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Artificial Limb2950/2

Hand-made artificial limb. Made from a single piece of wood carved into a thigh height leg, wide at the thigh and narrowing toward the ankle, with a discernible knee. The thigh is hollowed out to the knee. A short blunted foot is carved at bottom, with a pad of rubber attached to back and bottom. Leather thongs are wrapped around the ankle and upper thigh, where a piece of leather protrudes holding a system for buckling that includes two metal rings.

Culture
Cambodian
Material
wood, rubber, metal and leather skin
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snow Goggles2930/9

Pair of wooden snow goggles with a hide strap. The goggles are short, wide and slightly curved. They have a rounded indent at the centre for the bridge of the nose. The slits are long and extremely narrow. The back of each of the eyes and the inside of the slits are painted back. The goggles have two holes on both right and left for the hide string, which is looped through and knotted on each side.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, skin and paint
Made in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket2958/1

Hide jacket with beadwork designs and button front. The jacket length is to the waist, open at front with button closure. The buttons are covered with leather. A flower with a long green stem and coloured leaves is beaded on each side of the jacket. Pockets sit at the hip and are decorated at the top with beaded diamond shapes in green and orange. The underside of the pocket flaps is covered in a green and white flower pattern. The cuffs also hold beaded diamond shapes, in red, burgundy and a clear bead. On the back of the jacket is a line of four inch fringe at the midway appoint, above which are three beaded flowers, in blue and clear beads, with green stems and colourful beaded leaves.

Culture
BC Northern Interior ?
Material
rawhide skin and plastic ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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This Song is a Museum2932/4

Octagonal drum with deer hide stretched over a wooden frame and secured at the back with sinew. The face of the drum has a splash pattern at the centre in black ink. The hide is translucent along one half of the drum. The sinew, threaded through the edges of the hide, is pulled to the centre like spokes. A piece of elastic black string has been tied to two of the sinew spokes, for hanging.

Culture
Tahltan
Material
deer skin, yellow cedar wood, sinew, ink, adhesive and fibre
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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This Song is a Museum2932/3

Round drum with cream coloured hide stretched over a wooden frame and secured with thick hide ties at the back which are looped through a hide circle. The front of the drum is decorated with black ink around the edges with four roughly ovular black ink shapes at the centre. At the centre of the back, in the circle, the hide ties are braided into a cross shape and a black string is attached for hanging.

Culture
Tahltan
Material
deer skin, pine wood, ink and fibre
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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This Song is a Museum2932/1

Octagonal drum with hide stretched over a wooden frame and secured with sinew. The sinew is threaded through the edges of the hide at the back and pulled to the centre. There is an abstract, black, paint splash pattern at the centre of the drum surrounded by many small spots of black. A black elastic string is tied to two of the sinew lines at the back.

Culture
Tahltan
Material
elk skin, wood, sinew, adhesive and ink
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moccasins2958/2 a-b

A pair of moccasins, heavily beaded on top and sides in a simple geometric pattern cast in pink and blue on white. Lines of pink, dark blue and white encircle the shoe’s lower portion. The back is decorated with a hide fringe from the sole to the top. A long tongue, split at the end, extends out of the shoe body, which is tied closed with a short hide thong.

Culture
Assiniboine ? or Gros Ventre ?
Material
cotton fibre, rawhide skin and glass
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beaded Mat2951/6

Round leather mat with a beaded, frontal image of a fox’s face. The animal has black and white eyes, a black blaze on the forehead narrowing toward snout, and black and yellow ears. Around the perimeter of the leather are alternating sets of orange and black beads. Part of the edge of the leather has been cut into short thick fringe, while the rest is untouched. Visible on the back of the piece are the threads used to attach the beads to the front.

Culture
Okanagan: Osoyoos
Material
skin, glass and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Nk'Mip, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beaded Mat2951/5

Round leather mat with a beaded image of a bird’s head in profile. The head is black with a black beak, white eye, and white cheek. Groups of green beads encircle the bird at the perimeter of the leather. The edge of the mat is cut into short, wide, irregular fringes. Visible on the back of the piece are knotted threads used to attach the beads to the front.

Culture
Okanagan: Osoyoos
Material
skin, glass and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Nk'Mip, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bear Mask2946/16

Oso grande (large bear) mask made of painted tin, alpaca hair and plastic decorations. The mask has large round ears and a cap of short white-grey fur. The snout is black with six high ridges around the nostril and a golden plastic oval on the front. The open mouth is lined with white teeth along the top and has a wide red tongue. The bulging yellow eyes have pink tinsel around the edges, and two large flaps with pink sequins around the edges. Both ears have an orange centre with wavy black lines and spiked green edges. One has a pink and silver garland around the outside. Purple feathers have been added as ear fur. The inside of the mask is white with a pattern of small blue boxes and is lined with foam around the edge. There is a white sticker on the inside.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
tin metal, alpaca skin, feather, plastic, paint and adhesive
Made in
Puno, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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