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Halibut Hook1768/20

"U" shaped hook with curved handle. Barb is bound with string. Flexible string loop with tassel attached. Root binding wrapped around one side of hook.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, metal, cotton fibre ? and root ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1710/5

Round basket with flat bottom and short, wide, vertical neck. Two lugs on shoulders to which the ends of a handle are attached. Pinwheel and H shapes are woven into baskets repeating around the body.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar wood ?, grass, root, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll-Like Figure1709/2

Two standing beige-faced figures attached to a black-painted wood base with metal nails. The female has a green top and pink gloves with a red and black wrap around her body which is lined with a silver fabric. She is wearing one blue-beaded and one gold-ribboned necklace. She is carrying a white bundle on her head. The male has a pink top, a blue scarf, a green waist band, and blue and purple pants. He is wearing a turquose turban-like headdress.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre ?, wood, paint, dye, metal, plastic, wool fibre and silk fibre ?
Made in
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll-Like Figure1709/1

Two standing female figures attached to a black-painted wood base with metal nails. One figure has a blue face, a gold-coloured headdress, a white scarf, a light blue top with a dark blue waist belt, red pants lined with a gold-coloured fabric, and one blue-beaded and one gold-ribboned necklace. The other figure has a beige face with a red veil lined with silver-coloured fabric, a yellow top with a pink waist belt and gloves, a blue skirt lined with gold-coloured fabric, and one pink-beaded and gold-ribboned necklace.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ?, wool fibre, feather, wood, paint, dye, metal, plastic and synthetic fibre ?
Made in
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Loom1353/5

A loom with a lightly coloured wood bow which curves and has a tan hide piece attached at one end and the strings for the weaving tied at the other end. One piece of cardboard separates the strings from each other as they are threaded through its holes. The weaving string is tied in a bundle around the cardboard-paper shuttle. Shuttle reads: Morgun(?) Sahawen. The design has a white background with an alternating pattern of red-purple and pink diamonds with an alternating pattern of green and purple hourglass-shapes in between.

Culture
Dene ?
Material
wood, dye, paper, cotton fibre, porcupine quill and skin
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Ornament1767/4

Wooden ornament in shape of a killer-whale fin with sea-bear's face painted at base. Cotton fringe attached to holes along the back edge. A face is carved on both sides, just above the base with painted red lips and nose, traces of blue-green paint around the face, and traces of black on eye brows. There are two rounded holes carved in the upper 'fin' area. Base of object carved down as if to fit in a slot. Two-ply thread as hair, possibly handmade cord of nettle fibre? Abalone shell inlay for eye and mouth.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
cedar wood ?, cotton fibre, paint and metal
Made in
Klemtu, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Apron1767/3

Dark blue dance apron with many flattened copper pieces and mountain goat hooves hanging from the front. Two rows of skin fringe; the first is cut into 1/2 to 1 1/2 cm wide strips with a hoof sew onto the end of each one; the second has 1/2 cm wide strips with flattened copper on each end. Hem edge also has a strip of red cotton sewn over it. The green, red and beige striped apron tie is in one piece, basted along the front edge near the top edge and extending beyond the apron. Inside is lined with cotton over the front section and there is a safety pin at the side.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
wool fibre, mountain goat hoof, metal, copper metal and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1067/2

The textile is striped with shades of brown and irregularly shaped due to deterioration. There are thick stripes of off-white and light brown. There are thin lines of brown/off-white and dark brown/light brown interspersed between the thick stripes. All lines are outlined in dark blue. One of the edges is finished.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1067/1

The textile is thin and black with an open weave in a diamond pattern. Some stitches are thicker than others. Originally the textile was square in shape, but a large portion of one corner has deteriorated as well as other areas along the edges.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chancay, Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress988/14

Feather headdress of long, thin, brown and black feathers Tied in groups of three at the base with string.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cassowary feather, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Wabag, Enga, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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