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Necklace846/1

A green and pink beaded oval-shaped necklace with alternating rows of colour attached with a metal bead at the end of one of the extensions. The extensions are made up of dark and light blue beads. Brown fibre is used overall to bead the necklace.

Culture
Ndebele ?
Material
glass, fibre and metal
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt1293/2

Coiled light-brown coloured skin belt with beaded embellishments on rim and in centre. Rim has three strands of beaded sections. Beaded sections are in no particular order and consist of blue, white, green, red, and yellow coloured beads. Connected to the beaded rim are half-circle beaded designs that extend to the centre of the belt and are staggered the length of the piece. Each half circle consists of two different coloured beaded sections and near the centre of the belt there is a small metal circle inset into one of the half-circle beaded sections. Two holes in the skin at one end correspond with one long skin cording strap at the other end.

Culture
Kikuyu
Material
skin, glass, fibre and metal
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Offering Basket985/4

A basket made from palm leaf strips vertically stitched together with fibre to create a bowl-shape. The outer surface is almost entirely covered with beadwork over a dark brown-black cloth. The circular base is left un-beaded.

Culture
Balinese
Material
palm leaf, glass and fibre
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress1060/45

Small circular-shaped beaded headdress with beaded shell fringe and a long chin strap made of two interwoven beaded strands with alternating colours of orange, blue, red, green, white and pink. In the centre and on the inside of the main part of headdress is a small circular-shaped patch of brown coloured skin. On the outside, starting at the top of the headdress is a central orange bead with three bands of vertically beaded rows extending outwards with alternating grey, brown, red and blue coloured beads. Two small skin loops are found on each side of the headdress.

Culture
Alutiiq ?
Material
glass, fibre, plastic ? and rawhide skin
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Napkin Ring527/32

Napkin ring with a blue and orange beaded design of a bird on both sides, surrounded by a white beaded surface and opposite from a vertical row of three four-point beaded star(?) designs. The outer edge of the piece is lined with a single strand of alternating blue and orange beads.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
cotton fibre and glass ?
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament1461/8

An ornament with the central piece being two curved tusks connected together to create a horizontal oval-shape with fibre in between the middle of them. Attached around the tusks, there is a looped beaded band with two rows of white beads outlining the central pattern of alternating rectangles of blue, green, and red. From the tusks, there dangles five strings (two at the top next to the looped beaded band and three at the bottom) of blue, green, white, and black beads with a black seed bead at the end.

Culture
Motu
Material
glass, fibre, seed and tusk
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet1060/21

A pink, blue, white, and red beaded bracelet with a square piece in the centre with blue, white, and pink beaded extensions. The centre square has four triangular designs.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
glass ?, plastic ? and fibre
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant527/34

Circular-shaped pendant with the word "HELLO" spelled out in the centre of the piece with red beads. A small brown triangular-shaped beaded section is found on the top and bottom of the inscription. It is surrounded by white beads with red triangular-shaped beaded sections around the perimeter. At the bottom of the piece are two rectangular-shaped white, red and brown beaded attachements resembling ribbon ends.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
fibre and glass
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt1060/32

Beaded belt consists of nine four-strand sections with alternating white coloured beaded sections and red coloured beaded sections with a blue beaded section in the centre. Each section is connected by a vertically-placed yellow tusk(?) bead. To add to the design, there are two small black beads at the beginning and end of each section. Shorter vertically-placed yellow-coloured walrus tusk(?) beads are found at both ends of the belt to connect ends of each of the four strands.

Culture
Alutiiq ?
Material
glass, fibre and walrus tusk ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2655/158

A beige-brown skull-style mask with bulging eyes that have a red bead in the centre. There is a hole in between the eye and the black eyebrows. The nostrils and the mouth are cut out with white teeth. The cheek bones are high and pointed, and the double chin protrudes. The upper part of the face is decorated with red lines. The hair is black with carved lines. There is a white and red headband which has a triangular pattern. Two braided hair pieces are carved along the sides. There are four holes at either sides of the mask. A string is tied around the upper two holes.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint, fibre and glass ?
Made in
Naolinco, Veracruz, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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