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BootsCc1 a-b

Pair of goatskin riding boots with uppers made of three pieces of reddish-brown leather. The soles consist of three or more layers of rawhide and leather sewn together as one unit, with the front and back of the uppers attached separately and the bottom of the soles still have fur on them. The seam at the back of both is reinforced by leather piping and the dark brown top edge of the upper is folded over and glued down. A pull strap is sewn into top of back leg seam. The top edge and outer sides are decorated by direct dying in black a complex circle and square motif.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
leather skin, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb360

Two-dimensional human male in low relief. Body in three pieces: one major component with extensions attached to left shoulder and face. Single long arm to right, tied to shoulder with yellow cord, jointed at elbow, tied to controlling rod at palm. Long pointed white face positioned forward: hair, beard, small eyes, and moustache painted in black. Headdress a downturned curl with pink diadem (jamang) and green and red sumping. Neck, shoulders, and arm gold. Elaborate decoration at bicep and two ornaments at wrist (green and red). Hand held with all fingers touching thumb. Red garment covering lower torso with gold belt and white and black skirt with blue apron at front.

Culture
Javanese
Material
leather skin, paint and wood
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltCb80

Narrow leather belt with three main parts. The central decorated portion consists of an oval piece of leather, decorated on one side with the two edges folded to the centre and sewn together leaving a gap at one end. The ends of the pouch are bound into braided extensions ending in leather toggles and fastened together side by side with braided loops.

Culture
Hausa
Material
leather skin and dye
Made in
Kano, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandNe204

Woven beadwork headband; using cotton thread, white, dark blue, light blue, yellow and red plastic beads. Double arrow design with diamond and triangular shapes. Beaded rosette with border at front centre, sewn on with thread. Rosette; complete circles of blue and white beads sewn on leather circle by spot-stitch, triangle and circle design.

Culture
Cree
Material
leather skin, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe203

Beadwork rosette; strings of plastic beads are sewn on a leather circle in rows of complete circles (not spiralled), by spot stitches. Interconnected loops of string beads make up an outside border. Beige cotton thread used for sewing. Beads are purple and green; design is triangular sections of alternating colours, radiating form centre. Safety pin is sewn onto the back.

Culture
Cree
Material
metal, plastic, cotton fibre and leather skin
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AnkletEh170 a-b

Parts a and b consist of three rows of eight bells that are stapled to a rectangular piece of leather. Leather has orange cloth backing. There are two straps with holes and two metal buckles on either side of the rectangular leather piece. The bells on part a are more evenly space than bells on part b.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
metal, leather skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SlippersCb77 a-b

Pair of heelless slippers; the sole consists of three or more layers of rawhide and leather sewn together as a separate unit. The leather insole and lined upper are attached separately. The upper is cut widely towards a slightly pointed toe. The upper is ornamented in an impressed or tooled design of straight lines, dots and circles forming a set of triangles pointing towards the toe.

Culture
Hausa
Material
rawhide skin, cotton fibre and leather skin
Made in
Kano, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagCb76

A brown leather bag in three main pieces with appliqued, and embroidered leather trim outlining the flap and the front of the bag. Side inserts extend upward to form a sheath into which a double braided strap handle is bound. Front flap fastens with a leather toggle. Design motifs include diamond and cup-shaped cut-outs of decreasing size, crosses, and dot-and-dash lines.

Culture
Fulani ?
Material
leather skin, adhesive and dye
Made in
Kano, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhiskCb75

Fly whisk of light coloured horse hair with the handle bound in thin dark brown leather. A leather strap forms a loop from the end of the handle and there is a leather fringe where the handle meets the horse hair. The loop is decorated with long parallel stripes of dyed and incised lines and the fringe has dyed black parallel lines overall.

Culture
Hausa
Material
leather skin, adhesive ?, lacquer ?, dye and horse hair
Made in
Kano, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fertility FigureAj106

Wood figure representing a young man. Elongated slender figure carved in wood and blackened. Straight crude limbs and small delicately carved features. Rough black wool yarn has been glued on for hair and small white beads glued at eyes. Dressed in an outer apron. Inner apron and dress-like front apron in leather with large rich coloured beads in green, red, blue, and white.

Culture
Turkana
Material
wood, leather skin, fibre, glass and pigment
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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