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HeaddressAa8

Brown leather base set with numerous twisted sisal fibre and trade items of grey chains, grey keys, and multi-coloured beads in strands of white; red; green, red, and blue; and red and yellow.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
metal, glass, sisal fibre and leather skin
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lunch BasketA3121 a-b

Basket (part a) and lid (part b) constructed using simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches on the sides. Parallel slat base and lid construction with reinforced edges. Overcast rim and lid with indented flange. Decorated with partial imbrication on the sides and beading on the lid. Sides of the basket (part a) feature two continuous wave bands (with variation) with an extending arc around the entire basket,one in red and the other in black. The lid (part b) has its circumference beaded in a double row of black while its interior is beaded in a series of double red stitches.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, leather skin and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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D-AdzeA7365

D-adze with a blade has been made from a file. Leading end flared to a slightly curved sharp edge. Bound onto wooden handle with leather thong fastened through a hole in the handle. Handle is well polished wood carved with a bird's head and beak on the back end.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
steel metal, leather skin and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeA6894

Long wooden handle hafted and nailed to a short, curved blade with an extended tang.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
leather skin, steel metal and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA8090

Bear tooth ornament, consisting of a large, slightly conical shaped tooth with a hole drilled through the top. Attached through the hole is a strip of leather, tied in a knot.

Culture
Coast Salish: T'Sou-ke ?
Material
leather skin and bear tooth
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance DrumA8137 a-b

Circular drum (a) with attached drumstick (b). The drum hide is stretched over a circular wooden frame and secured by nails. It still has some fur remaining on one side. On the back, leather thongs with a bone secured in centre form a handgrip. An eagle with raised wings is painted in black, white, ygrey and yellow against an abstract background of blue, red, off-white and black. The drumstick consists of a a spherical head covered in off-white skin, a cylindrical wooden shaft, and a strip of brown leather fastened around the shaft with the ends split into several thinner strips.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
skin, metal, bone, leather skin, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SledA4380

Toboggan style sled made from two planks of wood. The boards are joined together with four cross-supports, evenly spaced,with a wider piece incised with five grooves at the top, front end. Twine is threaded along the sides and two leather straps are attached to the front end at the ends of one cross-support.

Culture
Dakelhne ? or Coast Salish ?
Material
fibre, leather skin, wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum FringeA6722

Leather fringe consisting of numerous strands with a plastic bead knotted on it. Bead colours are yellow, white, blue, green, black and red. Each strand is sewn to a long, thin piece of leather.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
leather skin, plastic and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7295

Rounded, polished wooden rattle. Composed of two complementary parts connected with wooden pegs, nails and thongs. Plain surface

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
leather skin, wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA7297

Leather headband with seventeen bear claws attached to it at evenly spaced intervals. Tips of claws are held upright by string tied to each and wrapped with very thin layers of ermine (?) skin.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
bear claw, ermine skin ? and leather skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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