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Lace-Making Pillow524/4

Blue lace making pillow, fully set up for lace making, with work in progress. The pillow is square with rounded corners, tightly stuffed with grasses or straw, covered with blue linen textile. A parchment lace-making pattern is pinned into position on the pillow; there is a length of finished lace, the near end of which is still in process. Approximately 60 threads and bobbins are attached and approximately 125 steel pins hold the thread in position on the pattern. Twenty-one spare bobbins are held in a pocket on the right hand side. A triangular pin cushion holds extra pins.

Culture
English
Material
cotton fibre, linen fibre, grass, wood, metal, glass, bone, clay, parchment paper and dye
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Flute2668/4

Long vertical end-blown flute that has five evenly spaced raised ridges indicative of bamboo grass. There are several circular holes down the length of the flute as well as three sections of metal bands wrapped around the outside of the flute. One end is hollow and the other end is closed. There are characters in gold on the side of the flute.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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Berry Basket1719/38

Rectangular-shaped burden basket that tapers slightly towards the bottom. Basket has a thick white cotton fibre strap that is secured to the basket with skin cording. Cotton strap ties into a knot on one side of the basket. A reddish-black band of cedar bark stitching decorates the middle of the basket.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, skin, dye, cotton fibre, cedar wood 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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Doll1719/26

Small cone-shaped doll with wool fibre stuffed inside body. Body is covered in woven cedar bark. Head is round, and doll has black coloured fibre hair that is tied in two braids. Doll has a skin headdress that is decorated with beads.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar bark, apple fruit, cotton fibre ?, wool fibre, skin, glass ? and adhesive
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, 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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