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SlippersCb77 a-b

Pair of heelless slippers; the sole consists of three or more layers of rawhide and leather sewn together as a separate unit. The leather insole and lined upper are attached separately. The upper is cut widely towards a slightly pointed toe. The upper is ornamented in an impressed or tooled design of straight lines, dots and circles forming a set of triangles pointing towards the toe.

Culture
Hausa
Material
rawhide skin, cotton fibre and leather skin
Made in
Kano, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleAa70

Eighty-six grey-brown cocoons have been slit to allow the insertion of bits of stone or ostrich eggshell. The cocoons are drilled on the underside with two small holes at each end, and strung on strands of twine so that they lie parallel to each other. After stringing, the twine is tied at the end. Lengths of rawhide are tied at each end of the band of cocoons, and are used to secure the rattle to the dancer's leg.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
mophani worm cocoon, ostrich egg, stone, sisal fibre and rawhide skin
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleAa69

Eighty-six grey brown cocoons have been slit to allow the insertion of bits of stone or ostrich eggshell. The cocoons are drilled on the underside with two small holes at each end, and strung on strands of twine so that they lie parallel to each other. After stringing, the twine is tied at the end. Lengths of rawhide are tied at each end of the band of cocoons, and are used to secure the rattle to the dancer's leg.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
mophani worm cocoon, stone, ostrich egg, sisal fibre and rawhide skin
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentAa153

Circular band of brown rawhide wrapped with sinew and strung with copper beads.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
rawhide skin, sinew and copper metal
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3096

Basket in the shape of a suitcase. Side opposite lid has a large complex star figure in white, black and red, surrounded by beaded border of circles and semi-circles. Edges are decorated in red, black and white beading which creates a pattern of circles and semi-circles. The lid has a border similar in appearance to the side opposite, and an inner pattern of white chevrons and black verticals. Simple coiled work (with bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base and lid construction.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, rawhide skin, canary grass, cherry bark, metal and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnowshoesNa721 a-b

Two piece wood frame construction with three wooden crossbars. Pointed heel and toe, with the toe sharply bent, starting at the top cross-bar. Toe piece is open, otherwise hexagonal hide netting covers the spaces between the bars. Centre netting is attached around the frame, over cloth and leather. Diagonal strips cross over and under the horizontal strips in all sections, except adjacent to the toe hole. The section above and below the toe and foot section attach through the holes in the frame, to the outside. A hide strip runs the length of the outside, for these sections. The bent toe section has a hide strip which attaches through the side, on the inside to the bottom of the frame. Hide strips hold the toe and tail ends through holes in the top and the inside of the frame. 'b' has copper wire at the bottom lashing.

Culture
Cree
Material
wood, flax fibre, metal and rawhide skin
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA4308

Rectangular cedar root basket consisting of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches); parallel slat foundation; total imbrication. Rawhide handles overcast with cedar root and beaded. Convex lid. The coiled work consists of nine rows of elongated (two slat) stitches; beaded basket; fully imbricated. Two rows of stepped pattern in crabapple and black cherry bark. Along the top are shapes in black and along bottom are the same shapes in red. The lid is convex and flanged, and decorated with partial beading. Alternating crabapple/black cherry creating six wide rows going width of lid. Hinges are rawhide. Rawhide tips on lid connect with loops on basket. Colour: tan.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye, cherry bark, crabapple bark and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA17184

Necklace-like ornament made from an unevenly shaped, roughly circular stone pendant strung on a hide thong.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
igneous stone and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3222

Rectangular flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot. Imbricated design of connected diamond shapes outlined in black cherry bark and filled with grass/red cherry bark/grass/dark cherry bark/grass centres. Black cherry bark outline continues on from top of diamonds creating a "v" shape. Remaining rim is beaded in red cherry bark. Parallel splint base construction. Foot has three rows of beading, grass, red cherry bark and dark cherry bark at rim. (Small rawhide handles on each side at one time.)

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye, cat-tail grass ? and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7606

Rectangular flared, coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Parallel slat base construction. Most of basket is fully beaded on three sides in horizontal rows of two bands of cat-tail grass (?) staggered with a row of dark cherry bark. Last quarter of basket is plain except for one row of beaded dark cherry bark. Rim is solid line of cat-tail grass (?) with intervals of red or dark cherry bark. Fourth side has three vertical rows of parallel bands alternating in red and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Skin ties, two on one side at corners, one on opposite side in middle.

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