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Beaded Bracelet2790/15

Rectangular beaded bracelet. Wide band of beadwork has three lines of repeated multi-coloured motifs and a finishing black bead trim at each end. One long edge of the bead rectangle is stitched to a length of rope that bends around to fasten with two large black beads and a loop.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
glass ? and cotton fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beaded Headband2790/14

Beaded white headband with chin strap attached at sides. The headband has a top band of tight beadwork with square cut-outs and a bottom fringe of linked beads but at the front there is also a central band of ornate crochet-like beading that makes it wider than at the back. The chin strap has two square cut-outs on either side and a letter in black, orange and green at the height of each cheek ( "N" or "Z").

Culture
Ndebele
Material
glass ? and cotton fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet2790/13

Fringed amulet with knotted skin ties. Numerous strands of twined brown rope, each with a loop of five white beads at the bottom, are stitched between rectangular pieces of thick canvas with dark beading on the front and at edges. One strand of white beads is looped across the top of the fringe. Each of the ties is knotted into a large loop at the loose end, one loops through a large button, the other loops over the button.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
cotton fibre, glass ?, skin and plastic
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet2790/12

Fringed amulet with skin ties knotted through beaded canvas. Numerous strands of twined brown rope, each with a loop of four black beads at the bottom, are stitched between rectangular pieces of thick canvas with dark beading on the front and at edges. One strand of white beads is looped across the top of the fringe.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
cotton fibre, glass ? and skin
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Ring2790/11

Beaded neck ring. Strings of beads are coiled around a thick cord of rope ? in a pattern of solid areas of blue and black divided with rings of yellow, white and orange. Brown wool ties, thread through a green bead, are knotted together and tied off with two green beads each at the ends.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
glass ?, cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beaded Necklace2790/10

White beaded necklace. A small rectangular panel decorated with three similar motifs in green, orange, blue and black hangs at one end of thick cord of twined double strings of beads. The necklace (or headband?) fastens with a loop over two larger beads at the opposite end of the cord.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
glass ?, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron2790/2

Beaded hide apron with straight top and five scalloped panels hanging along the bottom. Brass ring trim at edge of waist flap. The lower front is divided into 5 hanging panels of varied length, with a small tab at each side. Beaded motifs in green, blue, pink, brown, and red in a white background include bands along the top, a house with a cross on the roof in the centre, and a Z and a cross on the central hanging panel.

Culture
Ndebele
Material
animal skin, glass, brass metal and cotton fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron2790/1

Skin apron with beadwork on rolled waist band and in a thick band across the waist flap. Stitched to the edge of the flap are two rows of brass and copper rings and knotted into it at one side is a skin tie. The front skin surface is blackened (possibly shoe polish).

Culture
Ndebele
Material
skin, glass ?, brass metal and copper metal
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2788/2

Small, decorated, straight-sided basket with circular base. Red, green, and pink silk-like thread is interlaced with the tight grass weave to create bands of zigzag that encircle the sides, with two areas of square designs in the middle. The base is a loose eye-hole weave around a tightly woven centre.

Culture
Aleut
Material
grass, fibre and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket Lid2789/12

Brown basket lid of cedar with lighter coiled designs and a hole woven into middle of lid.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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