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NecklaceC276

Long cylindrical black shells and small circular white shells arranged alternately. There are fourteen strands strung on a twisted string and connected to fabric tape.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
spondula shell, shell, seed and fibre
Made in
New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AnkletK2.26 a-b

Pair of anklets composed of beige-coloured fibre with brown seed husks fastened to short lengths of twined plant fabre on straps of braided plant fibre.

Culture
Hausa
Material
plant fibre and seed
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.65 a-b

Strung on cord. Two pieces (parts a-b) of alternating three brass faceted beads and a seed.

Culture
Zulu
Material
seed, brass metal and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.62

Red and white, blue and white, or yellow and red beads alternating with seeds.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
glass, gourd seed and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GameK4.89

Game board (weso) consisting of a rectangular tray (eznyeso) of thirty-two squares half an inch deep (amasa). Tray rims are incised with a grid pattern. Peg at one end of the tray. There are sixty-two seeds used as counters (empiki) in an orange cloth bag which has a brown cloth drawstring. On the back of the tray, there is an explanatory paper about the game of Mweso which is played in Africa by the Bantu.

Culture
Ganda
Material
wood and seed
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleK4.63

Series of reeds lashed together with braided grass in three places, one on each side and one series of stitching down the middle. Seeds are inside and make noise when object is moved.

Culture
Tonga
Material
seed, reed grass and fibre
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.139

"Divining tortoise" figure made from a clay-covered tortoise shell that has been dusted with red ochre(?) and ornamented with rows of red and black abrus(?) seeds. There is a tube protruding from the bottom.

Culture
Southern African
Material
clay, abrus seed, tortoise shell and ochre mineral ?
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleK4.134

Round gourd with holes and seeds inside that is mounted on a wooden stick.

Culture
Southern African
Material
seed, gourd fruit ? and wood
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagB463

A bag that has a triangular overlapping panel and a handle. The bag is made of threaded rich dark red-brown seeds with four deep bright red seeds along the edge of the overlapping panel and one deep bright red seed at each bottom corner of the bag. Tassels and loops at the bottom are created by the rigch dark red-brown seeds. The handle is made of rich dark red-brown seeds in a chain link design.

Culture
Philippines
Material
seed and fibre
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceH2.131 b

Part of a necklace consisting of grey seeds clumped together in an oval shape with a string of seeds extending out. The group of seeds all have either purple or gold sequins with a white bead on top and a metal wire loop keeping the layers together. Each seed has a wire loop bottom which fastens to either another loop or to a brass chain.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
seed, metal ? and glass
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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