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Ankle Rattle3522/18

Semi-circular ankle dance rattle made of a braided plant fibre band; secures at the back with a tie. Strands of large, hollow and triangular shaped seeds, with rounded sides, are attached in rows across the entire length. Each strand in the top two rows have two seeds strung through them; three seeds on strands in bottom row.

Culture
Krahn
Material
plant fibre and seed
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3448/33

Necklace of small light grey and light brown seeds on string with a woven lower section with dangling ornaments - each composed of a white seed, large black seed, and then a tiny brightly coloured feather. The large seed at centre is bright red and black, and lacks the feather.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
seed, plant fibre and feather
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3448/32

Necklace of small black seeds on string with a boar tusk(?) flanked by two small bundles of red feathers at the bottom.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
plant fibre, seed, feather and tooth
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3363/4

Heavily beaded bag with long beaded neck strap. The rectangular pouch is heavily beaded with white and navy blue designs. The opening has a band of red wool trade cloth, hemmed with a dark yellow-green stitched trim, and is lined with white beads. Beaded design on front and back in clear, dark blue and light blues beads. The bottom of the bag is a flap, with red wool trade cloth on the exterior, lined with beige with black and red floral patterned fabric on interior. The strap has a continuous design in white beads down the centre.

Culture
Tahltan ?
Material
wool fibre, fibre, glass and seed
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3363/6

Small bag composed of a long shoulder strap and long semi-circular hide pouch. Pouch overlaid with brown wool trade cloth and decorated with a beaded checkered panel in dark blue and clear, flanked top and bottom by beaded abstract elements in light blue, red, dark blue and clear. Edged in white beads.

Culture
Tahltan ?
Material
sinew, wool fibre, glass, seed and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Helmet Mask3326/10

Dance mask composed of tightly woven plant fibres. The mask has a conical top that extends down completely covering the face. Five square holes woven in for the eyes, ears and mouth. The edges are wrapped with strips of fibre. A length of unwoven fibres extend from the top point. The exterior of the mask is completely covered with strings of abrus seeds. Hanging from the bottom edge around the entire mask are fifteen strings of abrus seeds with a tuft of cotton, and seven more smaller strings and smaller tufts hang across the mouth.

Culture
Angas
Material
abrus seed, cotton fibre and plant fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband3314/6

Round, rectangular-shaped headband with strap that hangs from back. Made of beads and band has cotton lining. Strand and band have dark brown-coloured seed fringe on bottom edges. Seeds hang from alternating black and white strands, with a single red bead in each strand. Strap and band have similar geometric patterns composed of yellow, outlined in black, on a green background. Strap has a white border outlined in black. Band has a three tiered border. Border made of a thick silver-white-coloured line, thin red line outlined in black, and another thick silver-white line. Band is outlined in black.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
plastic, fibre, cotton fibre and seed
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband3314/5

Round, rectangular-shaped headband with strap that hangs from back. Made of beads and band has cotton lining. Strand and band have dark brown-coloured seed fringe on bottom edges. Seeds hang from alternating silver-white and black-coloured strands. Band has geometric pattern of black on a silver-white background with red triangular-shapes and green dots throughout. Strap has geometric pattern of white on a black background with four red diamonds along middle of design. Band and strap have white borders with black outlines.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
plastic, fibre, cotton fibre and seed
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pectoral Ornament3314/9

Rectangular beaded ornament with a white, blue and yellow geometric pattern. Clusters of red, pink, blue and green dots throughout geometric pattern. Red and blue dots are overtop the yellow patterns, the pink dots are on the blue portions, and the red and green dots are on the white parts of the design. Ornament has a white beaded border with a black outline. Two strands extend from the top edge of the rectangle and fasten together. The strand on the left has a looped end and the strand on the right has a taupe-coloured seed on the end. Strands are yellow with a blue and black border.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
plastic, fibre and seed
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrist Band3314/14

Beaded rectangular band with two strands extending from both the left and right sides, which then fasten together. The strands on the left have looped ends and the ones on the right have taupe-coloured seeds on the ends. Strands are black. The band has a geometric pattern composed of bright orange-red, outlined in yellow, on a black background. Band has a white border with a black outline.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
fibre, plastic and seed
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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