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Quiver1925.380; D 1912.19

Quiver of ?seal skin sewn with sinew. The base of the quiver has been added from a different piece of skin. There is a small thong of leather near the top of the quiver. There are several patches of bare skin.; Good.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
skin and seal ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ? or Tierra del Fuego, Argentina ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Drum1992.2 A-B

A: Wooden ceremonial drum or ' gujaaw' , painted by the well known Haida artist Reg Davidson. Goatskin stretched over yellow cedar hoop. Caribou horn handle at back of drum. Round design on front depicts front view of eagle face, in red, black and white acrylic paint. The drum is used to accompany traditional singing at many celebratory occasions. B: Beater, made from cedar wooden, with end bound in red cloth. The drums of this type are used to accompany traditional singing at many celebratoryoccasions such as feasts, potlatches, and pole raisings. The unpainted drum was not made by the artist but purchased ready for painting the design. The drum maker was from Vancouver Island; Good; Complete

Culture
Haida
Material
wood, cedar wood, cloth, skin and horn
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Belt2728/2

Belt made of a band of beads strung together and sewn onto a rawhide backing. A connected repeating pattern in alternating red and blue on a white background is bordered with green. One end of the skin wraps around the centre of a small silver metal buckle, the other end narrows slightly and is rounded at tip.

Culture
Interior Salish: Secwepemc
Material
glass, skin, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2726/1

Heavily beaded pouch-type bag has long, wide shoulder strap. Blue, white, dark and olive green, gold, pink, yellow, black, and orange glass beads are sewn in floral designs onto red wool, which is stitched to a backing of tan coloured skin with a khaki cotton edging. Beaded top flap of small pouch lifts up to reveal red wool pocket with green and orange edging and blue cotton lining.

Culture
Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine ?
Material
glass, skin, cotton fibre, dye and wool fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress2736/6

Headdress consisting of flat, horn-shaped curved wood head piece with long strands of dried grass hanging down in two thick bunches from grass pompoms. The plank wood headpiece, with leather and cloth head straps attached, is painted white with red dots on both sides and, on the front, has two leaping sharks facing each other and the dates 2000 and 2005.

Culture
Bijogo
Material
wood, paint, leather skin, cotton fibre and grass
Made in
Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2748/1

Necklace of ten individual argillite plaques, varied slightly in size and shape, showing animal crest designs (grizzly, eagle, hawk, thunderbird, killer whale). Thin brown leather strip onto which they are strung is bound together at ends with purple thread. Each plaque has a description, place, date and artist signature incised into the back, e.g., "Haida Eagle Crest 69 Skidegate McGuire."

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone, leather skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Skidegate, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lenten Mask2743/18

Carved wood mask with beard. Face mask with cut-out openings is painted red with black paint on prominent brows, thick mustache, and eyes. The long beard adhered to the chin is the leg fur of a small animal, with paw and claws attached. The interior is unpainted and lined with strips of gray foam. String is attached to eye hooks at top and sides.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
wood, paint, skin, claw, hair, adhesive, metal and synthetic fibre
Made in
Vila Boa, Braganca, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shark Headdress2736/7

Realistic representation of shark head is painted bluish gray with carved black eyes and red gill lines. Worn with nose pointing upwards, the beard and the mouth, made up of part of the jaw and teeth of a shark set above a row of squared white wood teeth, are therefore facing forward. The headdress has long strands of grass fibres hanging from the sides and a foam lining around the interior rim. The jaw is held in with nails and two strands of woven synthetic rope are knotted and pulled through holes in the wood.

Culture
Bijogo
Material
wood, grass, shark tooth, metal, polyurethane foam, paint, synthetic fibre, shark bone, shark skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2728/1

Belt made of band of red, black and white beads strung together in a repeating pattern of two designs. Both ends are sewn onto a rectangle of light skin, one of which is sewn around an oval metal loop covered with white beads. A snap fastener has been sewn onto the other end and is snapped around the loop.

Culture
Interior Salish: Secwepemc
Material
glass, skin, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2728/3

Belt made of a band of beads strung together and sewn onto a rawhide backing. A repeated pattern of blue flowers on a stem with green leaves on a white background is broken up by two sets of black beads in a pattern, (possibly letters EDIE?). One end of the skin wraps around the centre of a small silver-coloured metal buckle, the other end narrows slightly and is somewhat pointed at tip.

Culture
Interior Salish: Secwepemc
Material
glass, rawhide skin, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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