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Beads3383/12

Trade beads strung together on a clear plastic cord. The beads are ellipsoidal-shaped with lengthwise grooves.

Culture
Asmat
Material
glass ? and plastic
Made in
Portugal ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beads3252/2

Rosary beads. Stone beads strung on plastic fibre are green with veins of white, mainly square in shape with a few flat pieces intermixed. At bottom is a flat diamond made of the same stone, with a very small hole bored into bottom point to which is tied a white tassel.

Culture
Tajik
Material
stone, synthetic fibre and plastic
Made in
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bead3157/151 a-b

Two small pieces of sculpted stone. The larger piece (part a) and smaller piece (part b) are both rectangular with bevelled edges. On each end, there is a single hole drilled from the top to connect with a hole drilled in from the side. The top faces have fine striations across the stone, and the reverse sides are not worked.

Culture
Olmec
Material
stone
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beads3157/169 a-l

12 stone beads in variety of colours and shapes, mainly tubular. a-d) Four light green beads varying in size from 1 cm to 3 cm long. e) One dark green bead. f-g) Two pink polished beads. h) One red bead. i) One light and dark pink polished bead. j-k) Two dark red-brown polished beads. l) One brown-red bead.

Culture
Meso-American ?
Material
stone
Made in
“Central America” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bead3157/168

Small tubular bead. One side is very white, and the opposite side is a light reddish-white colour. The bead is rough.

Culture
Meso-American ?
Material
stone ?
Made in
“Central America” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beads2990/868

Twenty shell beads made from conch. Rounded and perforated for threading. Fourteen have plano-convex shape and sixteen have flattened sides. Slightly broken, worn and eroded.

Culture
Paracas
Material
conch shell
Made in
Teojate, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Prayer Beads3110/13 a-b

Two small loops of prayer beads. Part a has small tan-coloured beads on two pieces of thin green thread, tied together end-to-end. The beads are similar in shape, colour and size. Part b has small beads in various sizes and shapes in shades of brown, and an oval plastic orange bead, all threaded on rust coloured string. Two plastic beads are tied to the string with cream coloured string: one large translucent orange sphere with a clear circular centre, and one red-brown hollow bell shaped bead.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, plastic, cotton fibre and seed ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Prayer Beads3110/12

A collection of small wooden and plastic beads on rust-coloured string. The largest bead is clear yellow plastic at the tie of the string. There is one small clear purple bead, and one small clear yellow tiered bead. The rest are natural wood. Some are round in shape and varying sizes, while others are vase-shaped or oval.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, plastic and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Prayer Beads3110/11

String of plastic beads on red-brown braided thread which is tied into loop. Beads are all the same size and shape, but are mottled black, green, yellow-green, red, white, and blue. Two of the beads (first and second from the tied ends) are scarlet red.

Culture
Chinese
Material
plastic and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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