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Musical InstrumentE/1389
Bag, Shaman's PaintedE/1114
BagA2.74

The bag is rectangular, white and shiny with a thin red band along the opening. The bag is made from narrow strips of seal intestine sewn together with thread. There are eight strips on either side of the bag. The seams between the strips show traces of white feathers and red and green wool decoration.

Culture
Aleut
Material
seal intestine, feather and wool fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Parka783/1

Light brown, translucent anorak, or hooded coat, made from strips of intestine sewn together horizontally; the centre of the strips of intestine are marked by a long silvery grey streak. Long sleeves and hood with drawstring. Appears to be machine stitched.

Culture
Aleut ?
Material
sea lion intestine and fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LyreCa39

Lyre with two arms and crossbar, all incised with a criss-cross design. The arms fit into plastic bowl covered with two pieces of tanned skin and hand sewn with goat gut. Six plastic strings are fastened to six pegs and lashed around the pegs and the crossbar. The strings are fastened across the front of the sound box over a wooden bridge and are all tied to a piece of gut which is sewn onto the sound box and stretched.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
goat intestine, plastic, goat skin and wood
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Herring HookA8185

A bundle of lines of twined horsehair or gut. To end of each line is fastened a thin brass rod with a very sharp point, bound with thread on to its line at an opposed angle, thus acting as a hook.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
brass metal, intestine and horse hair
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowA4344

Short flat bow. Narrow at the hand grip and notched at either end for the bowstring. One side convex, the other flat in cross section. Twisted intestine string. Dark brown finish.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, intestine and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gut Skin ParkaA2.522

Hooded coat (kalerak, or anorak) made of strips of scraped intestine. The body of the coat is made of vertical strips that extend into the hood. The arms are made of vertically sewn strips (vertical when arms are spread). The rim of the hood is lined with a cotton casing through which a thread is strung. The strips are sewn together with a dark blue cotton thread, thus accentuating the seams. A patch of intestine has been sewn onto the coat below the right arm. The bottom and the sleeves are trimmed with narrow strips of seal skin.

Culture
Siberian Yupik
Material
bearded seal intestine, cotton fibre and ringed seal skin
Made in
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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