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BandD3.187

Elongated, belt-like hide object with floral beading. Two layers of soft hide sewn together with white fabric in between. The edge was once bound with black silk and red silk braid; remnants remain. Floral design in red, blue, white, and green with a black stem.

Culture
Ojibwa ?
Material
glass, fibre, skin and dye
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leg BandsD3.54 a-b

Rectangular band of beading; multicoloured geometric patterning on white ground. Stands of wool protrude from either end; red, yellow, purple. Beads are white, red, three shades of blue, black, orange, light and dark green.

Culture
Anishinaabe ? or Cree ?
Material
glass, wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeggingsD3.149 a-b

Pair of heavily beaded leggings; multicoloured double floral motif on white ground. Lined with cotton. Wool trim at edges; red at top, purple down side and around bottom. Tied shut with fringe-like hide thongs down the side.

Culture
Anishinaabe ? or Cree ?
Material
glass, cotton fibre, skin, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeggingsD3.55 a-b

Grey woolen leggings covered with beading in an Ojibwa border pattern: bands of lattice-like patterning separated by solid beaded lines. Lined with light blue fabric. Trimmed around the bottom with purple fabric. White, red, purple and pink beads.

Culture
Ojibwa
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, glass and dye
Made in
Ontario, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7883

Carved, wooden, khenkho mask with a long beak and a raised triangular protrusion for a nose. The beak is hinged with metal wire on either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth. The nose has a red painted s-shape with white around it. Attached to the head is a set of horns with a curled end. The right side eye socket is empty; the left side eye is made from an old flashlight bulb. The eye area is outlined in red on a white, ovoid shaped background; the brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow. Beak opens slightly. The mask is painted black, red, and white with stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wool fibre, glass, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtEdz1481

Multicoloured damask skirt with pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband with three rows of frog closures. The various damask panels are woven with bat and flower motifs and eight Buddhist objects of good fortune. On the edges of the skirt are black borders. On the front and back are panels with elaborate borders and butterfly, bat and fish motifs surrounding rectangular pictures of Chinese figures in red, gold, yellow, black, purple, green and blue. Small embroidered butterflies with beaded eyes and black bats are attached between the panels. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.87

Part of a necklace. Rolled fabric covered with rows of beads. Five sections with rows of red, green, black, and pink beads separated by sections of white beads.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2691/3

Beaded necklace with wide, flat bands that meet at a wider area, from which come long beaded tassels. The bands have mirrored designs of whales, people in canoes, and eagles. The large area has a central eagle. Each tassel is, from top to bottom, red, white, yellow, and black. The necklace has a red, crocheted border.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2691/1

Beaded necklace with openwork band in white and gold. The band is intersected on the lower part of each side by two domed, beaded discs. A fifth, larger disc is at centre front. Each of these discs has a central bird design. The three lower discs have tassels from their bottom edges. Each tassel is attached at its tip to one other tassel. They all have the same colour pattern.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera VestEdz1819

Long multicoloured vest with appliqué roundels. The vest has a centre opening with frog closures. The sides are open, held together by three turquoise bands. The collar border has peony and butterfly motifs in blue and green on a mauve ground. On the front and back is a diamond pattern in turquoise, blue and ecru. In the centre is a large roundel with a yin-yang symbol in silver and gold. The four surrounding roundels have with different variations of silver bars on a black ground. The border around the edges has a prunus motif in pink, purple and blue on an orange ground edged with pink. There are tin reflectors, green glass eyes and white fur on the front and back. The inside lining is natural-coloured linen.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
glass, flax fibre, silk fibre, rabbit skin, metal and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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