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KnifeB485

Long knife, or sword (part a) and scabbard (part b). Scroll design is on the carved curved handle (part a) which is decorated with black hair and is wound with dark braided fibre. The long, flat metal blade (part a) is straight along the top with a curved edge along the bottom and comes to a pointed tip at the upper end. The scabbard (part b) has a lizard in relief and is decorated with black hair.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
deer antler, wood, rattan, hair, fibre and brass metal ?
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe BagD2.87

One beadwork panel on each side of the long skin bag with two stripes each containing red, white, and green beads between the two panels. The panel on one side has a flower with four heart-shaped petals that are red at the centre bordered by light blue and pink with four dark blue leaves bordered by light blue around the left side. Above, there is a black 'P' that has gold within. To the right side, there extends a black plant that has another flower in profile toward the top and the bottom, both of which have two dark blue petals bordered by light blue with a gold centre at the tip. The panel on the other side is a stylized flower that has a light blue centre, four two-toned pink petals with a blue and gold-coloured petal in between and a light blue four-part leaf bordered by green curving around at either side. Both side flaps of the bag have two rounded projections creating a v-shape with white and green beaded edging. Below, there is a long skin fringe.

Culture
Plains
Material
deer skin, glass, metal and fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe BagD2.86

Very long skin bag with quill wrapping. Plain along the top with a red border that has red raffia. Two quill designs on the bottom with long strips of hide for the fringe as well as tin cones with red raffia within along one side. One side of the upper portion has a design that consists of a purple- and yellow- outlined bow-tie shape with an hour glass shape along the middle on a red background. The other side of the upper portion has a design that consists of four quadrants of red, purple, and white squares. The lower portion has a design on both sides that consists of a pair of vertical orange and black rectangles on a dark red background.

Culture
Plains
Material
porcupine quill, metal, palm leaf ?, deer skin, fibre and dye ?
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD3.173 b

Bag made from deer hide decorated with a floral design at the top front cut out of the deer hide revealing orange cotton that had been inset underneath. The front flap is embroidered with a floral pattern in pink, purple, yellow, and green. Two pockets on the inside. The bag is rounded along the bottom edge.

Culture
Dene ?
Material
deer skin, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Norway House, Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket Ornament1689/8

Decoration made from a strip of deer skin entirely covered with beading. Beading has four circular geometric patterns separated by rectangular sections with geometric patterning; skin backing underneath the circular sections protrudes from the otherwise straight sides. Beading has a blue ground, pink border, and geometric designs executed in dark blue, red, white, yellow, and green.

Culture
Plains
Material
deer skin ?, deer sinew ?, glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll Carrier1719/9

Small oblong-shaped doll carrier, or cradle, with plastic doll wrapped up in strips of cedar bark. Cradle has arched handle attached to one side. Skin strips attach to handle and opposite end of the cradle. Cradle is decorated with alternating sections of diagonally stitched white cedar root and cherry bark around its perimeter. The lower portion of the cradle has evenly spaced checkered sections of white cedar root and cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, grass, glass ?, deer skin, plastic, cedar bark and cherry bark
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1060/11

A light brown hide rectangular bag with a fringe along the bottom and a curved jagged edged along the top which has a design of perforated holes in two rows. The sides are edged with cream-coloured and brown print fabric. One side has a dyed quill geometric design in green, yellow, white, blue, purple, and pink. The other side has a very faded quill design of light pink-purple and light blue flowers with green and orange leaves on an off-white background.

Culture
Plains
Material
deer skin, fibre, porcupine quill and dye
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle1570/61

Rattle made of a ring with strips of skin coiled around it and hooves attached with fibre strung through holes in the pointed ends. A wooden cross is inside the ring to retain shape and a skin loop is off side at end of one of the cross pieces.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
deer hoof ?, wood, skin and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat688/1

Dark brown molded leather hat with wide brim. Two curved dark brown strips of bamboo are suspended underneath the hat.

Culture
Philippines
Material
deer skin, bamboo grass, fibre and dye ?
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pouch1060/9

U-shaped light-brown coloured skin pouch with green coloured braided strap and purple coloured side tassels. On the front flap is a central orange, brown, pink and green floral and leaf embroidered design and below, on the front part of the pouch is a central yellow, red, pink, blue and green floral and leaf embroidered design. Off-white coloured stitching lines the outer edges of the pouch flap and body. Inside the pouch is a brown coloured square piece of paper with the following black coloured hand-printed inscription in bold: SMOKED DEER SKIN TOBACCO POUCH SLAVI INDIANS FORT PROVIDENCE.

Culture
Dene-thah
Material
deer skin, fibre and paper
Made in
Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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