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BagD1.25

Bag embroidered with green, orange, black, purple, orange, red and grey goemetric patterns. Skin binding sewn around flap. There is a geometric pattern on flap and on the inside. Bead fringe and handle, skin strips dangle from centre of bottom.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
corn husk, fibre, skin, glass, plastic and metal
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronD2.22 a

Cream-coloured hide apron with long ties, a fringe around the edge, and beaded floral designs in red, green, blue, yellow and orange.

Culture
Blackfeet
Material
skin, glass, metal, plastic ? and fibre
Made in
Browning, Montana, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Herring RakeA2295

Rake with a long, thin, flat shaft of wood entirely painted green. Upper four feet is set with nails (points facing outward) along one edge. Electrician's tape is wrapped around the shaft in several places.

Culture
Coast Salish: Shishalh
Material
wood, plastic, adhesive, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frontlet HeaddressA5295 a-b

Headdress with a frontlet carved with a bear design, top and bottom figures. Inlaid with abalone shell pieces. Eyes of top figure are two pieces of mirror. Top of headdress is checker work cedar bark weaving. Cloth covered with white down. Feather at inside back dyed bright red. Red painted paws holding a face. Sea lion whiskers at top of headdress. Buttons at side and back of headdress. A cape (part b) is attached to these buttons. It is made of off-white ermine pelts with a cloth backing. Buttons used to attach next level of cloth with skins. Coloured wool(?), red, green and yellow, attached to some skins.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, glass, silver alloy metal ?, abalone shell, plastic, fibre, feather, eagle down feather, sea lion whisker, wood and ermine skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombK4.132

Comb with large looped protrusion at the top. handle tapers near the centre and is held together by green, blue, orange, and white plastic-covered electrical wire in a geometric and striped pattern. Teeth of comb are long and fan out.

Culture
Barotse
Material
copper metal and plastic
Made in
Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Papermaking MaterialN2.1273

Bundle of plain, beige-white inner bark strips. Bundle is tied with clear, red and blue plastic straps. A large white hanging paper tag with red and blue characters printed on both sides is attached.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bark, paper, metal, ink and plastic
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LanternN2.337 a-c

Brown metal lantern consisting of a four-legged base (part c), elliptically shaped shade (part a), and a rounded top (part b). Shade is a bamboo panel design lined with ecru-coloured rice paper. Top is round with a gentle downward slope towards the edges and a knob handle in the centre. Four-legged base has a light socket and electric cord attached.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bronze metal, rice paper and plastic
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3705/11

Short woman's blouse (salow) with long sleeves and tall collar; made of velvet-like fabric. Dark purple blouse has front opening, bordered with dark red band; arms trimmed with orange band at shoulder and yellow at cuff. Metal discs decorate sides of front opening, with additional rows on orange shoulder bands. Rows have coloured yarn in between them; yellow and white beaded fringe along bottom edge of shoulder decorations. Silver bells attached to white beads, and strands of coloured yarn attached to yellow. Two lines of metal discs along back, towards bottom edge of blouse. Top row has yellow, and multi-coloured beaded fringe. Silver bells attached to yellow beads, and coins attached to multi-coloured. Bottom edge of blouse trimmed with thin multi-coloured stripes. Collar and front opening are lined.

Culture
Palaung
Material
fibre, dye, metal and plastic
Made in
Pong Dang, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3596/6

Round beaded neck ring with geometric design. Necklace consists of thirteen rows of encircling beads, becoming successively smaller in size towards centre; pattern across surface is of squares with thick lines in between. Borders are done in dark blue, red and white; squares done in dark blue, white, red, orange, and light green. Inner edges of necklace bordered with white and dark blue rows; outer rim bordered with yellow and red. Braided wires, strips of leather, and pieces of plastic are placed intermittently across neck ring to hold beads in place. Spaces between pieces of leather have vertical stripes patterns; done in green, red, white, dark, blue, and orange. Necklace has no opening.

Culture
Maasai
Material
glass, metal, plastic and cow skin
Made in
Narok, Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3596/5

Round beaded neck ring with small rectangular panel at front. Necklace consists of six strands of glass beads in encircling rows, becoming successively smaller in size towards centre. Rows are (from interior to exterior): alternating dark blue and red, yellow, yellow, dark red, dark red, and alternating dark blue and white. Additional orange beaded row zigzags around three quarters of the necklace's outer edge; circular metal charms hang from every other point of zigzag. Rectangular panel at front is decorated with plain rows of beads and a triangular motif across the bottom half; two large diamond beads decorate top edge and middle of panel. Two crescent-shaped charms, attached to the panel with buttons, hang from bottom corners. Strips of leather placed intermittently across neck ring to hold beads in place. Necklace secures at back with two hook clasps.

Culture
Samburu
Material
glass, metal, skin and plastic
Made in
Samburu, Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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