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BasketryA8802

Cylindrical, clear glass bottle covered with a woven swamp grass sleeve. Base: plain twined weaving over wide warp. Sides: wrapped twined weaving with crossed-warp wicker openwork.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
dye, cedar bark, glass and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA17096

Large, elongated rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with double looped border, coiled handle attached with rawhide, and rope handle. Parallel slat base and body construction reinforced with stitches at edges. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with design on long sides of five deep 'v's in black cherry bark, three filled in with red cherry bark; and on short sides, a 'v' shape "cluster of flies" beside an inverted v, all in red cherry bark. Rim has intervals of two black cherry bark stitches.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cedar root, deer skin ?, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pubic ApronK5.54

Small apron, or pubic cover. Band is beaded with a red and white lozenge pattern on a blue background. Long fringe, mainly of white and black beads, with one blue and three red beads on each strand.

Culture
Xhosa
Material
skin, glass and fibre
Made in
Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WaistbandK5.53

Beaded band with open work sections of white, red, green, and blue with cord ties.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.51

Necklace composed of eight strands of light purple glass beads.

Culture
Nguni
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.50

Single strand of blue, red, black and white beads connecting two rectangular panels. One of the panels is blue, has three connecting diamond shapes down the middle and is framed in white and blue beads. The other panel consists of rows of white, black, red, and blue beads. There is a blue beaded loop at one end and a white button at the other that fit together to secure the necklace.

Culture
Xhosa
Material
glass, fibre and shell
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentAb362

Circular metal ornament with one blue glass bead and hook and loop attachments. Loop end has wrap around coils with a copper-like bead surrounded by two copper-like discs at either side of the blue glass bead. Rest of the band is plain copper.

Culture
Southern African
Material
copper alloy metal and glass
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagK5.48

Striped white, green, and pink rectangular-shaped bag with a long white, pink, black, and green double-stranded strap. Short beaded fringe in black, green, and white at the bottom of the bag.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.46

Large yellow beads and smaller red beads strung on plant fibre cord.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass and plant fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK5.45

Ornament composed of a band of metal bent into a rough oval shape with a slight gap between the ends. The ornament has a slight ridge along the centre of the length and is engraved with cross-hatched triangles along the edges.

Culture
South African
Material
brass metal
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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