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Necklace3512/43

Necklace made of ostrich egg shell beads; strung on thin plastic string. White twine tied around plastic string knot and threaded through several beads.

Culture
Khoisan
Material
ostrich egg, fibre and plastic
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3512/42

Beaded necklace made of black wild beans; strung on plastic twine. Four porcupine quill-like beads strung at intervals throughout necklace chain. Large bean pendant, with shell-like decoration, at base of necklace; two strands of beans hang from bottom edge. Strands end with large beans; one on left has shell-like decoration along bottom, one on right is undecorated.

Culture
Khoisan
Material
bean seed, porcupine quill ? and plastic
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3448/33

Necklace of small light grey and light brown seeds on string with a woven lower section with dangling ornaments - each composed of a white seed, large black seed, and then a tiny brightly coloured feather. The large seed at centre is bright red and black, and lacks the feather.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
seed, plant fibre and feather
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3448/32

Necklace of small black seeds on string with a boar tusk(?) flanked by two small bundles of red feathers at the bottom.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
plant fibre, seed, feather and tooth
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3395/8

Necklace holding a heavy pendant of multiple decorative pieces hanging from a central cylinder. The cylinder is decorated with hammered(?) designs - a swirl-like design around the centre loop, and bands of diagonal lines formed from dots around either end. Beneath the cylinder are seven rings, with two more on each end of the cylinder, each with ornaments attached. There are five large triangular pendants, each with smaller pendants attached below: crescent-shaped, Khamsa or palm-shaped amulet. A tracer chain with a hook and eye clasp is threaded through three loops, two on the cylinder, and one on the cylinder's lid.

Culture
Yemeni
Material
silver metal and silver alloy metal
Made in
Yemen
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3395/5

Necklace composed of various sized spherical beads thread on fibre with a threaded clasp. At centre, a large ball has two bands of twisted metal wrapped around its centre, flanked by bands of dots on either side. Around the hole on either side are five large dots, within a twisted metal band. Moving outwards from the central bead, the design is mirrored on both sides. There are two small plain beads, and then a medium-sized sphere with a solid band around the centre and small filigree crescent shapes around it. There are three more of these spheres, but smaller, on each side, separated with two small plain beads and a larger silver bead between, finishing with plain metal beads to the clasp.

Culture
Kabyle ?
Material
metal, brass metal ? and fibre
Made in
“North Africa” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3376/3

Long looped beaded neacklace. Composed of two lengths of cylindrical beaded strings with all four ends stitched together, leaving two loops. The beadwork is wrapped around a rolled, loosely woven natural-coloured textile base.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
fibre and glass
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3357/5

Choker-style necklace composed of a band of chain mail with pentagonal metal ends, each with a small attached loop and a small looped wire through it. The chain mail is covered by small strips of metal wrapped around the chain mail. Attached to the lower edge is a string of small bells, with one larger chain and bell at one end and a small hide tie at the other end.

Culture
Palestinian ?
Material
iron metal ?, silver alloy metal ? and rawhide skin
Made in
Asia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3314/19

Black beaded necklace made up of three strands, with metal discs hanging from bottom edges of all strands. Each strand is longer than the one preceding it. The three strands connect to two smaller strands on either side of the necklace which then fasten together. The strand on the left has a beaded end and the strand on the right has a looped end. There are seven metal discs on the top strand, nine discs on the middle strand, twelve discs on the bottom strand. Each disc is attached to the larger strands by two small beaded strands. Threads in interior of beaded strands, connecting discs on the bottom strand, are black. Threads connecting discs on the top two strands are white.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
plastic, fibre and metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3289/89

Necklace made of seeds threaded onto black string through their ends. The beads are dark red and there are some separations between the beads, making the thread visible.

Culture
Maya: Lacandon
Material
seed and fibre
Made in
Chiapas, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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