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Ring2990/856 a-c
Shell ring (part a) with flattened sides, wide hole. Slightly broken. Part b is a ring element with bird form. One hole as eye, flat base, inverted triangular shape at its back and incised lines in tail. Slightly broken. Part c is a ring element with bird form. One hole as eye, flat base and incised lines in tail. Incomplete.
- Culture
- Chancay
- Material
- mother of pearl shell and oyster shell
- Made in
- Lima, Peru
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
Figure2990/852
Figure with fish tail shape, made of pearl shell. Flattened sides, serrated edges, concave base and flat surface on top. Well preserved.
- Culture
- Chancay
- Material
- pearl
- Made in
- Lima, Peru
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
Pendant2990/851
Pearl shell bracelet element with geometric form. Alternate rectangles and rhomboid shapes; inlaid with orange spondylus. Perforated transversely at both ends for stringing. Slightly broken.
- Culture
- Chancay
- Material
- pearl
- Made in
- Lima, Peru
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
Klukwan Yadi2014-49/2
The wool cloth is black, blue, yellow, and white. The cotton cloth is blue and green. The bead is abalone, blue, yellow, glass, and mother-of-pearl.
- Culture
- Euro-American
- Material
- wool cloth, cotton cloth, bead, abalone shell, glass and mother of pearl shell
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Rattle2012-104/163
The paint is red and black.
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Skokomish
- Material
- wood, leather, deer hoof, paint, hair and mother of pearl shell
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Comb3092/11
A flat comb with 15 prongs, made from light brown sticks that are thinned at the top end, and tightly held together by a cross-bar weave. The comb is triangular in shape. The upper end is covered with a black substance and inlaid with mother-of-pearl triangles, the lower part constitutes the prongs. The comb is attached to a long thin handle, which has a small piece of twine attached to it.
- Culture
- Solomon Islands
- Material
- wood, mother of pearl shell and reed grass ?
- Made in
- Solomon Islands
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
She Loved Her People2014.146.1
Museum Purchase: Funds provided by an anonymous donor.
- Culture
- American and Kiowa
- Material
- raw silk, canvas, wood, glass bead, wood bead and mother of pearl
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Button Blanket2013.71.85
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Material
- wool, cotton cloth and mother of pearl button
- Made in
- Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Belt Buckle2013.38.34
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
- Culture
- Pueblo and Hopi
- Material
- silver metal, mother of pearl, coral and jet
- Made in
- “Southwest” ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Dance Apron or Waist Robe48.3.571
Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Material
- cotton, wool, glass bead, pearl button and puffin beak
- Made in
- Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum