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Doll3502/1 a-b

Female doll in a standing position, made of cloth (part a). Facial features are embroidered with black and red thread. Two red “V” shapes decorate each cheek. Woman has long braided black hair, secured with red ties. Doll has a separate red cloth head ring (part b). The top edges are trimmed with a white fuzzy material, imitating fur, with a large abalone decoration on front. The doll wears a black button blanket with a wide red border along the top, left and right edges. Triangle and diamond designs along band, done in white buttons. Inner edge of border outlined with identical buttons. Central design on blanket of a thunderbird, done in red. Copper depicted on chest of bird, formline design elements across rest of body; done in white, red, blue, yellow, green and black beads. Underneath, she is wearing a striped dress with a lace collar, lace trimmed pants, and a black and red dance apron. Central design of a copper with two red bands underneath. Zigzag pattern, done in light blue beads, overtop the bands. Hanging from the points of the zigzags are gold bells. She is wearing black shoes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, synthetic fibre, abalone shell, plastic, metal and dye
Made in
Gilford Island, British Columbia, Canada and Gwa'yasdam's, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll Mittens3502/10

Pair of wool doll mittens, joined by a braided yellow and lavender cord. Multi-coloured pompoms towards ends of cord. Mittens are cream-coloured with dark yellow stitching along the seams. Openings bordered with band of dark purple and white diagonal lines. Two rows of embroidered decoration above border. First row is a yellow zigzag; second is green scalloped line. Green crosses embroidered on the thumbs and top of the mittens.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll3502/3 a-b

Female doll, in a standing position, made of cloth (part a). Doll has a separate cedar bark head ring (part b), lined with red cloth, with two strips of fuzzy white trim along the top left and right edges, imitating fur. Facial features are embroidered with black thread. Two red diagonal lines decorate each cheek. Woman has long braided black hair, secured with blue ties, and white beaded earrings. She is wearing a black button blanket, with a wide red border along the top, left and right edges. Central design is of a sun(?), done in red. White buttons outline the border and the sun(?). Underneath, she is wearing a purple plaid-patterned dress and a dark blue dance apron. Apron has a central design of three feather-shaped sequins, connected by a green and white beaded arch. Two rows of green and white beads, in a zigzag pattern, beneath central design. Hanging from the points of the zigzags are large white beads. Black lines embroidered along edges of hands, imitating fingers. She is wearing dark brown shoes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, synthetic fibre, cedar bark, plastic, metal and dye
Made in
Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada ? or Tla'mataxw, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll3502/2 a-b

Female doll, in a standing position, made of cloth (part a). Doll has a separate cedar bark head ring (part b), lined with red cloth, with two strips of fuzzy white material trimming the top left and right edges, imitating fur. The facial features are embroidered with black thread. Two red diagonal lines decorate each cheek. Woman has long black braided hair, secured with light blue ties, and white beaded earrings. She is wearing a black button blanket, with a wide red border along the top, left and right edges. Central design is of a copper, done in red. White buttons outline the border and the copper. Underneath, she is wearing blue floral dress, with a lace collar, and a dark blue dance apron. Apron has a central design of three feather-shaped sequins, connected by a yellow and green beaded arch. Two rows of green and white beads, in a zigzag pattern, beneath central design. Hanging from the points of the zigzags are large white beads. Black lines embroidered along edges of hands, imitating fingers. She is wearing dark brown shoes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, synthetic fibre, cedar bark, plastic, metal and dye
Made in
Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada ? or Tla'mataxw, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll3502/4

Female doll, in standing position on wooden base, made of corn husks. Face is featureless. She has long, braided black hair secured with red ties. Braided leather band knotted around head, with a feather tucked in the back. She is wearing a layered floral dress with black pants underneath. Edges of layers and bottoms of pants are decorated with multi-coloured beads. Beads stitched on in a zigzag pattern. Dress is belted at waist with a long leather tie. She is holding a large pestle in both hands, inserted into a cylindrical, bark covered mortar. Artist name written on base.

Culture
Haudenosaunee: Onondaga
Material
wood, fibre, bark ?, rawhide skin, plastic, feather, adhesive, metal, dye and corn husk
Made in
Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/30

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls curve into a rounded base. Large eight-petal flower design in centre bottom, with petals extending upward to rim. Flower is black with a wide white border. Inverted triangle motif formed in negative space between petals along basket opening. Triangles are orange-brown; basket opening is done in black. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior.

Culture
Zulu
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/27 a-b

Vase-like basket (part a) with lid (part b). Basket has a circular opening that gently flares into a rounded body. Small dot decorates centre of flat base. Sides decorated with two stair-like patterns. Stair steps consist of inverted triangles. Lid has a slightly extended lip and inner ridge, that fits into the container body. Button knob on top centre of lid. Alternating triangle and rectangle designs extend inward from rim. Both components are yellow-brown, designs done in brown-red.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/22

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls gently slope into a rounded base. Walls are decorated with vertical stripes; strands of grass woven together in centre of base, forming a crossed square. Additional lines woven overtop of stripes on walls, forming diamond-like shapes and small triangles. Rim is covered in dyed, braided palm leaves. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is light yellow, designs done in dark brown.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/18

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls slope into a flat base. Walls decorated with rows of inverted triangles and diamonds; triangles are along the basket opening, diamonds circle the base. Four irregularly shaped diamonds at intervals throughout the designs, extending from the rim and onto the base. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is golden brown, designs are orange and dark brown. Plastic tie attached to exterior, for hanging purposes.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/15

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls slope gently into a flat base. Walls decorated with three overlapping heart-like shapes. The overlap creates three-petal flower design in the bottom centre. Rim is decorated with dyed coils. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is golden brown, designs done in brown-red. Plastic tie attached to exterior, for hanging purposes.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Gumare, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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