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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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BasketD1.493

Rectangular, tan-coloured basket that flares upward and outward. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring base construction and parallel slat sides. Rawhide loop and one string loop are at either upper corner of one long side with another string loop in the middle of the upper portion of the other long side. Decorated with partial beading, every fourth row is beaded with three rows of black, one of red, four rows of black, one of cat-tail, and one row of red cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye, rawhide skin and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd615

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; elongated watch-spring base construction; fully imbricated. The design consists of nine rows of staggered rectangles bordered on top by horizontal zigzag line, one straight line, two plain rows, ending with a horizontal zigzag around the rim. Cedar root splint foundation with coiled elements of cedar root; one rawhide tie; imbrication in red cherry bark and bullrush.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cherry bark, rawhide skin, cedar root and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2332

Lozenge-shaped basket of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction and cross-stitch on rim. Hide thong handles are laced on. Decorated with partial imbrication. Shapes near rim, one per side, in black/white/red. Colour: tan.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, dye, rawhide skin, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model SnowshoesA158 a-b

Pair of model snowshoes: wooden frame with an upturned toe; laced with hide; red and purple wool pom-poms decorate toe and heel.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
rawhide skin, wool fibre, wood and dye
Made in
Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pubic CoverK5.89

Hide cover or apron with several layers sewn together. Front cover has hair attached to hide. Heavy fringe is attached to cover and consists of several thin long pieces of hide. Copper and tinned beads are crimped onto pieces in the fringe.

Culture
Zulu
Material
rawhide skin and metal
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeA2.572

Model birch bark canoe with three cross-beams and one end covered in rawhide. Sides of the canoe have been dyed red, with a linear pattern marked into the bark near the top of the gunwales. A small black and brown carved wooden paddle is attached to one of the cross-beams with a fibre cord.

Culture
Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
Material
birch bark, rawhide skin, fibre, wood and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA2.227

Bone hoop tied with rawhide. Four dangles attached: one with a blue bead and three with a blue bead and a piece of caribou hoof. "Dot-in-circle" motif carved around the hoop

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone, glass, caribou hoof and rawhide skin
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltA2.224

Thin, hide belt with a row of small fish ear bones (otoliths) sewn down the centre, flanked on both sides by rows of red and white beads. Tusk hook and eye closure.

Culture
Inuit
Material
rawhide skin, glass, fibre, walrus tusk and fish bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleA2.208

Crescent-shaped piece of horn with a looped hide though tied through a hole in the centre; six sets of incised bands on horn.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
musk ox horn and rawhide skin
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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