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Necklace2600/56

Curved beaded necklace strung on vine fibre. Necklace has two layers, creating a ruffle. Both have brightly coloured geometric designs, consisting of triangle and diamond patterns.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
glass and plant fibre
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2600/55

Beaded necklace with cross-hatched design. Dark blue, white, light blue and red beads are arranged in a diagonal stripe pattern hung from a light blue supporting corded thread. Band is irregular at one end, possibly incomplete.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
glass and plant fibre
Made in
Pimia River, Choco, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Collar1176/9 c

Flat, circular, golden collar with a protruding, zigzagging border around the bottom half. Collar has elaborate, arabesque-like cut-out designs and eight circular and drop-shaped mirrored insets; red fabric backing shows through the cut-out designs. A thick fringe of long black fur-like hair protrudes from the edge. A safety pin secures the collar's ends together.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian ?
Material
fibre, cotton fibre, glass, paint, hair ? and dye
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2600/81

Thick beaded man's belt comprised of many strands of beads running horizontally in multi-coloured stripes and geometrical designs. Beads are held together by strands of vine fibre woven vertically at various hidden points. Belt ends are looped, suggesting a single string for each colour. A longer strand of corded vine fibre is strung along the top.

Culture
Wounaan
Material
glass and plant fibre
Made in
Puaro River, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beads473/20 f

Three strands of beads; one entirely white, one entirely white with a single red bead, and one mostly red with a few white beads. Both ends of the brown string they are strung on are tied together, much like a three-strand necklace.

Culture
Akha
Material
glass ? and fibre
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Manuscript2569/15

Multiple pages of Sinhala script etched into palm leaves between wooden covers painted with red and yellow leaf designs. Book is joined together by a long string that goes through a hole at one end of the book. There is a clear glass bead at one end of the string.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
palm leaf, wood, paint, ink, glass and fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair Pin2569/11

Hair ornament. Two long prongs extend from decorative element of five flowers made using several different kinds of metal. Long, dangly pieces of metal, interspersed with orange beads, extend off the back of this, and end in metal butterflies. There is a small, round orange sticker at the top of the two metal prongs.

Culture
Chinese ?
Material
metal and glass
Made in
China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair Ornament2569/7

Ornament with detailed metal work of floral motifs with bright blue feather inlay. Two spiral metal decorations extend off the front, ending in a white and an orange bead. Long, thin metal pin extends off the back.

Culture
Manchu ? or Han ?
Material
metal, glass and kingfisher feather
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Prayer WheelEe4.63 a-d

Tibetan prayer wheels are called mani khorlo (མ་ཎི་འཁོར་ལོ།). This mani khorlo has a wooden handle and metal pin (part a). A metal and jade wheel (part b) with two tiers of inlaid glass sits over the pin, with a ball and chain that hangs to one side. Inside the wheel is a rolled paper (part d) with writing on it. At the top of the prayer wheel sits a metal conical top (part c) with metal decorations and two tiers of inlaid glass.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
wood, metal, paper, glass, jade mineral and ink
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beaded BowlE367

A gourd fruit shell cut in half and beaded inside with a pattern of four yellow flying birds outlined with blue and orange surrounded by blue and orange flowers with green leaves on a white background.

Culture
Huichol
Material
gourd fruit, glass and bee wax
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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