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Amulet3420/68

Rectangular metal amulet with concave or "pinched" sides. The amulet contains layers of rectangles, diamonds, and triangles in silver with gold a gold diamond at centre. A raised silver sphere is set at centre. The front is etched with geometric designs and script. Strung on a long black fibre cord, which attaches at both upper corners of the amulet, with the ends hanging as tassels hang on either side of the amulet. Each tassel is wrapped with a brown and a green band. On the back, marked with five small vertical lines, one above two rows of two, with a horizontal line between the two rows of two, and an etched square with diagonal lines within.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
silver alloy metal, metal, fibre and skin
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3420/67

Rectangular metal amulet with concave or "pinched" sides and bottom. The amulet contains layers of rectangles, diamonds, and triangles in silver with gold and copper accents. A raised silver sphere is set within the diamond at centre. The front is etched with geometric designs and script. Strung on a long black fibre cord, which attaches at both upper corners of the amulet. The tassels are wrapped with thin bands of light brown, dark brown, and teal.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
silver alloy metal, copper alloy metal, metal, fibre and skin
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3420/69

Rectangular metal amulet with concave, "pinched" sides. The amulet contains layers of rectangles, diamonds, and triangles in silver with gold a yellow and orange resin(?) diamond with a raised silver sphere set at centre. The front is etched with geometric designs and script. Strung on a long black fibre cord, which attaches at both upper corners of the amulet, with the ends hanging as tassels hang on either side of the amulet. Each tassel is wrapped with a brown and a green band. On the back, an etched square with diagonal lines within.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
silver alloy metal, metal, fibre, skin and resin ?
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3420/65

Rectangular metal amulet with concave or "pinched" sides. The amulet contains layers of rectangles, diamonds, and triangles in silver with gold and copper. A raised silver sphere is set at centre. The front is etched with geometric designs and script. Strung on a cord of five thin strips of leather, which attaches at both upper corners of the amulet. Two large dark red leather tassels hang on either side of the amulet, and are each wrapped with black and white checkerboard pattern bands and other colours. Back marked with five small vertical lines, one above two rows of two, with a horizontal line between the two rows of two.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
silver alloy metal, copper alloy metal and metal
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3420/64

Rectangular metal amulet with concave or "pinched" sides. The amulet contains layers of rectangles, diamonds, and triangles in gold, silver and copper colours. A single black oval stone is set at centre. The front is etched with geometric designs and script. Strung on a long black cord, which attaches at both upper corners of the amulet. Two large brown leather tassels hang from the cord on either side of the pendant, and are each decorated with light teal bands and checkerboard or zigzag patterns in black and white at the top.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
silver alloy metal, fibre, skin, copper alloy metal, metal and stone
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3420/66

Rectangular metal amulet with concave or "pinched" sides. The amulet contains layers of rectangles, diamonds, and triangles in silver with gold and copper. A raised silver sphere is set at centre. The front is etched with geometric designs and script. Strung on a braided brown leather cord, which attaches at both upper corners of the amulet. Two large dark purple, teal and yellow leather tassels hang on either side of the amulet, and are each wrapped with black and white checkerboard pattern bands and other colours.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
silver alloy metal, copper alloy metal, metal and skin
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3260/48

Bone amulet in animal (frog or toad?) form with wide, toothless mouth, large eyes, and forelegs positioned on either side. The back is carved with twelve faces - divided into two groups facing opposite directions of two rows of three faces. Small remnant of a hide cord at one side. Three sides are bordered with a twisted rope design.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
bone and rawhide skin
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3260/47

Amulet carved from antler in the shape of a side-facing killer whale, with engraved designs all over the front side. Abalone inlay for eyes, teeth, nostrils and the various ovoid decorations around its body. The back is uncarved and undecorated.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
caribou antler and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3150/10

Small alabaster illa. Stone is carved into a rectangle, flat on top and somewhat curved on the underside, with non-parallel long edges. Top surface is engraved with a set of rectangles, large and encompassing on the outside, with concentric sets of two on the interior. The relatively wide engraved lines are coloured dark grey. Underside has a cross shape scratched on one side.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
alabaster stone
Made in
Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3150/9

Small stone carving of a farm scene. Rectangular, with a collection of buildings of a uniform height, rooves covered with cross hatching, linear designs, and circles. A small empty square sits at centre. Along front edge stands a line of seven animals, possibly sheep, facing outwards. All have rounded heads and horns to the sides, with the suggestion of legs at bottom. Underside of amulet is unmarked.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
alabaster stone
Made in
Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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