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TrapA2.463

Large flat wood piece cut into a rectangle with one end shaped with a triangular point. Above, in the middle, there is an oval wood piece with the top centre cut out and the middle hollowed out so that a wood axle with wood pegs attached by sinew at each side can be attached to create a long wood lever with a point at the end, enabling it to stand upright at an angle.

Culture
Siberian Yupik
Material
walrus tusk, wood, sinew and rawhide skin
Made in
St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe Bag1003/80

A long brown hide piece with two rounded open split parts at one end and a square end at the other. The two rounded open split parts end is edged with blue beads. The square end has beadwork design and a long skin fringe. The beadwork design consists of pink, blue, red, orange, and yellow flowers on a white background outlined with pink and edged with a pattern of alternating light blue, green, and dark blue rectangles along the sides.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
glass, rawhide skin and fibre
Made in
Alberta, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandD2.26 a-b

Pair of rectangular armbands with beadwork. Leather has white, green, yellow, red, turquoise, and navy beads (also along edge). Hide thongs for ties attached together by a thong covered with brass beads. One has small bag attached.

Culture
Sioux
Material
leather skin, glass and rawhide skin
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FlesherD2.123

Hollow rectangular tapering bone piece, cut diagonally at the smaller end which has a serrated working edge along the rounded end. Rawhide thong tied onto bone flesher, which is also red at that end.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
bone and rawhide skin
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skinning Tool1003/3 a-b

Thick segment of bone with one end carved into a curved, ninety degree angle. A long leather cord is affixed to the other end, then tied around the middle and wrapped around the curved end. A leather strap is tied to the cord near the centre of the bone--the other end of the strap is looped around a drop-shaped metal piece. Part b is a flat, square piece of metal with a sharpened edge.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
bone, metal and rawhide skin
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beaded Bottle1003/20 a-b

Beaded bottle. A glass bottle covered in beads with light brown hide around the bottom. The bottle has a long slim octagonal neck and a body which flares outward toward the bottom. The beadwork design consists of three horizontal rows of multi-coloured parallelograms outlined with black around the body of the bottle on a light blue background. The section between the neck and the body of the bottle has a multi-coloured starburst-shaped design outlined with black. There is a cork stopper (part b) covered with multi-coloured beadwork around the top. Colours include white, orange, yellow, red, dark blue, and green.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
glass, fibre, rawhide skin and bark
Made in
Alberta, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1566/3 a-b

Rectangular light brown woven basket with convex fitted lid. Horizontal bands of red and black colour run the lid, while repeating vertical, alternating red and black geometric designs encircle the sides of the basket. A small looped handle sits in the centre of the lid, with more broken or damaged loops around the sides of the lid and basket.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, grass, dye, rawhide skin and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress1060/45

Small circular-shaped beaded headdress with beaded shell fringe and a long chin strap made of two interwoven beaded strands with alternating colours of orange, blue, red, green, white and pink. In the centre and on the inside of the main part of headdress is a small circular-shaped patch of brown coloured skin. On the outside, starting at the top of the headdress is a central orange bead with three bands of vertically beaded rows extending outwards with alternating grey, brown, red and blue coloured beads. Two small skin loops are found on each side of the headdress.

Culture
Alutiiq ?
Material
glass, fibre, plastic ? and rawhide skin
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish Pendant1570/10

Light yellow coloured fish-shaped pendant, attached at the tail fin to a brown hide cord. The body has a small top fin on the upper body, a small back fin near the tail fin, a large carved circular eye, a down turned mouth and a linear square design across the length of the body. Carved grooves on lower portion of the body are indicative of gills.

Culture
Yup'ik ?
Material
bone and rawhide skin
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lunch BasketA6420

Rectangular basket with domed lid. Coiled cedar root with bifurcated stitches and parallel slat base construction. Basket has flange. Lid is convex and decorated with beaded design in white, black and red. Body of basket decorated with star designs. Lid attaches to basket with four rawhide thongs and two rawhide hinges.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, rawhide skin, tule grass 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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