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Necklace1590/300

Necklace of beads, eight beavers and a George Washington Peace Medal. Necklace strung on string. The pattern starting from the centre back to the medal at bottom centre is one clear bead, one red, one clear, 26 mottled red, a beaver, one blue, three red repeated three times, followed by one blue bead and four red. The medal is oval. Engraved on it is a tree with a First Nations man with pipe and a man of European descent. Engraved below is “George Washington, President 1793”. On the back of the medal is coat-of-arms of the United States, together with engraved motto “e pluribus unum”. Maker’s mark stamped at bottom of medal. Maker’s mark also stamped on each beaver.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal, clay ?, glass ? and fibre
Made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frog Figure1648/6

Large green painted carving of a frog. Frog figure dips inwards at the top in the centre and at the back. Body is bulbous in shape. Sculpture has painted black dots on its back. The front and back feet are angular and have lined grooves demarcating webbed feet. They are pained dark brown-red, along with the mouth. The mouth is wide and slightly opened exposing a thin tongue. The eyes are directly above the corners of the mouth and are painted black with black eye browns and have yellow coloured centres.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlE327

A half-rounded circular light brown bowl with blue-black variegated lines. There is an indented line circling around the inside 3 cm below the rim. The bowl has a straight circular base. Inside bottom of bowl has pitted chip spots.

Culture
Maya
Material
clay
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlH1.347

Short, circular bowl with a rounded bottom and wide mouth. Bowl features a raised zoomorphic head on one side underneath the rim, a cream-coloured slip, and red paint with cream-coloured negative painting on top in an abstract design of dots and lines.

Culture
Andes
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureE222

Unpainted wood figure In one piece with the branches used for the arms. The figure's left arm angles upward, and the figure's right arm bends downwards. Hair line, nose, and mouth are carved. Legs with feet.

Culture
Quiche
Material
wood
Made in
Nebaj, Quiche, Guatemala ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureH1.352

Hollow, standing, buff-coloured clay humanoid figure with a large headdress--headdress features bands of linear and geometric patterning. Figure's tunic-like clothing is decorated with feather-like shapes and has a belt.

Culture
Andes
Material
clay
Made in
Manabi, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/199

Heart-shaped brooch with heart-shaped centre cutout and cross-pin. Peaked top, possibly representing a crown. Engraved line design. Hallmark in square cartouche at base of brooch.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood Box1648/3 a-b

Bentwood box with vertical red bands around corners; bands have borders of incised lines. Bottom is of a square plank held onto box with metal nails around its edge. A lid with a lower area that fits into the opening is decorated with red and natural triangles that emanate from the centre. Lid is made of two planks that are held together by sinew; one of the underside corners has an engraved hand or paw.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood, paint, sinew and metal
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frontlet Headdress709/1

Ermine headdress attached to a wooden frontlet. Frontlet in painted in blue, red and black with a central figure of a humanoid face with protruding, hooked nose encircled by a red-lined ring of abalone. Two faces, one humanoid and mask-like, the other round and black with red lips, sit atop and below the main face. The eyes of all three faces are inlaid with abalone. The frontlet is attached to the front of a circular white fur cap, attached to a long train (90 cm) of white ermine pelts with brown tails sewn onto a length of white fabric backing. A vertical row of brown whiskers protrude from the cap directly behind the top of the frontlet.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
yew wood, fibre, ermine skin, paint, abalone shell, eagle down feather ? and sea lion whisker ?
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskE137

Unpainted, but dark stained, brown-faced monkey with long snout that has two nostrils. Carved with three grooved lines around the face, and five vertical grooved lines in between the eyes from the forehead midway down to the eyes which are rounded circles.

Culture
Guatemalan
Material
wood
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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