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GarmentA2.495

White cotton parka with hood and long sleeves. Garment is machine sewn with blue guidelines still visible on the hood and sides. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Siberian Yupik
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SlingK4.102

Sling composed of finely twined plant fibre strings knotted outwards from a central circle, fanning out to a series of knotted squares and ending in long strings that are braided together at the end.

Culture
East African
Material
sisal fibre ?
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AnkletK4.86

Skin band with one side covered in beads. Beads are in sections of blue, white, green and red. There is a loop at one end of the band.

Culture
Maasai
Material
fibre, metal, grass, glass and skin
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AnkletK4.85

Skin band with beading on one side. Beading is in sections of yellow, white, green, blue, and red-brown. To secure the band, there is a loop closure at one end of the band and a thin piece of skin that fits into the hole of the loop on the other end of the band.

Culture
Maasai
Material
fibre, grass, glass, metal and skin
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerK4.83

Tall thin bottle-shaped container tapering to a flared rim at the top. Dark wood base with ivory coloured bone at the neck and at the bottom knob. Woven top is secured with a brass chain.

Culture
East African
Material
brass metal, wood, bone and fibre
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhipK5.11

Thin brown handle that is slightly wider at the bottom and curves and tapers around in a U-shape. Small piece of braided yellow fibre is attached to the end.

Culture
Zulu
Material
leather skin and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookA2.147

Bent nail protruding from a large tooth; length of twined string attached to end of the tooth.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
metal, tooth and jute fibre
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA9006

Small cylindrical coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with remains of single loop border and foot with loop border. Watch-spring base construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass, with vertical bands in red cherry bark with dark cherry bark center lines, and vice versa. Red stitches at rim.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
dye, cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearA2.333

Three-pronged wooden spear end with nails serving as hooks and twine wrapped ends.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
fibre, metal and wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA2.579

Face mask with eyes and nostrils cut out. A blue and white fish is held in the mouth. A seal figure is on the forehead. Painted wood appendages attached symmetrically matching each side.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
wood, feather, fibre and paint
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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