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Snuff Bottle1080/4 a-b

Small white-grey translucent bottle with raised cylindrical opening. Purple translucent stopper has a long slender spoon attached to it, reaching into the bottle.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass, ivory and cork bark
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PantsSf1103

Black flannel pants with white cotton flounces. The front has a decorative panel on each leg consisting of a maroon strip bordered by pink and green bands of cotton and a band of gold decorative ribbon. Along the bottom edge of the panel are sequins, beads and ribbon. Fibre twine ties at the waist.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre ?, glass, dye and synthetic fibre ?
Made in
Candelaria, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentSf1119

Ornament for a hat made of a band of red and pink fabric with metallic multicoloured paper facing over which is sewn three bands of metallic woven fibre with metallic sequins held by white glass beads. Three flowers extend down from the band and are made out of three bundles of wire with multicoloured string, beads and sequins attached to the ends and each wrapped in off-white fabric.

Culture
Quechua
Material
metal, dye, fibre, glass, paper and plastic
Made in
Candelaria, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Disk1251/20

Glass tube holding many small green-coloured (corroded) round metal disks, and an orange stone; tube has cork stopper.

Culture
Near East ?
Material
glass, metal, cork bark and stone
Made in
Asia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Club1003/66

Long wooden handle with an elliptically shaped brown stone with tapering, pointed ends attached at the top. Wooden handle is encased in hide, a strip of which binds the stone club to the top of the handle. Two white and brown feathers are strung, along with a turquoise bead, from the top of the handle.

Culture
Plains
Material
skin, stone, wood, feather and glass
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace1003/40

A necklace of mostly light blue and some white glass beads with tusk and tooth spaced throughout on a hide string.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
tusk, tooth, glass, rawhide skin and bone ?
Made in
Alberta, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moccasins1003/35 a-b

Pair of light brown hide moccasins with floral beading over the toe, on the tongue, and around the ankle; multicoloured flowers with yellow centres on a white ground.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
rawhide skin and glass
Made in
Alberta, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress949/13

Headdress with embroidery and tassels. The headdress has dark blue rectangular pieces sewn to the ends of a long plaid band. The abstract pattern embroidered on the pieces is predominantly pink, red and white on dark blue ground. Attached to the ends are multicoloured tassels decorated with beads.

Culture
Yi
Material
cotton fibre, dye and glass
Made in
Yunnan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe1054/6 a-b

The first piece is a long wood stick (part a) wrapped in brown cloth which extends into a folded brown cloth band at the top along with a skin band that has blue and white beadwork which is also along the top part of the stick. The second piece is a white-grey stone (part b) with conical-like ends and a "waist" in the middle in which a small hole has been drilled in one side.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
wood, fibre, stone and glass
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Reading Glasses980/3 a-b

A pair of silvery metal spectacles (part a) with a square upper bridge, circular eye pieces with glass, arms that fold out and bend slightly to shape to the wearer's head with flat black circular ends. The case (part b) is fairly flat and has an elongated oval shape. It is painted black and carved with writing characters on one side and with a bird in a tree on the other side. The lid is attached to the main case through flat green braided string with a white loop at the top and two yellow-green tassels.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
glass, metal, fibre, wood, lacquer and dye
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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