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Button1458/56

A small round goldy-button with a curvy design in relief. There is a loop at the top.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Button1458/55

A small round goldy-button with a geometric circle design that uses negative space. There is a loop at the top.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Button1458/54

A small round goldy-button with a floral design in relief. A dark blue string goes through the loop at the top.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, fibre and silk fibre ?
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Button294/36

Circular button with flat ends. A hole goes through the button; one side has a second hole that does not go through the button.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
stone
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Button294/17

Flat, round button with two central holes for stringing. One side has central divot through which the holes go while the other side doesn't.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
carnelian mineral ?
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Button294/16

Round button with one central divot on front side that has two holes through it for stringing.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
carnelian mineral ?
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Button1060/18

Two large, dome shaped buttons attached to a long braided piece of brown skin. The outer, rounded surfaces of the buttons are decorated with a light brown, woven, geometric pattern; the outer edge has a border of woven stripes alternating black and light brown. The undersides are painted with a black and red floral design; alternating with each petal is a red diamond. Object is tied in a knot.

Culture
West African
Material
skin, stem, fibre, paint and dye ?
Made in
“Gambia” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ButtonCd329

Button carved from one piece of stone in a circular shape. The button has a shank and a slightly raised centre.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
stone
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ButtonNb11.269

Tightly woven button with a grey circle at the centre with an alternating yellow and red border (one row). This is contained within a blue circular line. Two black thunderbirds are on each side of the central motif with five alternating yellow and orange triangles across the wingspan. Alternating red and yellow triangles are on the outer border of the button and green on the edge. Basketry continues on the reverse with a blue-grey outer border for two rows.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
swamp grass, aniline dye and paper
Made in
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ButtonNb11.268

Tightly woven button with a grey circle at the centre with a brown border (one row). This is contained within a red circle. Eagles perched on a bent harpoon. Four alternating yellow and orange triangles are across the wingspan. Alternating yellow and purple triangles are on the outer border with a brown circle before two green rows at the edge. On the reverse, there is one row of brown.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
swamp grass, aniline dye and paper
Made in
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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