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Pendant2990/854 a-j

Group of ten conch and spondylus shell bracelet and necklace elements. a) Figure with inverted triangular shape and face design. Incised circular eyes, nose and horizontal mouth; cross decoration in nose. Flattened sides and hole for suspension in head. Slightly eroded. b) Figure with inverted triangular shape and face design. Incised circular eyes, nose and horizontal mouth; cross decoration in nose. Flattened sides and hole for suspension in head. Slightly eroded. c) Pendant with rectangular form, two incised circles between holes for suspension and flattened sides. Surface erosion. d) Pendant with square form, flattened sides and hole for suspension in middle of body. Surface erosion. e) Figure with irregular thin form and incised geometrical decoration. Two holes for suspension on flattened sides. Broken and eroded. f) Figure with double-cone form. Flattened sides and curved in middle body. Broken and eroded. g) Figure with irregular form. Flattened sides and small lines incisions at one of the edges. Surface erosion; broken. h) Figure with round form. Flattened sides and hole for suspension near one edge. Surface erosion. i) Figure with "8" form and two holes for suspension in flattened sides. Well preserved. j) Figure with triangular form at both ends and square form in middle. Flattened sides and two holes for suspension on triangular ends. Surface erosion.

Culture
Chancay
Material
conch shell and oyster shell
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beads2990/853 a-b

Two pearl shell rosette-shaped beads. a) Small bead with hole in interior and serrated edges. Well preserved. b) Small, thin bead with hole in interior. Incised and in-relief decoration at rim. Broken.

Culture
Chancay
Material
shell
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant2990/850 a-b

Figure pendant and fragment, made of pearl shell. a) Pendant with human form, pierced left arm for suspension, semi-circular headdress, rhomboid face with incised eyes, open arms and flattened sides. Incomplete. b) Pendant fragment with flattened sides, incised horizontal line above feet. Incomplete.

Culture
Chancay
Material
shell
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant2990/849 a-b

Two figure pendants, made of pearl shell. a) Pendant with one suspension hole on top of incised eyes, semi-circular headdress, flattened sides and serrated edges. Complete. b) Pendant with one suspension hole on top of incised eyes, semi-circular headdress, flattened sides and serrated edges. Complete.

Culture
Chancay
Material
shell
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2990/639

False head, or mask, from burial bundle. Red face, prominent nose, incised and horizontal mouth and eyes have pearl shell pupils on cream ground. One hole below face and six at its back.

Culture
Wari
Material
paint, adhesive, wood and shell
Made in
Huacho, Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3055/8

Standing female figure (ibeji) on square base. Female stands upright with arms connected to waist. Round eyes are closed with 3 pointed lines carved under each. Ears are flat against the head. Fibre loops strung with small oval shells are tied around each arm. Stylized triangles are carved into the chest and lower back. Breasts form rounded points. Headdress is short with a ridge extending around the head. Raised vertical lines connect to the middle of the ridge to form a flat triangle. Horizontal lines circle all parts of the headdress with traces of blue pigment remaining in the crevices.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, fibre, cowrie shell and indigo pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Club3123/85

Carved wooden club. Weapon is thin with tapering edges and a smooth finish. Head is kidney shaped, with a wide top and a sharply indented curve above a protruding carved figure of a human/bird amalgamation in a sitting position. Figure’s head is large and round, with deeply inset eyes, and a large sharp beak from which emerges a tongue that curves down to make contact with the figure's chest. Arms are bent, hands resting on stomach. Legs are bent at the knees and feet dangle. The handle of the club is short and narrow, culminating in a pommel carved into two circles, one with inset beads of abalone shell on each side at centre, the other with a hole through which is tied a small thong of leather.

Culture
Maori
Material
wood, abalone shell and leather skin
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3123/45

Necklace of beads strung on a plastic fibre. Shell(?) beads are in multiple colours and shapes, strung in no particular order: long and short tubes, rounded seed shapes, round orbs, in muted shades of brown, purple, orange, green, yellow and light purple-pink. At bottom front hangs a large round bead, light orange, attached to two small green beads, with smaller round beads of the same colour dangling on each side.

Culture
African
Material
shell and plastic
Made in
Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3123/29 a-i

Horned cap-like headdress. Helmet (part a) is made of half a rounded gourd, with rows of cowrie shells evenly sewn on in concentric circles, nearly covering the outer surface. Two long, curving horns, heavily ridged, emerge from the top of the headdress, tips pointing inward toward each other. (One horn--part b--can be removed.) From the rim of the gourd hangs a chin strap of braided tan and black leather with a leather tassel painted with black lines attached at centre along side a long, thin strap of leather covered on one side with cowrie shells, ending in a similar tassel . Parts 'c' through 'i' are similar strips that are detached from the headdress.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit, cowrie shell, antelope horn ?, skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3123/26 a-b

Figure of a standing female. Woman stands squarely, large feet planted on a thick stand, arms by her sides with fingers straight. Large breasts hang from sloping shoulders. Her neck is thick, and face is carved with an open mouth showing small teeth, a large nose, and fine brows. Eyes are made from round nail heads. Ears are large and delicately carved with a piercing in the left lobe. Her hair, parted in the middle, is held back from a high forehead by a thin band carved with vertical stripes, while the top and back of her head are carved with diagonal stripes. Part b is a cowrie shell necklace that is looped several times around the figure's neck.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood, cowrie shell, cotton fibre ? and metal
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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