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FrontletA6149

Pentagonal wooden frontlet depicting a hawk resting on the head of a frog. Abalone shell inlay decorates the border. Painted in red, green and black. Bored holes with string still attached visible along the edge of the hawk.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, abalone shell and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA6148

Ornament made of abalone shell with two small perforations at opposite sides.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance KnifeA6147

Warrior dance knife, or baton in the form of Sisiutl. One side is carved but unpainted. The other side has a central frontal head with two upward and outward curling horn-like appendages at the top and a profile head on either side, each of which has another upward and backward curling horn-like appendage at the top. Painted green, white, black, and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA6140

Necklace with multicoloured beads of varying sizes, some multi-faceted, some spherical, including: red "white heart" beads and "Russian-type" beads. The beads are strung on off-white string and one orange-brown bead is strung on a loop of string that hangs to the side of the rest of the beads.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.63

Open net-like beaded band necklace with alternating rows of black, blue, and red beads. There is a single row of white beads on the top rim.

Culture
Xhosa
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.62

Red and white, blue and white, or yellow and red beads alternating with seeds.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
glass, gourd seed and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.61

Eleven pairs of elongated wooden beads, and one single broken bead, alternating with red, white, and blue glass beads.

Culture
Nguni
Material
glass, metal and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ear OrnamentK5.60

Ear ornament. Three circles of coiled brass wire with bead border and connections. Mainly white but with some red and blue beaded accents overall. Two metal beads hang from the bottom beaded strands.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
glass and brass metal
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff ContainerK5.59

Beaded snuff container with twisted black and white beaded strands to form a strap. There are red accent beads in between the sections of colour on the strap. The container portion is covered in beaded sections of black and pink and accented with a single white beaded spiral down the length of the container. Each end is rimed with red and white beads. The strap is attached to gourd plugs found at each end of the container.

Culture
Zulu
Material
fibre, glass, bamboo grass and gourd fruit
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.58

Narrow band of blue white, and black beads. Tassel of blue, white, and black beads at the top secured by a white button.

Culture
Xhosa
Material
glass, plastic and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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