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Necklace3660/8

Necklace with a flat rectangular beaded panel adorned with double lozenge pattern in orange and green centres, outlined in black. The design is on a yellow ground with the panel edges lined with alternating black and white beads. Hanging from the panel are short strands of beaded fringe in red, ending with one orange bead. The top of the panel is connected to two smaller rectangular panels, one on each side, which are part of the beaded strap. Each panel has three small diamonds: orange, green and orange; which are each outlined in black and the edges lined in alternating black and white beads like the larger panel. Tied together.

Culture
South African
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3660/6

Necklace with a flat rectangular beaded panel, adorned with a humanoid figure and small repeating triangle pattern in blue on a white ground, with the edges lined with alternating blue and white beads. Hanging from the panel are short strands of beaded fringe in blue, pink and white. The top of the panel is connected to a beaded strap. Loop and knot closure.

Culture
South African
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3660/19

Beaded necklace with two side by side rectangular panels. Each panel has two diamonds - one light blue and the other red - between mirrored V-shapes. There are opalescent shell buttons in the panel corners, except one. The bottom edges are bordered in black with small loops of red, with a larger black spherical bead at the bottom of each loop that is flanked by small white beads. The beaded dark blue string connects to the top of each panel and has a button and multicolour beaded loop closure off to one side.

Culture
South African
Material
glass, fibre and shell
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chest Ornament3660/12

Beaded choker-style chest ornament with fringe. The band is white with four designs, each composed of four small rectangles, in smaller green and black beads. The top and bottom rows of the band have alternating beads in green and black. Fringe extends down from the band and is shorter at the sides, and lengthens to a point at centre. Each piece of fringe starts with two green and then two white beads with an overall design of a black, green and then white beads following the V-shape of the fringe, ending with alternating green and white beads where two strands connect at the ends. Loop and bead closure.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Picture Frame3660/35

Heart-shaped picture frame made from dark green felted wool (?) and red fabric over paper boards. The two layers of fabric-covered board are whip stitched together along the edge with two white beads included with each stitch creating a white border. The front has some floral beadwork in small opaque or translucent beads. In the two rounded sections at the top of the heart are mirrored floral designs that feature a yellow and white flower alongside a pink and white flower, with a red bud and green leaves and stem. At the bottom of the heart is a fully-opened flower with each petal a different colour: red, yellow, green, orange, blue and pink. Accompanying each floral design are short lines of translucent yellow beads, two white beads, one larger yellow bead, and a silver sequin. The circular cutout window is bordered by stitching with translucent yellow beads. Hanging from the bottom of the heart is a beaded string, looped eight times, white with multicolour sections at each loop's lowest point. Twisted, colourful beaded strands are attached at the top for hanging. There is a pocket on the back.

Culture
Kahnawake
Material
plastic, wool fibre ?, fibre, metal and paper
Made in
Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Picture Frame3660/34

Heart-shaped picture frame made from blue-green felted wool (?) and red fabric over paper boards. The two layers of fabric-covered board are whip stitched together along the edge, with two white beads included with each stitch creating a white border. The front has some floral beadwork in small opaque or translucent beads. In the two rounded sections at the top of the heart are mirrored floral designs that feature a red and white flower alongside a yellow and white flower, with a pink bud and green leaves and stem. Between the mirrored designs is a small blue and white bead flower over pink sequins. At the bottom of the heart is a fully-opened flower with each petal a different colour: Red, white, yellow, green, pink and orange. Accompanying each floral design are short lines of translucent pink beads, two white beads, one larger blue bead, and a dark pink sequin. The circular cutout window is bordered by stitching with translucent pink beads. Hanging from the bottom of the heart is a beaded string, looped eight times, white with multicolour sections at each loop's lowest point. Twisted, colourful beaded strands are attached at the top for hanging. There is a pocket on the back.

Culture
Kahnawake
Material
plastic, wool fibre ?, fibre, metal and paper
Made in
Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket3668/6

White, felted wool jacket with wide folded collar and centre opening; secured shut with three loops and bobble buttons. Collar is embroidered with connecting flowers and vines; done in orange, dark blue, and pink. Being with a serpentine body embroidered on either side of jacket opening, along sleeves, and down back centre of jacket. Being has a triangular head and wide open mouth, with loops imitating teeth and a wavy tongue; curved lines extend from nose, and swirls along bottom edge of jaw. Creature has frilled neck, three legs along length of looped body, and tail with fanning lines. Head and tongue are pink, eye is orange, frills are green and orange, body is orange with dark blue and green highlights, legs and tail are green and pink; circles along body are pink, circles and swirls on head are dark blue. All edges of jacket are trimmed with light purple cotton and bordered with wavy pink lines; additional dark blue irregular-shaped lines border cuffs, jacket opening, and bottom edge.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature Chair3672/2 a-h

Set of 6 matching miniature birch-bark chairs (parts a-f), another chair with a slightly different shape and pattern (part g) and a birch-bark corner shelf (part h); all decorated with floral designs in dyed quillwork. Parts a-f and h have similar floral designs on the chair backs and seats, in white, pink, yellow and green quillwork, with a simple cross pattern on the lower sides. The other chair, part g, has much finer floral patterns on five surfaces, embroidered using dyed grasses(?).

Culture
Anishinaabe
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, fibre, grass ? and dye
Made in
Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan3660/31

Fan of white and some purple-blue downy feathers, and a birch bark handle with quillwork. The front has attached a small black and orange-yellow bird with its body oriented downwards, and head turned to its left. The back has 11 white feathers extending out of the handle, the tops of which have been rounded with downy feathers extending beyond them. There is quillwork on both sides of the birch bark handle. On the front, there is a seated person in profile with a pipe held to their mouth next to a small tree surrounded by a foliage frame with a flower at the top and bottom. Below, a bird in profile stands within some foliage. The quillwork on the back of the handle depicts another person in profile with a pipe(?) held to their mouth, situated between two different plants and also framed by foliage and a flower at the top and bottom. Below appears to be a red plant.

Culture
Huron-Wendat
Material
down feather, feather, baltimore oriole bird ?, birch bark, porcupine quill ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Ontario, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll3660/29

Fabric doll with a felted wool partial body dressed in a padded, wide, red and white striped skirt, under a felted dark orange wool dress decorated with rows of beadwork, and edged with black leather. Felt eyes, mouth; pink fabric head covering; beaded earrings and necklace. The body is filled with stuffing.

Culture
Herero
Material
wool fibre, fibre, plastic, glass ?, synthetic fibre and skin
Made in
Namibia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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