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NecklaceC1433

Necklace made from five separate strings of dog teeth held together by four rectangular bone spacers. Each string is composed of dog teeth strung alternately with shell and coral beads.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, bone, dog tooth, coral and shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DressD2.169

Doeskin dress with beading and fringe. The dress has a round neckline, edged with dark blue velveteen. Hanging from four thin ties sewn inside the neck are ostrich feathers. There are polished teeth and beaded panels with a triangle motif across the front and back shoulders. Below the panels are beaded fringes. The front fringe has red, green, yellow, purple and turquoise beads and green teardrop beads. The back fringe has pink, blue, turquoise green beads, beads made from seeds from Africa and rabbit fur. The sleeves and bottom hem have a cut fringe. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Blackfeet
Material
deer skin, glass, seed, tooth, cotton fibre ? and feather
Made in
Browning, Montana, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceH2.31

Necklace consisting of a row of incisors sewn and tied to a twisted fibre cord. Intertwined with the teeth are pairs of tassels on the ends of short strings of red beads.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
cotton fibre, tooth and glass
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleH2.68

Dark brown whistle with one finger hole; a large white animal tooth dangles from one end.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
tooth, stem ?, fibre and stain ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC264

A string of newborn porpoise teeth.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
porpoise tooth and fibre
Made in
Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureC338

Shells form a symmetrical pattern on crocodile; carving shows small tooth ridges on back, a human head in his jaws, black wood.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, tooth and shell
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC186

Twenty-four teeth, probably from an alligator or a crocodile (Dr. Fisher, Zoology Dept., UBC) on a thin strand of double twine.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
fibre and tooth
Made in
Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dowry boardA7281

Thick wooden board with faint black eye design outlined with sea otter teeth to form a face.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, sea otter tooth and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookA2.147

Bent nail protruding from a large tooth; length of twined string attached to end of the tooth.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
metal, tooth and jute fibre
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceB477

A circular link chain that has triangular-shaped ends. There is a ring and toggle fastening. The toggle is an animal tooth. Four main lengths of silver chain are joined by three sections of sheet silver.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
silver metal and tooth
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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