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BeadSf691

One disc-shaped stone bead and three fragments from other beads. All are blue-green.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceSf688

359 disc-shaped beads strung on an handspun cotton cord. Black, white, oranges, yellows and reds, in stone and shell. Coloured beads are interspersed with groups of black beads. The beads vary in length and diameter.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone, shell and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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Water BottleAa71 a-b

Light yellow brown mottled ostrich egg (part a) with one cm. hole drilled at one end. Incised lines in three places around the hole form three ladder-like designs. The stopper (part b) is a bundle of grass roots wrapped at one end with fibre.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
ostrich egg, grass root and fibre
Made in
Botswana
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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WhistleSf684

Black ceramic stylized bird; rounded back, pointed tail and folded wings which meet the end of the beak that rests on the breast. The eyes are round and recessed; beak and wings have incised liner detailing. One hole under the tail, below the beak; another hole between neck and beak containing remnants of brown fibre twine.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and clay
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf654

Assorted stone beads strung on cotton string. The central bead is green and prism-shaped. Translucent yellow and purple oblate beads flank these. 51 smaller black beads complete the strand. There is a total of 88 beads.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre, stone and mineral ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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