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Shirt50.67.8

This white buckskin shirt, with the faint remnants of a pinkish stain in the general shoulder area, has a squared cloth bib and cuffs made of red Stroud cloth. This bib has been attached with knotted lengths of buckskin thong. Both bib and cuffs are decorated with white seed beads and additional pony beads are sewn onto the bib. A line of chain stitch embroidery in blue decorates the bib at the front while the back of the bib is plain. A rosette on the front center of the shirt is decorated with reddish-orange and white porcupine quills and brown maidenhair fern stems that are in a configuration that probably represent a thunderbird. Bird quills in white, green, and brown are wrapped around the rawhide strips that are suspended from each shoulder. Additional fringe is inserted in each sleeve seam, which is wrapped at the base with red bird quills and white porcupine quills. Four long, pierced strips, two suspended under each sleeve, are also fringed. Horizontal reddish stripes are painted on the back of the shirt. A rectangular shaped repair, which appears to be of native origin, located on the front of the proper right shoulder, has been reattached to the long pierced tab by a knotted string of hide that matches the existing fringe. See Jarvis research file in Arts of Americas office.

Culture
Sioux and Sisseton
Material
buckskin, stroud cloth, pony bead, seed bead, yarn, porcupine quill, maidenhair fern stem, bird quill and pigment
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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NecklaceH2.47 a-c

Seed necklace broken in three parts (a-c) consisting of large dark seeds alternating with groups of red and black seeds in between sections of feather quills.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
feather, fibre, seed and bird quill
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskME892.20

recketts blue under-painting

Culture
Haida
Material
red cedar wood, paint, mica ? (fragments), metal and bird quill (remnants)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?; Washington, USA ? or Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
McCord Museum of Canadian History
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NecklaceH2.32

Single strand necklace consisting of an alternating pattern of two red and black seeds, one large black and white seed in between sections of bird quill.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
seed, fibre and bird quill
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd610

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; rim is overcast in bird quill. The design consists of sets of vertical zigzag lines with seven horizontal lines crossing them; horizontal zigzag around rim; three natural colours of quill on rim. Four rawhide loops covered in cedar root. Colours: red, tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cherry bark, rawhide skin, cedar root, cedar wood, bird quill and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd635

Coiled basket with fine stitches; elongated watch-spring base construction; overcast rim; fully imbricated. The design from bottom to top consists of horizontally connected diamond shapes; animal figures staggered with hourglass shapes; connected diamonds; discrete triangles; sets of vertical stripes around rim; all in red on bullrush ground; bullrush beading rim. One rope tie and two rawhide ties. Bird quill on rim. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
bird quill, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, rawhide skin, fibre, cedar root and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd632

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; rim is overcast; fully imbricated. The design consists of alternating vertical stripes of eight triangles and a zigzag; horizontal zigzag around rim; dark and light bird quill on rim. Five rawhide ties. Colours: red, tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
rawhide skin, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, bird quill, fibre, cedar wood and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd622

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; overcast rim; partial imbrication. The design from bottom to top: alternating vertical checkerboard stripes and diamond meshes (five checkerboard diamonds); double row of diamonds staggered (honeycomb); animal figures; vertical stripes along rim; dark and light quill on rim. Wire splint. Colours: red, tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cedar root, metal, cherry bark and bird quill
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd621

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; fully imbricated. The design consists of six staggered rows of triangles with vertexes up; one row of triangles with vertexes down; one row of triangles with vertexes up; all in red on bullrush ground; light coloured quill on rim; base is beaded in bullrush. Seven rawhide ties.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
rawhide skin, cat-tail grass ?, bird quill, cherry bark, fibre, cedar wood and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd619

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; rim is overcast; parallel splint base construction; fully imbricated. The design from the bottom to top: four staggered rows of rectangles (checkerboard); meander pattern; repeat of checkerboard; horizontal zigzag pattern around rim; all in red on bullrush ground; light and dark quill on rim; base is beaded in quill. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and bird quill
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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