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Mat2762/30

Small circular beaded mat. Strings of white, blue, red and translucent brown beads, in concentric rings creating floral, pyramidal and linear designs, are sewn on to a piece of dark and light blue checkered cotton fabric patterned red, white and blue flowers. A crochet-like border of blue and red beads is sewn on around the rim.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle2762/37

Small hand rattle with a cork stopper in the handle shaft has stones ? inside the bulbous end. It consists of two halves, pieces of stiff, thick skin, sewn together from handle to top with thick twisted cotton threads that are knotted together at the top around a bundle of tiny twigs.

Culture
Cree
Material
rawhide skin ?, cotton fibre, stone ?, wood and cork bark
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe2762/42 a-b

Red catlinite, flat-bottomed pipe head with wood dowel (a) and stem (b). Tip of pipe has carved chevron decoration behind which stands a tall bowl, flaring out slightly from its narrow base and with cross-hatch carving at top. At the opposite end, a hand carved in relief grasps the stippled surface. The stem changes shape from ends to middle, from cylindrical to squared to octagonal.

Culture
Cree
Material
catlinite stone and wood
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Napkin Ring2762/35

Beaded napkin ring. Strings of white, blue, yellow and red beads are sewn onto a beige fabric that is lined with navy blue fabric to create an expanded cross design. A frill of blue beads loops around both rims.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2762/17

Blue, pink and white beaded belt with small pouch and skin tie. The long panel of cross-motif beadwork, stitched onto a strip of light brown fabric covered with a dark brown fabric, has a backing of striped red, blue and cream flannel fabric. Beaded semi-circular pouch attached to the bottom of the belt near one end has pocket shaped backing of the same flannel and is accessible only from the inside of the belt.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass, cotton fibre and skin
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sheath2762/29

Front beaded panel of a sheath. White, yellow, and blue beads decorate a V-shaped panel of red wool fabric with burgundy and beige striped fabric backing and a gold satin border trim. A string of small metal beads is sewn on around the edge and two long skin strips are folded in half and stitched on to the bottom tip.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass, wool fibre, cotton fibre, fibre, skin and metal
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beadwork2762/16

Small triangular piece of beadwork. Short horizontal strings of beads are sewn onto a piece of skin in bands of white, yellow, red and turquoise on one side, turquoise, white and navy on the other, with a string of white as a border around the edge.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass, skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sheath2762/28 a-b

Beaded knife sheath (part a) with carved wooden knife inside (part b). The front sheath panel of beaded fabric with a scalloped edge (lined at the back with a burgundy fabric), decorated with yellow and blue crosses and diagonal lines, is sewn to a skin panel with fringe down one side. Coils made of strings of beads wrapped around strips of fabric are at top and bottom; the top is a handle of white and blue, the bottom a long tail in yellow and blue with a red wool fabric tassel.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass, cotton fibre, moose skin, red cedar wood, silk fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat2762/31

Large circular beaded mat with blue and white fabric backing. Strings of beads are laid out on the fabric in concentric rings to create a design on a white ground of four large red and green-bordered orange diamond shapes, four small green diamond shapes, and four red-bordered green square shapes circling around a red-bordered ring in the centre. A frill of orange beads is looped around the outer edge.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Band2762/21

Flat beaded neckband. A design of alternating orange and blue floral motifs is set in a translucent yellow ground and orange beads loop at the ends of a yellow bead fringe at one end.

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