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NecklaceEe58

Necklace consists of a variety of semi-precious stones in graduated sizes, strung on a synthetic string, and tied. The stones are round coral, odd-shaped pieces of turquoise and malachite in varying sizes. One coral bead has an inlay of silver in a band 0.3 cm. wide.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
malachite mineral, turquoise mineral and coral
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressEe71

Part of a woman’s ornamental headdress (see also Ee70 a-b). The headdress (called the perak) is a long (69 cm), straight, narrow (9 cm tapering to 5.5 cm) strip, shaped like a cobra snake with a broad head and long, narrow tail, made of several layers of stiffened cotton textile or felt that is covered with red cotton textile. The head of the cobra is embellished with irregularly shaped stones that have been stitched to the surface (thirty-three pieces of turquoise and green malachite, along with four pieces of agate, two of which are surrounded by rings of turquoise inlay), and two silver kagu or amulets. The body and tail of the cobra are embellished with three long, vertical rows of white cowrie shells, and there is a small brass bell at the tip of the tail. Permanently hand stitched to the left side of the tail of the perak is a rectangular piece (9.8 cm x 33 cm) of similar design, called the chuti. It is embellished with nine vertical rows of coral beads, accented with lapis and jet beads; at the top of the chuti, there is a rectangular amulet with turquoise inlay and gold leaf. An oval shaped piece of agate in a silver setting is at the base of the chuti. On the underside of the headdress, at about the middle of the tail of the perak, a strip of metallic silver mesh, reinforced by stiff cotton textile, is affixed; there is a small silver hook at one end of the mesh strip and a small brass hook at the other end. (Image shows Ee70 a-b -Ee71.)

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
cotton fibre, adhesive, wool fibre, silver metal, turquoise mineral, malachite mineral, agate mineral, cowrie shell, brass metal, gold metal, coral, jet mineral, lapis lazuli mineral and dye
Made in
Leh, Jammu-Kashmir, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf656

Necklace made of green malachite mineral tube beads, metal triangular beads, and light brown and grey pearls. Ten triangular golden beads are alternated with cylindrical blue-green, stone beads. They are arranged symmetrically on either side of a central ornament which consists of a long stone bead terminated by two pearls and a golden disc. The ornament is connected to the necklace by two strands of irregularly shaped pearls. A single, hollow, golden spherical bead flanked by six pearls is centred above the ornament. Most of the stone beads are chipped or broken.

Culture
Andes
Material
pearl, copper metal ?, gold metal and malachite mineral ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.391 a-c

A flattened vase-like snuff bottle (part a) that is monochrome orange. There is a stopper (part b) that is green, and white speckled. The wood stand (part c) has a base from which two side ends flare upward at an angle connected with low rises, and has four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
carnelian mineral, malachite mineral and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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