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Pendant3522/7

Brass leopard tooth pendant with a hole drilled through the top. White cotton knotted string loop runs through the hole.

Culture
Dan
Material
brass metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant3425/6

Greenstone pendant (hei tiki) of a stylized human figure. The figure's head is tilting to its right, and has large circular eyes. The left arm has broken off; the right hand ends at the thighs. A black ribbon is tied through the bored holes at the top of the head.

Culture
Maori
Material
greenstone stone and fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant3425/5

Wood pendant (hei tiki) of a stylized human figure. The figure's head is tilting to its right. The large circular eyes have shell inlay. Both hands are on its thighs. A braided cord is tied through a hole at the middle of the forehead.

Culture
Maori
Material
wood, abalone shell ? and plant fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendants16.1/273 C

Culture
Tlingit
Material
tooth and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Pendants (2)16.1/273 A

Culture
Tlingit
Material
tooth and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Pendant3395/11

Small semi-circular pendant with a row of comb-like teeth along the straight bottom edge. Designs are created with a lightly etched(?) zigzag line on both sides of pendant. The front design includes two simple fish, mirrored on either side, heads next to the loop, and tails down at corners. The back has a simple design, and has two hallmarks, each contains Arabic letter 'ج'.

Culture
Kabyle
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
“North Africa” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant3395/9

Three-dimensional triangular pendant with hammered(?) design on both faces. A single large loop is attached to the top of the triangle, with a short length of chain threaded through. Each facet has a fish and berry(?) motif within a triangle band. Attached along the bottom edge (with one on each lower side) are nine rings, each with small pendants attached - six with two red beads and three with a long oblong piece followed by either a Khamsa or palm-shaped amulet, or crescent. One side has a small hole opening near the top edge.

Culture
Kabyle
Material
silver alloy metal, metal and glass
Made in
“North Africa” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant3395/12

Flat crescent-shaped pendant, with a triangular addition extending up from the middle of the curve. The front is decorated with a hammered(?) floral design, with the pedals at centre, and leaves extending down each side. A red circular glass stone is set in the centre of the triangle. Attached to the lower edge are ten double loops, with a flat diamond-shaped design over their centre, and a sphere at the ends. There are three loops through which a necklace would attach: one at each end of the crescent, and one at the top point of the triangle.

Culture
Kabyle
Material
glass ? and silver alloy metal
Made in
“North Africa” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant3395/10

Semi-circular pendant with a string of red beads strung through metal rings set within a semi-circular channel that borders the edge. There is a single ring at the top to string something through. At centre, there are two fish and floral designs in filigree, and seven glass stones set: three green and four red. Attached along the bottom edge are eleven rings, each with small pendants attached - a long piece followed by either a Khamsa or palm-shaped amulet, crescent or circle with three holes. Three hallmarks are stamped on back of the piece as well as on many of the smaller pendants - crown, laurel wreath and crest.

Culture
Kabyle
Material
silver alloy metal, glass and metal
Made in
“North Africa” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant3395/7

Tuareg cross pendant. Top piece, four arms extended like a cross with the upper arm ending in a ring, and lower arm is cutoff ending in another ring. A short chain, with three beads: dark blue, light blue with dark blue swirls and dark blue "evil eye" beads; separate the top talisman with the next. There are also two 1 Kurus - Mehmed V coins attached, one on either side of the ring. Below, a large triangle with the top cutoff, outlined with thin chains, with a raised dot in each corner. A dark blue bead is inset at centre. Extending from the bottom edge are seven chains with two beads: dark bead, and then a light blue with dark blue swirl; each with a 1 Kurus - Mehmed V coin beneath. The central pendant has an extra tear-drop light blue and dark blue bead at the bottom.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
metal, glass and silver metal
Made in
“North Africa” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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