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BasketA2.597 a-b

Cigarette case and cover. Twined weave and cross warp openwork twined weave with overlay embroidery. Cover design: two triangles, contiguous at vertex with line at point of contact. Case design in symmetric colour arrangement. Colours: red, blue, turquoise, rose.

Culture
Aleut
Material
wild rye grass, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Attu Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GlovesD1.68 a-b

Pair of beige hide gloves, or gauntlets, with flared opening. The top of both are covered in embroidery of red roses, blue birds and greenery. A hide fringe hangs down from the outer side of each glove.

Culture
Blackfoot ? or Metis ?
Material
rawhide skin, cotton fibre and silk fibre ?
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeD2.114 a-b

Stem decorated with red and green satin plus woven porcupine quills dyed pink, turquoise, yellow and red. T-shaped pipe bowl carved from red stone. Stem not perforated from end to end.

Culture
Plains
Material
wood, catlinite stone, porcupine quill and silk fibre ?
Made in
South Dakota, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentE223

Three, decorative, metal crosses attached to three metal balls that hang from a cross shaped design of wings on either side of a cutout heart. All of which is suspended on a narrow blue ribbon.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
brass metal, silver metal and silk fibre
Made in
Yalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinD2.38

One skin moccasin sewn around the sole, up the back and across the top where the cotton ankle covers are joined. Black velvet ribbon and green satin ribbon around the ankle. Leather thongs, beaded on toe with dark blue and light blue arrow-like-shapes on a white background.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
leather skin, cotton fibre, silk fibre ? and glass
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CapeD2.44

Cape composed of an arch-shaped black velveteen collar with a floral pattern in orange, yellow, pink, red, silver, blue, black and brown beadwork, a blue beaded edge, and a long beaded fringe in clear and black beads in a lattice pattern with a band of black followed by a band of clear and another band of black and finished with lengths of silver beads. Cotton backing. The cape is in the "Bertha" style.

Culture
Plains
Material
glass, plastic ?, cotton fibre, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinD2.37

One skin moccasin with seams around sole and up each side. Turquoise satin binding around top and blue lining. Tie-laces from heel. Embroidered in green, orange-brown, and blue.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
skin and silk fibre ?
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatD3.53

Black, velvet, satin lined cap. Cap is covered with blue, yellow, pink and white floral beading. A circular piece sits atop the cap with three long loops of blue-grey beads attached to it, creating a tassel-like effect.

Culture
Seneca
Material
cotton fibre ?, silk fibre ?, glass and dye
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseE2

Blouse or huipil consisting of two rectangular, cotton, woven pieces hand sewn together using an overcast stitch of red thread. The panels are decorated in bands of chevron, zigzag, triangular and lozenge patterns with a central floral motif. The designs are in purple, pink, green, yellow, blue, orange, white and black on a red ground. The bottom has a thick red border. The sides of the huipil are sewn with the exception of arm holes and the middle has a vertical slit opening. All of the openings are edged with a piece of purple silk fabric.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre, dye and silk fibre
Made in
San Antonio De Aguas Calientes, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinsD3.165 a-b

A pair of skin moccasins, each sewn down the middle of the toe top, embroidered, and having tie-laces. Fine convent embroidery has a flower motif in yellow, pink, purple, green and orange, with bands of blue, pink, red, light and dark green, likely silk.

Culture
Anishinaabe ? or Cree ?
Material
skin, cotton fibre and silk fibre ?
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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