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Earring2902/6 a-b

Silver hook earring with bird (?) design on top triangular piece and eight dangling pieces in various shapes. From right side to left side there is a large cylindrical piece with engraved designs, a flat rectangular piece, a spoon, a fish, a pointed piece, a knife, a triangular piece and a large heart with embossed flower designs. Part b is the container that fits into the bottom of the hanging cylinder.

Culture
Thai
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament2902/5

Silver ornament with long hook at top with a pointed end that folds behind the object. Ornament is semi-circular in shape with scalloped edges. Every other scallop has a curlicue design and there is an engraved flower motif in the centre. Four fish dangle from the bottom of the ornament, and each fish has three chains hanging from them with three club shaped dangles per chain.

Culture
Lisu ?
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earring2902/2

Thick silver hook (earring?) with large curved hook and cone shaped ornament with three rows of small dots as decoration at its base.

Culture
Hmong
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet, Represents BeaverE/2462

PRIMITIVE ART. BOAS, FRANZ, 1951, Publisher: CAPITAL PUBLISHING COMPANY THE DECORATIVE ART OF THE INDIANS OF THE NORTH PACIFIC COAST. BOAS, FRANZ BULLETIN, 9, 1897

Culture
Haida
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Corpus Christi Headdress Doll2738/69 b

A small fabric doll with porcelain head, arms and legs, wearing a stiff gold top and wide flat skirt decorated with a string of beads.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, paper, shell, copper alloy metal, silver alloy metal, aluminium metal, bone, plastic, glass, clay, cotton fibre, grass fibre and adhesive
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Corpus Christi Headdress2738/69 a

Corpus Christi headdress consisting of a grass string bound wood frame over which is stretched a screen made of canvas sacking and a sheet of gold foil. Sewn onto the foil are several shells, strands of beads (glass, plastic and possibly gemstone), earrings, pins, bone hair clips, metal tokens, and coins. A large shell is attached at the top of the headdress.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
wood, paper, shell, copper alloy metal, silver alloy metal, aluminium metal, bone, plastic, glass, clay, cotton fibre, grass fibre and adhesive
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BucketCi11 a-b

Bucket (a) and lid (b). The bucket has a cylindrical body that flares at the top and bottom, and is widest at the bottom of the base. A handle of bent copper is fastened to the body with a copper loop and rivets at each end. The handle is engraved with a series of lines in a zigzag pattern as well as dots and circles. The body is hammered and incised in horizontal bands of geometric and intertwined guilloché designs. The lid is slightly convex with a knob at the top centre and is decorated with concentric bands of floral and geometric pattern.

Culture
Turkish ?
Material
copper metal and silver alloy metal ?
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frontlet HeaddressA4173

Headdress with frontlet. Frontlet depicts eagle with killer whale above and human-like face below. Painted black around eyes and beak, blue around mouth, red on forehead, side of face, mouth, and claws. Mirrors inset for bird eyes. Frontlet is inlaid with abalone shell pieces around three edges, with an extra, smaller, row on sides. Shell pieces are tied on. Ermine pelts, some with red cloth tied to them, drape down at the sides and back. Only a few sea lion whiskers still extend at top.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
silver alloy metal ?, glass, abalone shell, wood, ermine skin, sea lion whisker and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CaseK2.276

Case composed of two rectangles of cardboard covered in leather and folded against each other. One side of the case contains a mirror on the inside, and both sides are joined with a strip of red leather attached at the top centre of each. A loop is created at the centre of the leather strip by a band of red leather. The outside of the case is painted red with a roughly symmetrical geometric design in carbon ink and the edges of the design are emphasized with indented lines.

Culture
Hausa
Material
leather skin, paper, silver alloy metal ? and glass
Made in
Zaria, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CaseK2.270

Case composed of two rectangles of cardboard covered in leather and folded against each other. One side of the case contains a mirror on the inside, and both sides are joined with a strip of leather attached at the top centre of each. A loop is created at the centre of the leather strip by a band of twisted red leather. The outside of the case is painted red with a roughly symmetrical geometric design in carbon ink.

Culture
Hausa
Material
leather skin, paper, silver alloy metal ?, glass, dye and ink
Made in
Zaria, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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