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MittenD2.40

Hide mitten with white, yellow and navy beads arranged in geometric patterns. Seam around palm and up wrist; piece of leather on back of hand is gathered into above mentioned seam. Mitten is for left hand.

Culture
Plains
Material
glass, skin and fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandD2.41

Two identical pieces of hide stitched together and having a beadwork design on one side consisting of mutli-coloured triangles on a white background. Each triangle has a pink diamond-shape at top within with a navy triangle below at each side and outlined with yellow and navy. Five horizontal rectangles of navy are at each end and in between stitched together pieces at the seam.

Culture
Plains
Material
skin and glass
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SaddlebagD2.42

Beading on front with a geometric pattern of royal blue, yellow, and red on a light blue background. Beading on corners is of alternating rectangles of blue, red, yellow, green, and white. Animal hair is dyed purple and green-blue with metal clasps. Decorations are sewn onto a hide bag.

Culture
Sioux
Material
skin, glass, hair and metal
Made in
South Dakota, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltD2.43

A wide skin band belt with the outside side covered in beadwork. Bead colours: light and dark blue, yellow, green, red and mauve mounted on hide ornament hanging from belt is a woven bead strip in white, green and blue with a stylized flower design.

Culture
Plains
Material
glass and skin
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.45

Bag beaded on the top and the flap. Main geometric design consists of three pairs of diamond shapes across a horizontal yellow and black band on a blue background bordered by yellow triangles. The outer most ends of the diamond shapes are yellow while the inner most ends of the diamond shapes are orange. The flap has a strap and a similar design as the main geometric design; however, it is half of that across the top with a yellow and turquoise band and diamond shapes above that which are turquoise at their outer most ends while they are yellow at their inner most ends. There is a skin fringe across the bottom.

Culture
Sioux
Material
skin, glass and fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.47

Beaded bag on the top side with pale blue along the edge, then green with transluscent orange lines, then yellow with a design in dark blue, red and metal beads.

Culture
Sioux
Material
skin, glass, metal and fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandD2.50 a-b

Two leather armbands (parts a and b) decorated with semi-rounded circular metal studs.

Culture
Plains
Material
leather skin and brass metal
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BreastplateD2.52

Necklace composed of fourteen long strands of beads held together with nine evenly spaced leather strips through which the strands are strung. Tied together with leather thongs at the top; beaded fringe at bottom. Alternating rows of blue, green, black, white and tan glass beads, brass beads, and elongated polished bone beads. Geometric patterning. Brass beads at the bottom of the fringe.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
glass, bone, leather skin and brass metal
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.382

Cylindrical flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with rawhide ties which formed a handle at one time. Watch-spring base construction. Four rows are beaded, top two near rim in red cotton, the next in red cherry bark at the middle of basket, and the last in dark cherry bark near the bottom. The bottom also has a row of beaded red cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cotton fibre, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.384

Basket with round front and flat back constructed in simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with a watch-spring base construction and a lid at the top. The basket is decorated with partial imbrication in two rows of staggered diamond shapes in red/off-white bulrush/red alternating with black/off-white bulrush/black. The lid has a continuation of the top row of diamond pattern and small triangles in black and red and is attached with rawhide hinges.

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