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NecklaceNe212

White beads woven flat with two alternating geometric motifs evenly spaced, repeated at intervals down length; one is green bordering yellow, the other is dark blue bordering red. To finish off, ends with last two rows light blue are woven together. Then warps individually strung with white then blue beads; all brought through large pink bead and ended in two looped white and light blue strands.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceNe211

Alternating orange and purplish pink bead sections strung on lengths of thread, wrapped tightly, spiraling down cord length. Bead strings anchored with an occasional stitch into cord. Ends joined with a small spherical beaded finial.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, cotton fibre and fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxEdz1369

Rectangular wooden box with a hinged lid and lock. Brass pieces nailed to the corners and sides are decoratively engraved with floral and avian designs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal and wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentSf771

A sheet metal cone with an unfastened seam. There is a single punched hole opposite the seam near the apex.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal ? and silver metal ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentSf776

A sheet metal disc with a hole near the edge. Fragment of metal, strap-like remains in the hole. Gilded surface.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal, copper metal and silver metal ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentSf775

Three sheet metal discs each with a hole near one edge. Fragments of metal staples remain in the holes of two discs. Small areas of a gilded surface are visible where the green deposit has chipped off.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, silver metal ? and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf325 a-b

Soft wood carving of a male figure (part a). Body and face are highly stylized and very squat. The oval eyes are bulging, the nose is relatively flat with wide nostrils, and the mouth is horizontally long. There are three curved diagonal grooved marks on each cheek, and on each side of the chest. Figure is dressed in a kilt-like garment, and is wearing a cap or a helmet with studs or knobs protruding. Arms are glued at an angle, poised in such a way so that they are holding a removable flute-like instrument (part b) which tapers to a point, and is two-stepped at the other end.

Culture
Mende
Material
wood and adhesive
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BootsCc1 a-b

Pair of goatskin riding boots with uppers made of three pieces of reddish-brown leather. The soles consist of three or more layers of rawhide and leather sewn together as one unit, with the front and back of the uppers attached separately and the bottom of the soles still have fur on them. The seam at the back of both is reinforced by leather piping and the dark brown top edge of the upper is folded over and glued down. A pull strap is sewn into top of back leg seam. The top edge and outer sides are decorated by direct dying in black a complex circle and square motif.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
leather skin, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe210

Heart-shaped hide backing with single-coloured strands of beads sewn on in concentric rows. Moving to centre outermost border is a red strand, followed by one dark blue, and remaining central area in yellow until beadwork entirely covers surface. Edging in red pattern with two blue loops hanging from tip of arrow point shape.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, cotton fibre and skin
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf580

A roughly circular plaque with one rounded protuberance at the top. The plaque has the appearance of a frontal view of a simplified animal head with ears at the top (one ear is missing). Slightly convex; shiny golden metal surface. There are four equally spaced round holes around the outer edge. There is a horizontal serrated cut that runs horizontally at the centre of the plaque. Above it are two convex circles with a convex oval in between.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal and silver metal ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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