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NecklaceC59 a-c

Small gray snail-like shells woven into braided grass strands and further secured with fibre strands. Necklace now in three separate pieces.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shell and grass
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC61

Shell is shaped like the small tooth of a sperm whale. One side is orange and the other is white. There is a hole in the top of the shell.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shell
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC62

Alternating groups of red and white beads on brown fibre. White coloured disk-like shell with a toothed edge hangs as a pendant and is accented by a large blue coloured bead.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
glass, shell and plant fibre
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC63

A disc of pearl shell with a hole created in the top is strung on a knotted fibre.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
fibre and shell
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC64

Teeth strung alternately between three glass beads (either red, blue, or white) on twisted fibre cord.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
glass, plant fibre and human tooth
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC65

Twenty-four teeth strung by their roots between small brown discs on a braided fibre.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
plant fibre, shell and human tooth
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC66

Black and clear beads are strung alternately with teeth on a twisted fibre string knotted together at the ends.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
fibre, glass, human tooth and porpoise tooth
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC67

The teeth and small brown discs are strung alternately on a twisted fibre cord.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shell, plant fibre and porpoise tooth
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC69

Alternating colours of seed husks - brown and grey. Fibre chain with loops of seed husks.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
seed husk and fibre
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC70

The brown leaf fringe is woven into the braided plant fibre. The ends are untied.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
pandanus leaf and plant fibre
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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