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MedallionNe214

Two medallions sewn together. Hide covered with cloth, beadwork over entire surface areas of both sides; sewn together with strands of black beads looped to cover joined medallions. Border only partial way around so opening is created, forming a pocket-like object. One side: white bead background with square of purple pink bordering blue. Attached to each corner, leaf-shaped motif of blue bordering green. Reverse: purple pink strands with small red bead sections arranged in concentric rows and alternated with two rows of light blue. Red alternating with light blue at centre.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
skin, cotton fibre, fibre and glass
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe222

Oval-shaped hide backing with safety pin sewn on. Strands of beads sewn in concentric rows. Moving to the centre, dark blue strands alternate with dark blue and purple strands. Hide entirely covered by beadwork. Edging made of four purple bead strings extending out horizontally from hide; capped with one dark blue bead each. Three dark blue loops hang from base of edging, each capped by hourglass-shaped gold brown beads.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, skin, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe221

Heart-shaped hide backing with single-coloured strands of beads sewn on in concentric rows. Moving to the centre, outermost border is three dark blue strands, and rest is orange. Hide entirely covered with beadwork. Edging in red bead pattern with loop hanging from base of heart shape.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
cotton fibre, skin and glass
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe220

Circular hide backing with safety pin sewn on. Each alternating orange and dark blue strands of beads is sewn on in concentric rows. Affect created is alternating orange and dark blue sections, four of each radiating out from centre. Hide entirely covered by beadwork. Edging in alternating orange and dark blue pattern.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, metal, cotton fibre and skin
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe219

Oval-shaped; hide backing with single-coloured strands of beads sewn on in concentric rows. Moving to the centre, outermost border is one red strand, followed by two dark blue, one red, and the centre is all light blue. Hide entirely covered by beadwork. Edging in dark blue pattern.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
skin, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe208

Heart-shaped hide backing with single-coloured strands of beads sewn on in concentric rows. Moving to centre, outermost border is two dark blue strands, followed by two yellow, two dark blue, and at centre, two red until hide is entirely covered with beadwork. Edging in orange bead pattern with loop hanging from base of heart shape.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
skin, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceD2.187

Claws strung in irregular pattern with one wooden bead, an attached leather thong, and a string broken. Object possibly incomplete.

Culture
Cree
Material
bear claw, leather skin, wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScraperD2.184

Greenish-brown, semi-translucent stone, irregularly shaped.

Culture
Cree
Material
flint mineral
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleD2.149

Bone whistle, bound with white and orange porcupine quills, three small yellow and black feathers hanging from it (appears there were more feathers at one time), and with a metal and red glass beads strung on a skin band which ends with a metal piece and a long metal chain.

Culture
Plains
Material
bone, glass, porcupine quill, feather and brass metal
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GameD2.162

The bone links are incised with a series of horizontal lines, diagonal lines or crosses; each link is perforated at wide end. Perforated flat triangular skin piece at one end. Metal stick at other end.

Culture
Assiniboine
Material
skin and bone
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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