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MaskNb11.226

Unpainted mask, except for red along the outer surface of the lips and the inner circle of the eyes. Forehead is rounded and down sloping. Eyes are very deep set. Heavy raised eyebrows meet at the upper nose and extend upwards across the forehead and then down to the temples, and merge with the cheekbones. Narrow, sharply curved nose, hooks under the upper lip. Lips are narrow and flare at the corners and are pursed at the centre. Chin is a square ridge at the bottom front. Horsehair extends in twenty-six bunches from the top back edge of the mask. Two piece leather head strap is tied and nailed on the inside.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tla-o-qui-aht
Material
paint, metal, leather skin, horse hair and alder wood
Made in
Clayoquot, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: CrownSf790

Small sheet metal crown fragment with staple fragment attached.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, silver metal ? and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: CrownSf789

Crown fragment made of sheet metal with cut-out 't' shapes and rows of staples. Several discs attached with hooks. One separate fragment is 1.2 x 0.7 cm.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal, silver metal ? and copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: CrownSf788

Crown fragment; flat gilded sheet metal with two small round discs attached with metal staples and cut out rows of fluted, triangular and circular shapes. Numerous staple fragments. Some gilded surface visible.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, silver metal ? and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: CrownSf787

U-shaped piece of sheet metal with three parallel prongs. Eleven evenly-spaced staples arranged in rows. Gilded surface.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal, silver metal ? and copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: CrownSf786

Crown fragment: a u-shaped piece of sheet metal with three parallel prongs. Inserted into the metal are eleven evenly-spaced hooks arranged in rows. Gilded surface.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, silver metal ? and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf728

16 stone and shell beads and inlays in a container. There are 6 irregularly shaped beads of blue/green stone. There is one thick, rectangular green stone and one bead. There is a single disc of pearlized shell as well as a slab-like bead with four corner holes which are now all broken. There are also two fragments of a pearl bead.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone, pearl and shell
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe222

Oval-shaped hide backing with safety pin sewn on. Strands of beads sewn in concentric rows. Moving to the centre, dark blue strands alternate with dark blue and purple strands. Hide entirely covered by beadwork. Edging made of four purple bead strings extending out horizontally from hide; capped with one dark blue bead each. Three dark blue loops hang from base of edging, each capped by hourglass-shaped gold brown beads.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, skin, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe221

Heart-shaped hide backing with single-coloured strands of beads sewn on in concentric rows. Moving to the centre, outermost border is three dark blue strands, and rest is orange. Hide entirely covered with beadwork. Edging in red bead pattern with loop hanging from base of heart shape.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
cotton fibre, skin and glass
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe220

Circular hide backing with safety pin sewn on. Each alternating orange and dark blue strands of beads is sewn on in concentric rows. Affect created is alternating orange and dark blue sections, four of each radiating out from centre. Hide entirely covered by beadwork. Edging in alternating orange and dark blue pattern.

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