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Bi-pointed Dagger1768/36

Wrought iron double-edged, bi-pointed dagger. Tapered blades at both ends, one short, one long. Hide strip wound around flat handle area between blades.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
iron alloy metal and rawhide skin
Made in
Nass River, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6951

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches), with parallel slat base construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) and design of stepped diagonal rows alternating in red and dark cherry bark. Rawhide handles on each side.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moccasins1060/71 a-b

Pair of child’s moccasins with central eagle design and geometric patterns beaded over the toe. Done in light blue, dark blue, red and yellow. Moccasins are white with an extended, overturned brown rim, and a long, narrow tongue with a lace on either side of it.

Culture
Blackfeet
Material
rawhide skin, glass and sinew
Made in
Montana, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierNbz682

Coiled cedar root cradle with parallel slat base and wall construction. Overcast rim with cedar root bundle foundation. Two small loops have been attached to the proximal end and one on each side at near the distal end. Light coloured grass beading on the proximal end and along one side, interrupted with red and black cherry bark at regular intervals. Vertical design panels on both sides in alternating black and white or red and white combinations. Rawhide carrying straps extend across the cradle at the top and the bottom. These straps are sewn into the sides of the cradle. An opening is located in the distal end.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish ?
Material
cedar root, rawhide skin, cedar wood, canary grass and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6391

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Parallel base construction. Long rawhide handles at short sides. Beaded cherry bark rim and alternating rows of beaded dark or red cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, rawhide skin and dye ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnowshoesA6727 a-b

Pair of elliptically shaped brown wooden snowshoes; both ends are pointed, with the front curving sharply upwards. Three wooden crossbars separate the rawhide mesh-like latticework into three main sections, with the latticework in the central section being of a thicker construction. Two straps made from long strips of cotton are tied to the rawhide in the central section. Small tufts of multicoloured fibres ring the outside of the frame.

Culture
Cree ?
Material
wood, rawhide skin, cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz827

Rectangular basket with a convex lid hinged by three hide straps. Design consists of lighter coloured dashes (grass) on a natural brown background. A horizontal row of black bark dashes also goes around the bottom and the top, with red bark around the middle.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, cherry bark, grass and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moccasins1106/2 a-b

Pair of hide moccasins with multicoloured floral beadwork, an extended ankle flap, and a long tongue with a bifurcated end. The inside sole of the left moccassin (part b) is painted.

Culture
Cree
Material
rawhide skin and glass
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow1003/71

Plain, brown wooden bow with a string of twisted hide; the bow is wrapped in several places with hide.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
wood and rawhide skin
Made in
Alberta, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Club1003/65

Long wooden handle encased in skin with a large stone bound to the top with a strip of hide. Stone is elliptically shaped with pointed ends. Hide binding at the top is decorated with red and white porcupine quills sewn into cross-like shapes and short line.

Culture
Plains
Material
wood, stone, rawhide skin, porcupine quill and dye
Made in
Alberta, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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