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Ear Ornament734/12

A long red-brown piece of skin folded in half lengthwise with a beaded design of four rows on one side. The top row has horizontal lines of blue-white, red, green, and white beads. The second row has horizontal lines of blue, white, and orange beads in between a big white bead outlined with blue beads and a big blue bead outlined with red beads. The third row has horizontal lines of blue, white, green, and red beads. The fourth row has horizontal lines of blue, red, and blue-white beads in between a big green bead outlined with orange beads and a big orange bead outlined with blue beads. The end is rimmed with two rows of red, and green beads.

Culture
Maasai ? or Kikuyu ?
Material
skin, glass and fibre
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressNe225

Large feather headdress on brown felt hat. Feathers are light white with dark brown tips and have at their tops pink and blue fluffy feather ornaments while having at their bottoms white fluffy feather ornaments. The feathers are attached to the headdress headband with skin loops bound with red wool. Two ermine skin ornaments dangle from either sides along with two braided wool pieces of green, yellow, and red. Beaded headband panel at front with red centred triangles outlined with yellow and either green or dark blue on a white ground. Fluffy orange feathers along top of headband. Pink, purple, green, blue, red, orange, and brown fluffy feathers decorate the back head part along with one red, one blue, and one orange feather.

Culture
Sioux
Material
feather, wool fibre, glass and ermine skin
Made in
USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band527/35

Long, heavily beaded band sewn onto white-yellow cloth and backed by a green, felt-like material. Outside edge of band follows the shapes of the beaded floral pattern: large red and pink blossoms with green leaves and blue arrow-like shapes laid over orange heart-like shapes, all ringed with white beading.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
fibre and glass
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag788/2

Bag made from black velvet with a drawstring at the mouth composed of brass (?) chain ending in a sphere of metal openwork on each side. The chain feeds through metal loops attached to the inner surface of the mouth. Finished with a baded fringe along the bottom of the bag and a border of alternating colours that runs along the sides and bottom edge of the bag.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
cotton fibre, dye, glass and brass metal ?
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag788/1

Bag with pocket-like construction that is decorated with a floral design on the front in multicoloured glass and metal beadwork. The bag is made of black velvet on the front and grey tweed-like fibre on the back with pink trim along the edges.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
silk fibre ?, dye, glass, wool fibre ? and metal
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leg Band579/2 a-b

Pair of matching bands of beadwork with long, multicoloured wool fringes at each end. Beadwork is multicoloured and geometric, with recurrent diamond shapes and an emphasis on the colour pink. Wool fringes are predominantly blue, green and red, and all but one are knotted.

Culture
Sioux ?
Material
glass, wool fibre ?, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Missouri, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish Hook1060/72

Hook with amber coloured claw affixed with grey fibre to a more iridescent, flat shell; five blue beads and a piece of red felt are attached to hook at the same point. The other end of the flat shell has two protruding bumps for tying hook to a line.

Culture
Fijian
Material
shell, fibre, glass ? and claw
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll1060/66

Stuffed female doll with long black hair, a beaded buckskin outfit, and beaded moccasins. A naturalistic face is painted on the head. Hair is sectioned into two long braids. Two long, beaded earrings with a matching choker. Dress, leggings, and moccasins feature multicoloured geometric beading. Dress has a fringe in several places.

Culture
Plains
Material
skin, hair, glass and paint
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll1060/46

Stuffed male doll with long black hair, a beaded buckskin outfit, and beaded moccasins. A naturalistic face is painted on the head. Red cloth headband; a long, trailing piece of red cloth is attached to the back of the headband. Hair is braided in two sections and wrapped with red cloth. Tunic top and pants both have a fringe in several places and multicoloured geometric beading.

Culture
Plains
Material
skin, fibre, glass, hair and dye
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bobbin524/6 d

Thin, cylindrical wooden bobbin with beads (part d). There is a knob at one end with a wire loop and six beads red-brown, yellow and green. The other end has a small flared tip and a recessed area for thread. The shaft has several thin carved grooves.

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass and metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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