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Loon Rattle2937/1

Rattle carved in the shape of a bird, with black paint used to show the wings, feathers, eyes and beak of a loon. The rattle was carved in two pieces, top and bottom, which are tied together in three places with string. The holes in the fourth spot are missing the string. The rattle is hollow and makes noise when moved.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
maple wood, cotton fibre ? and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Button Blanket2922/4

Button blanket made from a rectangular piece of red wool with a border of blue wool on three sides. The bottom has no border. The border has a pattern of shell buttons – a large one directly on the red edge with smaller buttons surrounding it. In the centre is a large bird in blue with a copper on its torso, outlined in small shell buttons. The back is unlined and the top has a button for wearing.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wool fibre, shell and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head Ring2922/2

Circular braided cedar bark head ring with an abalone shell crest in the shape of an eagle attached to the front below the bark ties. Eaglet skin, with the fine, soft down still attached, covers the entire top area and hangs down in a tail at the back, below the head ring. The head ring is lined with cotton.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, eagle skin, abalone shell and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Apron2922/7

Dance apron made of dark red felt with a dark blue wool backing, green and black appliques, beaded designs and rows of bells. The designs are beaded and appliqued plant-like shapes, copper shields and geometrical shapes, surrounding a flower on a long stem. Smaller copper bells hang in three rows at the bottom of the apron, with seven larger silver coloured bells decorating a plant shape above the bottom band. The left, right and bottom edge of the blanket have a scalloped edge. Red cotton apron ties hang on each side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wool fibre, glass, plastic ?, cotton fibre, copper metal ? and steel metal ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow Sash2930/10

Long wool sash, commonly called an arrow sash, or ceinture fléchée. Mainly red with coloured stripes and long fringes at each end. The middle stripe is solid red, with stripes of diagonally patterned white, blue, grey, green, yellow, green and blue toward both sides.

Culture
Metis ?
Material
wool fibre and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dog Whip2930/7

Dog whip made with a caribou lower leg and hoof attached at one end. The leg fits into a tightly sewn hide piece with a fringe cut around it, which is attached to a long thick cord. At the other end of the cord, twined and knotted strips of hide have been attached.

Culture
Cree ?
Material
caribou bone, caribou skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Ontario, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frontlet Headdress2922/3

Headdress and carved wooden frontlet with an extensive ermine trailer. The frontlet’s main figure is an eagle with a small bear head and paws below and a wolf(?) head and paws above. The eagle has shell eyes and many abalone decorative inlays around it. Sea lion whiskers project upward from the top of the headdress. The entire upper head area is covered with eaglet skin with the fine down still attached. A long ermine trailer sewn on red cotton hangs below the headpiece. There is an abalone eagle crest attached on the left side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
ermine skin, wood, eagle skin, cotton fibre, abalone shell, shell, sea lion whisker, wool fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2922/8

Beaded circular hand bag with a dark brown-black velvet front and soft leather handles and fringe. A long fringe is attached all along the bottom and sides of the lower half of the bag. The beadwork on the front is a floral pattern with four flowers and leaves encircling a large flower in the centre. The interior of the bag is lined with light green twill and contains a pocket with a plastic zipper.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
leather skin, glass, fibre, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Curare Pot2814/48 a-c

Small dark brown round pot. Piece of light brown cotton folded over the top and secured by brown cord or rope wrapped loosely around the rim of the pot.

Culture
Makuna
Material
clay, cotton fibre, palm fibre and curare resin
Made in
Vaupes, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife Holder2922/9

Beaded knife holder. The dark red felt strap is outlined in green cotton and outlined with white beads. The knife pocket is dark green wool outlined with a blue fabric and white beads, with two horizontal bands of blue in the upper portion and decorated with small white beads. A geometric pattern of four squares of green beads joined and outlined with red beads runs along the holder vertically. The back of the strap is lined with cotton.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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