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Altar ClothSf880

Square shaped white silk cloth with gold appliqué cross along the bottom edge. The cross is elaborated with wheat ears between the arms. There are two spiraled vines with appended leaves below the cross. The design is worked in gold thread, sequins and leaf-shaped metal plates with a red stone in the centre. The design has a red outline. The fabric is backed by another red cotton fabric and edged with a woven gold tape which is machine stitched to the base fabric.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
cotton fibre, metal, glass, gold metal and silk fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fertility FigureAj106

Wood figure representing a young man. Elongated slender figure carved in wood and blackened. Straight crude limbs and small delicately carved features. Rough black wool yarn has been glued on for hair and small white beads glued at eyes. Dressed in an outer apron. Inner apron and dress-like front apron in leather with large rich coloured beads in green, red, blue, and white.

Culture
Turkana
Material
wood, leather skin, fibre, glass and pigment
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentSf622 a-b

Segmented, hollow silver fish (a) with engraved geometric patterns composed of repeating triangular shapes in rows of diamonds and triangles. Each segment is soldered and the segments are held together with hook-like fasteners at top and bottom. Four attached fins. Raised circular eyes contain round, red glass beads. The tail (b) section is completely detached from the body.

Culture
Andes
Material
glass and silver metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe218

Oval-shaped, hide backing with coloured strands of beads sewn on in concentric rows. Moving towards the centre, the outermost border is three red strands, followed by three light blue strands, with three dark blue strands in the centre. Hide entirely covered by beadwork. Edging in red bead pattern.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, cotton fibre and skin
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeakerM3.38

Translucent purple-brown glass beaker. The round body is divided into three areas by two raised horizontal lines around the centre. The upper section has raised leaf motifs; the middle section is plain; the lower section raised vertical flutings with alternating rounded and pointed ends. The bottom is flat with three concentric circles.

Culture
Greco-Roman
Material
glass
Made in
Europe ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DressEa4

Woman’s dress made of purple shot silk, trimmed with gold jacquard ribbon, gold braid and panels of red cotton textile, closed at the neck with two white glass buttons. The neckline is finished with a narrow collar band. The wide cuffs are trimmed with gold braid and small, geometric embroidery. The back of the bodice and the upper part of the skirt are made of orange cotton textile. The waistband is constructed of gold jacquard ribbon and red cotton textile. The full skirt is pleated onto the waistband, and the hemline is trimmed with couched gold braid designs and gold jacquard ribbon. Completely backed with pink cotton textile; the lining and outer textiles are stitched together at intervals with a running stitch.

Culture
Baluchi ?
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, glass, dye and metal
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinsNe223 a-b

A pair of soft hide skin moccasins with the sole sewn to upper with vertical seam at heel. Short tongue in arced form. Beaded floral design, one on each side of both feet, and one each on tops. Concentric rows fill in designs of green leaves, white stems and light blue and dark blue circular flowers. Edging in white bead pattern.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
cotton fibre, glass and moose skin
Made in
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe217

Medallion of beadwork with a red border and four evenly spaced protruding red forms with pointed tips emerging from a centre circle on a white ground. Sewn to a green felt backing.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, cotton fibre and wool fibre ?
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GirdleNe216

Black beads woven flat with two alternating evenly-spaced pink bead motifs at intervals along length. Both are cross designs, the shorter one with box motif, the longer with a diamond. Warps at each end of length tied off with two short sections of cord each. These are tightly wrapped with alternating pink and black beads. Tassled loops of strung beads in same colours attached to ends of cords.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GirdleNe215

Purplish pink beads woven flat with diagonal and straight light blue rows; arranged in two motifs that alternate at evenly-spaced intervals along length. Warps at each end of length tied off with two short sections of cord each. These are wrapped tightly with sections of light blue then purplish pink beads. Tassled loops of strung beads in same colours attached to end of cord.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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