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Quillwork Panel3239/4

Hide panel decorated with quillwork in two colours. Long rectangular piece of pliable hide is fully covered on one side by yellow-dyed quillwork, applied in a basket weave pattern. Red dyed quillwork is used to create four sets of three red lines, each extending horizontally across the panel, two emanating from a central line at middle, and two encroaching inward from the edges, each also backed with a red line.

Culture
Kainai
Material
rawhide skin, bird quill ? and dye
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3239/2

Beaded leather belt. On a long piece of tough dark brown hide are sewn small glass beads creating three similar blocks of pattern located in the centre of the belt, equal distance from each other. Dark blue diamonds and triangles sit in a light blue background, sided by colour blocks of rust coloured beads, with vertical stripes of yellow and white or light blue. The long edges of the belt have think boarders of light blue beading.

Culture
Kainai
Material
skin, glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Awl3239/8 a-c

Wooden awl, inside a beaded, lidded container. Long, rounded wood piece comes to a sharp point at bottom, flat on top end. Rawhide container (part c) holds awl in it's entirety, and includes an overlapping lid (part b) that is round at mouth, tapered at top.. Both are fully covered on exterior in blue glass beads with stripes of black and orange, with lid holding lines of pink along edges.

Culture
Kainai
Material
wood, glass and rawhide skin
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beadwork3239/16 a-e

Five beaded appliques. Parts ‘a’ to ‘c’ are flowers, possibly tulips, with a stem and two leaves emerging from a cone shaped base. Colours are white with blue and yellow. Part ‘d’ is a similar flower, attached to a long line of white horizontal beading. Part ‘e’ is simply a line of white beading. All appliques are backed by red felt and have been cut off a garment.

Culture
Kainai
Material
glass, cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beadwork3239/17

Beaded flower applique. Heavy beading creates a blue and white flower sitting on a backing of black felt cut into the shape of petals. Below is a thin white stem with a green leaf and a green, pink and yellow bud.

Culture
Kainai
Material
glass, glass fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband3239/6

Headband made from a beaded belt that has been sewn together into a circular band. Blue glass beads cover the red-brown surface of the band, with alternating patterns of pink rectangles, gold bars, blue and yellow boxes, and red crosses. Still visible are two belt holes, one containing a metal rivet.

Culture
Kainai
Material
skin, glass, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Purse3239/12

Small hide pouch. Flat bag is light tan in colour, rounded on base, and decorated on the front with small glass beads and black cellulose ? sequins. Edge is embellished with a scalloped row of sequins that extends into a double handle at top. Bag interior has two lines of black fabric sewn to the front panel. Back of bag is undecorated.

Culture
Kainai
Material
rawhide skin, glass, cellulose ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe3239/10 a-b

White ceramic pipe bowl (part a) with a partly handmade wooden stem (part b). Outside of bowl is oblong and upright, painted on front with a green and brown scene of a buck walking through a forest. The bowl sits inside one arm of the ceramic double shank, with the thin wooden stem emerging from the other. Bit and lip appear to be made from a plastic-like material (possibly added later). A thin tie of twisted wool in green and tan is attached where bowl meets shank.

Culture
Kainai ? or Canadian ?
Material
clay, wood, plastic ? and wool fibre
Made in
Austria ? or Germany ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moccasins3204/15 a-b

Pair of beaded calf-height moccasins. Upper portion is made of thin leather, open at front, and can be wrapped around the calf and tied by long leather strings threaded around the ankle, emerging to either side of a narrow tongue. Yellow flowers with blue stems and green leaves are beaded around the calf, with a line of blue and red or yellow beads surrounding three edges of the calf flap. Toe comes to a point, and is heavily beaded in a wedge pattern of squares in white, blue, red, and yellow. An ink pattern guide can be seen around the toe stitching on both shoes. Both have hard leather soles.

Culture
Piikani
Material
rawhide skin, glass and ink
Made in
Brocket, Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Partial Moccasins3204/14 a-b

Pair of replacement soles for moccasins. Soles are made of hardened hide, wide at toe, narrowing toward heel.

Culture
Piikani
Material
rawhide skin
Made in
Brocket, Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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