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MedallionNe219

Oval-shaped; hide backing with single-coloured strands of beads sewn on in concentric rows. Moving to the centre, outermost border is one red strand, followed by two dark blue, one red, and the centre is all light blue. Hide entirely covered by beadwork. Edging in dark blue pattern.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
skin, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf707

Five shell beads strung on fishing line; one circular; one square with four corner holes; two rectangular with four corner holes; one diamond shaped with circles and green stone(?) inlay on each side and two small holes on either end.

Culture
Andes
Material
shell, stone ? and plastic
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadSf706

A rectangular mother-of-pearl bead with ten closely spaced holes along the entire length. The ends are slightly tapered and rounded.

Culture
Andes
Material
shell
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BalanceSf703

Smoothly finished, rectangular bone balance with two sets of seven punctuated and recessed circles on both of the wide, flat sides. Traces of red pigment remain on one of the end circles. Each of the short, skinny ends has a hole drilled with fragments of fibre twine in them. One hole is drilled through the width of the bar in the very centre. The two other holes are symmetrically placed at the ends and run obliquely from one narrow edge to the adjacent narrow edge.

Culture
Andes
Material
bone, cotton fibre and pigment
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: CrownSf785

Crown fragment: u-shaped piece of sheet metal with three parallel prongs and eleven evenly-spaced hooks arranged in rows. Gilded surface. One disc remains suspended from a hook.

Culture
Andes
Material
silver metal ?, gold metal and copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RingSf782

A band of sheet metal shaped into a ring. The two ends meet with a small gap.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RingSf781

A band of sheet metal shaped into a ring. There is a small gap between the two ends.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf675

67 golden, ellipsoid beads strung on synthetic monofilament. The beads are rolled from a flat sheet of metal and have a simple lapped seam. The average bead length is 2.3 cm. and the diameter is 0.7 cm. The gold of the beads has a greenish cast and they are quite tarnished.

Culture
Andes
Material
silver metal, plastic, copper metal ? and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe208

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

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
skin, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceSf672

Two strands of disc-shaped shell beads that range in hue from orange to white. There are 1051 beads threaded on a handspun, white cotton yarn. The ends of the yarn are tied together forming a closed ring with one strand smaller than the other.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and shell
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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