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HatbandNe213

Red beads woven flat with geometric square and arrow point motif evenly-spaced at intervals along length. Pattern alternates between pink bordering green and pink bordering blue. Woven length joined to a medallion by passing underneath its hide backing. Medallion is circular hide piece entirely covered with single-coloured strands of beads sewn in concentric rows. Moving to centre, borders of red, blue and green alternate with rows of pink. Edging in red bead pattern.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceNe212

White beads woven flat with two alternating geometric motifs evenly spaced, repeated at intervals down length; one is green bordering yellow, the other is dark blue bordering red. To finish off, ends with last two rows light blue are woven together. Then warps individually strung with white then blue beads; all brought through large pink bead and ended in two looped white and light blue strands.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceNe211

Alternating orange and purplish pink bead sections strung on lengths of thread, wrapped tightly, spiraling down cord length. Bead strings anchored with an occasional stitch into cord. Ends joined with a small spherical beaded finial.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, cotton fibre and fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe210

Heart-shaped hide backing with single-coloured strands of beads sewn on in concentric rows. Moving to centre outermost border is a red strand, followed by one dark blue, and remaining central area in yellow until beadwork entirely covers surface. Edging in red pattern with two blue loops hanging from tip of arrow point shape.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, cotton fibre and skin
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe209

Stylized notched arrow point shape cut from hide with single-coloured strands of beads sewn in concentric rows to it. Moving to centre, outermost border is a dark blue strand, followed by two yellow, and remaining central area in red until beadwork entirely covers area. Edging in dark blue pattern with two red loops hanging from tip of arrowpoint shape.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe218

Oval-shaped, hide backing with coloured strands of beads sewn on in concentric rows. Moving towards the centre, the outermost border is three red strands, followed by three light blue strands, with three dark blue strands in the centre. Hide entirely covered by beadwork. Edging in red bead pattern.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, cotton fibre and skin
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinsNe223 a-b

A pair of soft hide skin moccasins with the sole sewn to upper with vertical seam at heel. Short tongue in arced form. Beaded floral design, one on each side of both feet, and one each on tops. Concentric rows fill in designs of green leaves, white stems and light blue and dark blue circular flowers. Edging in white bead pattern.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
cotton fibre, glass and moose skin
Made in
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe217

Medallion of beadwork with a red border and four evenly spaced protruding red forms with pointed tips emerging from a centre circle on a white ground. Sewn to a green felt backing.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, cotton fibre and wool fibre ?
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GirdleNe216

Black beads woven flat with two alternating evenly-spaced pink bead motifs at intervals along length. Both are cross designs, the shorter one with box motif, the longer with a diamond. Warps at each end of length tied off with two short sections of cord each. These are tightly wrapped with alternating pink and black beads. Tassled loops of strung beads in same colours attached to ends of cords.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GirdleNe215

Purplish pink beads woven flat with diagonal and straight light blue rows; arranged in two motifs that alternate at evenly-spaced intervals along length. Warps at each end of length tied off with two short sections of cord each. These are wrapped tightly with sections of light blue then purplish pink beads. Tassled loops of strung beads in same colours attached to end of cord.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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