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NecklaceK5.75

Beaded collar-style necklace. Bands of navy blue, pink, and light blue beads topped with a band of white beads. Open net-like design with a beaded loop at one of the ends at the top and a plastic button attached to the other end that fit together to secure the necklace.

Culture
Xhosa
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.66

Bunches of white beads connected by single strands of black beads. Red band at each end.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.65 a-b

Strung on cord. Two pieces (parts a-b) of alternating three brass faceted beads and a seed.

Culture
Zulu
Material
seed, brass metal and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.58

Narrow band of blue white, and black beads. Tassel of blue, white, and black beads at the top secured by a white button.

Culture
Xhosa
Material
glass, plastic and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaceK4.214 a-b

Wooden stick as base, with iron head and wings forged on, and lower sleeve of iron, both covered in raised Arabic script. Central sleeve covered with brown crocodile skin.

Culture
Malagasy ?
Material
iron metal, crocodile skin ? and wood
Made in
Madagascar
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.52

Strands of yellow and black beads separated by large round white beads. There are beaded loops on each end. Round cream coloured button attached to one of the beaded strands.

Culture
Nguni
Material
glass, bone ? and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.50

Single strand of blue, red, black and white beads connecting two rectangular panels. One of the panels is blue, has three connecting diamond shapes down the middle and is framed in white and blue beads. The other panel consists of rows of white, black, red, and blue beads. There is a blue beaded loop at one end and a white button at the other that fit together to secure the necklace.

Culture
Xhosa
Material
glass, fibre and shell
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.16

Snuff necklace. Red, white, and blue beads with large green glass beads in between. Pendant is a small ribbed gourd or nut shell?

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass, gourd fruit ? and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearA2.333

Three-pronged wooden spear end with nails serving as hooks and twine wrapped ends.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
fibre, metal and wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.259

Spear with four-sided spear tip that merges into a tang that is twisted and finally into a conical ferrule. The butt end of the cylindrical shaft is a cylindrical piece of metal with a slightly protruding circle of silvery metal on the very end.

Culture
West African
Material
wood and steel metal
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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