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BagA2.77

Bag made from twisted mesh with small tassels and black, green and blue beads interwoven. Drawstring closure applique. Hide strips on the top hide band.

Culture
Inupiaq ?
Material
intestine ?, sinew ?, skin and glass
Made in
Nome, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagA2.75

The bag is rectangular, green-brown and shiny with a green fabric handle. The bag is made from narrow strips of seal intestine sewn together with thread. There are five strips on either side of the bag. Some of the seams show traces of feathers and red, green and black fabric decoration. A thin gold band is sewn around the opening of the bag.

Culture
Aleut
Material
seal intestine, feather, fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagA2.73

The bag is rectangular, brown and shiny with two long handles. The bag is made from narrow strips of seal intestine sewn together with thread. There are five strips on either side of the bag.

Culture
Aleut ? or Inuit ?
Material
seal intestine and fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff ContainerK5.27

Snuff container in the form of an ox with a rough, studded body. The ox has long thin horns and small tail. A hole at the centre of the forehead that opens to a cavity inside the body of the ox.

Culture
Nguni
Material
clay ?, blood, ochre pigment ? and intestine
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lyre3577/8

Lyre with a wooden sound chamber covered in leather skin; skin secured with wire. Triangular wood frame extends from top of sound chamber, made up of two arms inserted through the leather and connected at the top by a crossbar. The crossbar is rectangular on either end, with notches that the arms are inserted into, and a cylindrical centre where the strings are attached. Three strings are fastened to three wooden pegs and lashed around the crossbar. The strings are fastened across the front of the sound box to a wire loop. All components of lyre are darkened to dark brown with the exception of the strings.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
intestine ?, wood, fibre and rawhide hide
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic1949.195

Tunic with hood, made from strips of walrus intestine stitched together. Along the bottom of the tunic and each cuff darker skin has been sewn.; Good. 'Parka, thigh length, with attached hood. Main body is made from horizontal strips of sea mammal intestine; back of hood is made from vertical strips of same. Edge around face opening is turned to the interior to form a 0.9 cm casing overlaid with narrow band of red dyed sealskin secured with sinew in running stitch. Twisted sinew tie is threaded around casing emerging through two holes at centre front of neck. Holes are reinforced with rectangular piece of skin. Band (0.8 cm wide) of black dyed sealskin is attached to each cuff and around straight bottom edge. Structural sewing is with sinew. J. Hall, March 2005'

Culture
Northwest Coast ? or Aleut ?
Material
sea mammal intestine and sinew
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ? or Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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