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Needle CaseEe62

An ornamental metal disc welded in four places to attach two bars to the back. From the lower bar a small rectangular box, 6.5 cm. by 2.5 cm., is hung by a cloth strip. The box has loops at the bottom and from these, there are hung three strips of red cotton, one of which has been doubled the full length. These are strung with cowrie shells and the cloth is knotted at the ends.

Culture
Ladakhi
Material
shell, cotton fibre and brass metal
Made in
Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ButtonEd5.2952

Round metal button with surface designs in high relief: dark finish overall; robust figure of bald-headed man wading through water. He wears draped pants, cloak, and carries items on his back from over-the-shoulder pole supported out front by both hands. Highest elevation is polished and smooth. Reverse with elevated rim. Central area has spotted copper and gold lacquer-like finish with soldered loop attached over top.

Culture
Japanese
Material
solder metal and copper alloy metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf582

Cut-out repousse metal plaque with a hole at each top corner. Overall appearance of top half of a face with eyes represented by concentric circles, forehead, and a headdress with snakes descending on both sides. Near the centre of the headdress is a circle of cut-out triangles and other shapes (six total), and there are diagonal lines cut out from the edge. Gilded surface.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, silver metal ? and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf585

Cut-out, repousse, gilded square metal plaque with eight equidistant holes at edges. Same motif repeated on both halves: two heads, one up and one down, with plumes and one paw surrounded by bands with zig-zagged edges and rows of repousse dots at centre of bands.

Culture
Andes
Material
silver metal ?, gold metal and copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf584

Cut-out, repousse, gilded square metal plaque with eight equidistant holes at edges. Same motif repeated on both halves: two heads, one up and one down, with plumes and one paw surrounded by bands with fluted edges and repousse dots at centre of bands. Textile pseudomorphs and remains at two holes, these appear to be due to original hanging cords. Reverse side has a slightly duller metallic surface.

Culture
Andes
Material
silver metal ?, gold metal and copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf578

Cut-out, repousse, gilded square metal plaque with eight equidistant holes at edges. Same motif repeated on both halves: two heads, one up and one down, with plumes and one paw surrounded by bands with zig-zagged edges and rows of repousse dots at centre of bands.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal and iron metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf577

Gilded repousse sheet metal plaque with six holes (three along each of the two longest edges). Two thirds of the plaque has a repousse stepped design at the edges with three circles running lengthwise down the centre. The remaining third has two circular bumps at the centre with diagonal lines to the sides and a long, oval shaped bump at the centre. Interior is also gilded with some brown metal showing through in a textile pseudomorph pattern.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal and copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressSf799 a-b

Gold foil headdress in two pieces; both curve to form an entire circle when placed together. Row of repousse dots along top and bottom. Punched holes in pairs and singles at edges.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal and pigment ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentSf575

A semi-circular shape, made of a thin sheet of gold-coloured metal. The flat edge of the ornament has a circle cut out at the centre. There is a design of four repousse concentric circles with a border of repousse dots at the edge.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentSf574

A semi-circular shaped ornament made of a thin sheet of gold-coloured metal. The straight edge of the ornament has a circle cut out of it. There is a repousse design of five concentric circles at the centre with a border of two rows of repousse dots.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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