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HeaddressSf799 a-b

Gold foil headdress in two pieces; both curve to form an entire circle when placed together. Row of repousse dots along top and bottom. Punched holes in pairs and singles at edges.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal and pigment ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AltarCa32

Altar or shrine composed of three square slabs of slate laced together with string threaded through holes on sides to form a triptych. The central slab is surmounted by a crown shape; indented squares on front; two matching geometric incised designs on outer surface of squares, when closed. The inner surface has Christian images, representing angels, Mary and her child.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
slate stone, pigment and fibre
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fertility FigureAj106

Wood figure representing a young man. Elongated slender figure carved in wood and blackened. Straight crude limbs and small delicately carved features. Rough black wool yarn has been glued on for hair and small white beads glued at eyes. Dressed in an outer apron. Inner apron and dress-like front apron in leather with large rich coloured beads in green, red, blue, and white.

Culture
Turkana
Material
wood, leather skin, fibre, glass and pigment
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa679

Container of walrus tusk with four encircling lines of black material embedded on the outside. Walls are of uneven thickness. Rounded base is detachable, joined with three pegs. The shape is that of a traditional carrying bag.

Culture
Inuit
Material
pigment ? and walrus tusk
Made in
Broughton Island, Nunavut, Canada and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressAe51

Large, humanoid headdress; almond shaped eyes and protruding oval mouth with ten white teeth, both covered with traces of white pigment. Small chin, realistic nose and full cheeks. Three rows of incising below eyes and on forehead. Ears flat to head. Rectangular opening in top of headdress surrounded by raised carved ridges with traces of white pigment. Small square opening at the back.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood and pigment
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf667

463 small, black stone beads and one green stone bead are interspersed with 7 golden ellipsoid beads of rolled metal. One cylindrical bead with closed ends and an embossed figure on its golden surface is positioned centrally. The embossed figure is frontal with arms outspread. Details of a semi-lunar headdress, ear spools and decorated chin strap outline a face with generalized features. A lower tunic border or loincloth is shown. There are traces or red pigment on the bead. One rolled bead is lighter in colour and more tarnished than the other.

Culture
Andes
Material
plastic, pigment, silver metal ?, copper metal ?, gold metal and stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf665

236 disc shaped beads and 34 cylindrical beads of various shades of dark red, grey, white and yellow; strung on monofilament. Two spherical beads and an irregular, tabular bead are symmetrically arranged directly opposite the tied ends. Colour change and bead shape are symmetrical along the entire length. There are a few traces of red pigment, particularly on the larger beads.

Culture
Andes
Material
shell, pigment, plastic and stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf664

Assorted turquoise stone beads with a single irregularly shaped stone pendant of a whitish-green colour. The pendant is drilled in both directions. There are 430 turquoise beads, including disc-shaped, barrel-shaped and irregularly shaped ones. There is some graduation in size and the smallest ones are closest to the tie in the monofilament, on which they are strung. Some beads have traces of red pigment.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone, plastic, pigment, turquoise mineral and mineral ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BottleM3.27

Bottle in alabastron with a light grey opaque body and two vertical drawn ring handles with tails. The rim is flat with a band of brown at the edge, the neck is slightly narrower than the body, and both the shoulder and base are rounded. The body of the bottle is decorated with a series of trailed purply-brown zigzag lines bordered by two straight lines at both the top and the bottom.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
glass and pigment ?
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SherdSf901

Red clay, slight curved sherd, hexagonal in shape with a white slip and black painted lines forming an oval like shape that surrounds a slightly chipped nodule.

Culture
Inca
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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