags; there are six red stripes in the white areas and yellow stripes at the ends. Each end has a domed brass closure button, and one end has a red beaded loop.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass, fibre and brass metal
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltAb314

Blue, red, black and light brown flat woven beads in a herringbone pattern. Backing is animal hide with a set of five blue, braided twine on either end.

Culture
Zulu ? or Tsonga ?
Material
glass, skin and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltAb313

Long rectangular belt with two sets of buttons at either end. Belt is embellished with green and white triangular beaded sections that are separated by red rectangular sections of flat woven beads. Beads are sewn onto a brown fibre backing.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltAb311

Seven rows of coils covered with white seed beads and row of red beads attached along one side. End of each coil is finished with red beads. To one side, there is a small rectangular attachment of blue beads with a band of black beads at the bottom. There are several looped fibre ties at the end of each side of the belt.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass, fibre and dye
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask576/1

Dragon mask with rotating eyes, ears on springs, and movable lower jaw. The figure is painted with abstract designs in red, green, blue, white, and black overall and has fluffy, off-white hair for eyebrows, on underside of ears, and in nostrils. The figure also has a black horn at the top of its head and an undyed beard made of plant fibre. Several small, circular mirrors accent the design and there is one larger, metal disc on the forehead.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, metal, glass, fibre, paint and paste adhesive
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doily343/1

Intricate beaded doily, or table mat. Concentric circles of colour--alternating yellow, green, red, and blue--enclose a central white circle with a green leaf on it.

Culture
North American ?
Material
glass and leather skin
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestCh281

Small dark red velveteen vest with sequins and beads. The vest has a centre front opening with red loops and ribbon closure. The bottom has a pointed, overlapping peblum. On the front, back centre and lower flaps are green sequin leaf motifs and a white sun motif with gold sequin centre. The inner lining is white cotton.

Culture
Polish
Material
cotton fibre, plastic, metal, glass and dye
Made in
Zakopane, Poland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Badge527/47

A small beadwork badge in the shape of a heart pierced with a band or an arrow. The heart has a dark green centre surrounded by rows of white, yellow, and red. The band or arrow is white outlined with light blue. Opposite side is light brown.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
wool fibre, glass, fibre and dye
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat527/46

Circular-shaped mat with red and pink beaded floral and green beaded leaf design in the centre on a background of white beads. From the outer edge of the piece to the centre, single bands of coloured beads are in the following order: orange, grey, black and white, grey, red, and gold. Around the perimeter of the piece on the gold beaded section is the inscription with black beads: "CANADA. FORT. MCPHERSON. N.W.T."

Culture
Arctic America
Material
silk fibre ?, glass and paper
Made in
Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch527/43

A small beadwork brooch with "LUCY" in green on a white background outlined with red and blue. There is a safety pin at the back on the red fabric back side.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
wool fibre ?, glass, metal, fibre and dye
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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