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PendantSf685

Light orange shell? pendant cut into the shape of a bird's silhouette with a back swept crest on top of its head and a circular, tongue-like protrusion coming out of its open beak. Its round eye is an inlayed greenish stone or shell. Neck and wing details are incised. There is a hole drilled through the body below the wing.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone ? and shell
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf656

Necklace made of green malachite mineral tube beads, metal triangular beads, and light brown and grey pearls. Ten triangular golden beads are alternated with cylindrical blue-green, stone beads. They are arranged symmetrically on either side of a central ornament which consists of a long stone bead terminated by two pearls and a golden disc. The ornament is connected to the necklace by two strands of irregularly shaped pearls. A single, hollow, golden spherical bead flanked by six pearls is centred above the ornament. Most of the stone beads are chipped or broken.

Culture
Andes
Material
pearl, copper metal ?, gold metal and malachite mineral ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TweezersSf655

Two convex metal circles, one above the other, are connected by a folded strap of the same metal. A hole in the fold of the strap secures a handspun cotton yarn on which nineteen stone and shell beads are strung. The beads vary in size and shape. The colour range includes blue-green, yellow and red-purple. The metal object has traces of red pigment over the entire surface, inside and out.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone, copper metal ?, silver metal ?, gold metal, pigment, cotton fibre and shell
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleAa70

Eighty-six grey-brown cocoons have been slit to allow the insertion of bits of stone or ostrich eggshell. The cocoons are drilled on the underside with two small holes at each end, and strung on strands of twine so that they lie parallel to each other. After stringing, the twine is tied at the end. Lengths of rawhide are tied at each end of the band of cocoons, and are used to secure the rattle to the dancer's leg.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
mophani worm cocoon, ostrich egg, stone, sisal fibre and rawhide skin
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleAa69

Eighty-six grey brown cocoons have been slit to allow the insertion of bits of stone or ostrich eggshell. The cocoons are drilled on the underside with two small holes at each end, and strung on strands of twine so that they lie parallel to each other. After stringing, the twine is tied at the end. Lengths of rawhide are tied at each end of the band of cocoons, and are used to secure the rattle to the dancer's leg.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
mophani worm cocoon, stone, ostrich egg, sisal fibre and rawhide skin
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeAa68

Carved bone handle fitted with a metal blade. Hilt narrows from blade, broadens near end to form a small pommel. Both sides of blade sharpened and narrows gradually to slightly rounded point.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
bone and iron metal
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagAa66

Two sections of hide sewn together. A cord of twisted and knotted hide forms the shoulder strap. Close to the join of the bag and the cord, there are decorative thongs, one of which has a circular brown button attached. Two thongs hang from the base of the bag.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
duiker skin and sinew
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow ViolinAa64 a-b

Light brown wood curved into a bow shape (part a) with thirty-five notches cut on one side. A grass strip is held and wound around slits at each end. Part b is a dark brown cylindrical stick.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood, grass and fibre
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TweezersSf683

Two leaves of gold coloured sheet metal, roughly triangular, joined and folded at their apices. Both are mildly convex and the curved lower edges fit precisely when squeezed. There is a circular hole at the centre of the fold.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal and copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeSf544

A finely worked, crescent-shaped blade with perpendicular handle which is square in cross-section and terminates in an animal head. The head has ears, whiskers and a snub muzzle with prominent fangs.

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