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ApronAa4

Light hide apron with a fringe and multicoloured beads. The upper corners extend outwards and have thin hide ties attached on the backside. A darker, fringed piece of hide is sewn down the centre. Amongst the fringe are bunches of multicoloured beads, one in the centre and one on the bottom edge. The bottom edge is scalloped.

Culture
Yeyi
Material
ostrich egg, impala skin, glass and sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA6549

Blue glass "Russian-type" faceted trade beads with two round translucent amber beads on closed string.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA3732

Small glass jug, or bottle, covered with a woven basketry sleeve. Wrapped twined weaving with plain twined weaving around handle and on base. Several compound bands with one complex band composed of figures. Colours: green, orange, purple.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, glass, cedar bark and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA8130

Necklace strung with dentalium shells and glass beads. The dentalium shells are strung in pairs, doubled side by side. They are followed by one or two blue beads, then several smaller clear glass beads, and then one or two of the larger blue beads. The glass beds are strung in a single row.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
dentalium shell, glass and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA17179

Necklace with a large, halved shell as pendant; alternating groupings of red, black, white and blue beads with pairs of dentalium shells.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
glass, shell and dentalium shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA17180

Faceted blue glass trade beads on string.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA17194

Necklace made from faceted blue glass trade beads on string.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC162

The pendant is made of a pearl-like shell with a comb-shaped shell among a brown seed, two semi-transparent red beads, and pink-white shell beads.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
fibre, shell, seed and glass
Made in
Roviana Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PurseA3432 a-b

Woven purse (part a) that has wrapped twined weaving with a border of plain twined weaving at the top. Both sides have a design that consists of two whales facing each other (in blue with several colours) and a purple eagle with an arrow in its claws while its wings are outspread. Colours include magenta, orange, yellow, and green. Has a zipper. There is also a double-sided rectangular mirror (part b).

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, metal, glass, aniline dye and synthetic fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA8373

Headdress of a raven with mirrored glass eyes. Painted black, blue, and red. Head attached to wooden head ring covered with shredded red cedar bark and repurposed blue with white stripes cotton cloth. Moveable lower jaw held together by metal pegs.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
alder wood, metal, glass, cotton fibre, cedar bark and paint
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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