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Fishing CreelD1.255

Coiled cedar root basket with attached lid. Simple interlocking coiled work (with bifurcated stitches) and parallel slat base and watch-spring lid construction. Basket also has overcast rims and a rawhide thong. The lid is decorated with six rectangles of cat-tail grass, which are outlined alternatively in black or red cherry bark. The sides have four vertical bands of white grass edged with black or red, the resulting rectanglar shapes are joined together. Colour: tan.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.144

Rawhide bag with a red wool trim along the edge,and red and green trim woven on the end of the ties. Painted red, blue, and green in a geometric pattern.

Culture
Plains
Material
rawhide skin and wool fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire SteelD2.147

Hand made fire steel, a trade item. Strap is partly stained red. Old file striations are visible on the flattened part of the steel.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
rawhide skin and iron metal
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SheathD2.151

Piece of cloth with beading and a fringe. Beading is red with a pattern of blue and green v-shapes. Pairs of tin cylinders with hair tufts hang from one end. The other end has bits of rawhide exposed, suggesting it may have come from a larger object originally.

Culture
Plains
Material
cotton fibre, glass, copper metal, rawhide skin and horse hair ?
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleD2.158

The rattle head is made of rawhide. The handle is made of a piece of wood wrapped in red wool and held on by a hide thong wrapped around its length. Head of rattle stained green on one side and orange on the other. Each of the two feathers has two red lines on it. There are small strips of white fur attached to the head. There is a looped band of fur attached to the end of the handle.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
skin, feather, wood, rawhide skin and wool fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water JugD4.111

Pitch covered water jar undecorated. It has three handles on the sides. Twined elements of willow covered with a thick layer of pitch. Base has a piece of cotton glued on. One rawhide thong remains for carrying. Diagonal twined work (over two warp strands) covered with pitch to made it water proof.

Culture
Apache
Material
willow wood, resin, cotton fibre and rawhide skin
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerD2.180

Hide container shaped to a point and wrapped around with string of blue, white, green and red beads.

Culture
Plains
Material
rawhide skin and glass
Made in
USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt PouchK2.18

Rectangular leather box with an overlapping flap that has a rolled hide button which goes through a loop at the other end to close the box. Geometric crosshatched borders with stars. Belt loops on the back side. Appears to be stitched with hide and plant fibre.

Culture
West African
Material
leather skin, rawhide skin and plant fibre
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.203

Birch bark basket with a circular top and a square bottom. Birch bark is bent and laced together with root lashings. A split twig rim covers the top edge of the basket and is overcast with thin strips of root; a strip of bark is laced underneath the rim as reinforcement. Red and green beads are featured around the top of the rim. A strip of rawhide is strung from one side of the rim to the other as a handle.

Culture
Mi'kmaq ?
Material
birch bark, cedar root, glass and rawhide skin
Made in
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.204

Light brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a square bottom. Bark is bent and laced into place, with birch twine around the rim overcast with thin strips of root; pairs of decorative red beads are tied to the rim at four points. A handle made from a strip of rawhide is strung from one side of the rim to the other.

Culture
Mi'kmaq ?
Material
birch bark, cedar root, glass and rawhide skin
Made in
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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