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Stringed Musical Instrument2668/2

Cantonese opera instrument. Two string fiddle, or violin (erhu, erxian), with bow attached, made from bamboo cane; two gourd-like pegs and two strings stretched over a bridge attached to a section of bamboo covered with reptile skin. Bow is strung with hair.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, horse hair, reptile skin and paint ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronH2.40

Black, triangular piece of leather with a fringe and border of alternating sections of red and black seeds sewn onto it. The centre of the piece features decorative beading with black, red and white-brown coloured seeds, as well as the necks of three gourds, sewn so that they protrude from the leather at a ninety degree angle.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
leather skin, seed, gourd fruit, fibre, grass and paint ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagH2.3

Light yellow-brown, pouch-like woven bag with square corners and a crisscrossing purple and green design on the sides. Twelve long, braided cords are attached around the basket's upper rim.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Burden Basket1719/32

A rectangular coiled imprecated basket made from cedar wood sewn with split cedar root. Rectangular design formed by cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, dye, cotton fibre, cedar wood, grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
Skatin, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry Basket1719/40

Rectangular burden basket that tapers slightly towards the bottom. Basket has three skin loops and five skin ties. On the front, there are three imprecated diamond designs. On the ends, there are two imprecated diamond designs. On the back, there are three vertical imprecated vertical designs.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, grass ?, dye, skin and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll Carrier1719/9

Small oblong-shaped doll carrier, or cradle, with plastic doll wrapped up in strips of cedar bark. Cradle has arched handle attached to one side. Skin strips attach to handle and opposite end of the cradle. Cradle is decorated with alternating sections of diagonally stitched white cedar root and cherry bark around its perimeter. The lower portion of the cradle has evenly spaced checkered sections of white cedar root and cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, grass, glass ?, deer skin, plastic, cedar bark and cherry bark
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketSf1043

Circular woven basket with a flat bottom, sides that curve slightly inwards, and a woven handle arcing from one side of the rim to the other. A very short length of blue yarn is woven onto one side.

Culture
Quechua
Material
grass, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketH1.203 a-b

A light yellow-brown woven coil basket with a flat, circular bottom, slightly flared sides, and a flat lid. The basket and lid each have three short bands of purple, while the lid has an additional three bands of purple wool woven into it.

Culture
Chilean
Material
grass, wool fibre, leaf and dye
Made in
Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1719/1

Light brown woven hand basket with two large handles bridging opposite sides. Horizontal bands of black, yellow-white and red patterning encircle the basket, with red, yellow-white and black-coloured diamond shapes mark the centre of the two sides and two ends.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, fibre, dye, skin, grass and cedar wood
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1719/43

Rectangular, twined basket with hinged lid. Hinges and ties on front side are of skin; handle goes across long dimension of the lid and is also skin. Decoration is on sides and top in cherry bark and is mostly in lines of either dark brown, brown, or cream; one central geometric design in dark brown is on each side.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, skin, dye, fibre, grass and cedar wood
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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