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Headdress1768/55

Headdress of thirteen wooden feathers, metal headband and two sets of fabric ties. Feathers radiate from a central nail attached to headband. End of each feather is decorated. Feathers are joined with string. Curved headband has two side pieces. Ties are knotted.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood, paint, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beaded BagNe227

Rounded skin beadwork bag with opening along the top edge, 14 cm fringe at bottom. Plain skin around sides and the fringe, beadwork covers front and back. One pattern is of roses with a white ground, the other is geometric with a blue ground. Lined with red and blue plaid. Loop at each side of top.

Culture
Plains
Material
skin, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beaded Bag1768/52

Small beaded black velvet bag with undecorated top opening and decorative front flaps on either side. Leaf designs on flaps and on bag in yellow, gold, blue, red, white and grey, bordered by short vertical rows of grey and white beads, and white beads along edges. Red cotton binding around outer edge. Light brown cotton binding at top opening and lining.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
cotton fibre, plant fibre, wool fibre ?, paper, glass ? and dye
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl1774/3

Indigo woven textile with black tassels at each end, and zigzag pattern with circles and rows of humanoid motifs woven in white.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt1774/2

Resist-dyed indigo short-sleeved shirt with embroidered neck hole and belly pocket with two embroidered access slits. The sleeves are square with bottom bells to the sides. The pattern consists of clearly defined white vertical stripes, light blue to white stripes with fuzzy edges and thin wavering blue-white lines.

Culture
West African
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Ghana ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adinkra Cloth1774/1

Adinkra (stamped design) cloth composed of seven strips of white cloth joined lengthwise with bands of kente weaving. Afe (comb lines) and kente divide the cloth into fifty-six squares; squares are decorated with gourd stamp patterns, as well as hatching and cross-hatching; designs done in dark brown. In between two sets of afe are ahoma/nnonoma - "double dono drums" symbols. There are two large light-blue textile company stamps on the reverse.

Culture
Asante
Material
cotton fibre, ink ? and dye
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tumpline1768/50

Woven tumpline with wide band in middle. Coloured oblongs and braided tie at each end. Black, white and blue bands of pattern.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle1768/12

Oval wooden rattle with handle carved in one piece and remainder split and hollowed out. Pebbles(?) inside. Two halves are bound with twine at handle and attached through two sets of holes at each side. One side has black and red design, at outer edge, of head, eyes and ears. Other side has two large, double U-shapes and horizontal form lines in black and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood ?, paint, metal, cotton fibre ? and stone ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1719/31

Rectangular-shaped burden basket that tapers slightly towards the bottom. The base of the basket is missing. The basket is decorated with alternating rows of horizontally stitched black and reddish-brown cherry bark. Near the top of the basket, there are evenly spaced sections of black coloured cherry bark stitching. Near the base, there are evenly spaced sections of red and black cherry bark stitches that are in vertical rows of two.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cedar root, grass, dye, skin ?, cotton fibre and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Quiver1719/27

Tubular quiver that tapers slightly towards the bottom. Quiver has a long thick hide and cotton fibre strap that is secured near the top and bottom of the quiver with strips of hide. The upper portion of the quiver basket is decorated with alternating strips of light coloured grass and reddish-brown bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat ?
Material
cedar root, cotton fibre, canary grass, cherry bark, leather skin and cedar wood
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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