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Vest3377/14

Sheep skin vest with light tan-coloured embroidery. The tanned leather is embroidered with floral and geometric designs. The interior is lined with white sheep's wool, which leaves a fringe of wool extending out around all of the edges of the vest.

Culture
Afghan
Material
sheep skin and fibre
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes3377/20 a-b

A pair of leather shoes. The top is a reddish-brown suede embroidered with gold metallic thread and red or dark blue-black details. The upturned pointed toe folds back over itself, incorporating into the embroidery on the top of the foot. Bright pink plastic is incorporated into the strip at the heel. The sole and heel are composed of several layers of leather.

Culture
Pashtun
Material
skin, fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
Kandahar, Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cape3345/4

Pleated, circular cape made from animal hide. Front centre of cape has large orange-brown triangular section with equally sized plain triangular sections on either side. Rest of cape has thinner orange-brown triangles spread throughout. All sections of cape covered in plain fringe, except for the large plain triangle to the right of the front orange-brown triangular section. Fringe is heavier on back of cape. Long hide strips on either side of neckline.

Culture
Samburu
Material
skin
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3345/2

Round, woven basket with cowhide(?) covering the base. Basket is golden brown. Reddish-brown cowhide attached to basket with strand of dark brown, braided plant fibre. Braid ends on right side of basket in looped knot.

Culture
Samburu
Material
plant fibre and cow skin ?
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Case3343/10

Handmade leather case with tassels attached to top corners on either side. Case is rectangular, has dark brown exterior and beige interior. Embossed designs on exterior and interior of X’s, rectangles, lines and diamonds. Two large accordion pockets on both top and bottom halves of case interior. On bottom half, on pocket closest to front, is an oval shaped pocket and card slot. In between the two bottom accordion pockets is a large zippered pocket. All edges of case are stitched.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
brass metal, leather skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3345/3

Leather headdress with fur, cowrie shell, bead and button decorations. Leather band, that would wrap around forehead, has veil of chains hanging from bottom edge. Dark yellow and dark blue tube beads along bottom of veil. Bottom left edge of headband bordered with red and dark yellow tube beads, bottom right edge bordered with dark blue and green tube beads. Headband attached to round piece of skin, covered in grey and black animal hair, by eight leather straps. Round piece of skin would sit on top of head. Leather straps at front and back of headband are wider than the ones along the sides. Roundel in centre of headpiece, overtop of animal hair. Roundel has diamond and circular patterns done in white, light blue, dark blue, red and dark yellow round beads. Long chin strap, made of two leather strips, hangs from bottom edges of left and right sides of headband portion. Chin straps are secured together with thread covered in round beads. Beads are light blue, dark blue, red, yellow and white. Beads form a striped pattern. Wide leather strip extends from back of headdress. Ends of long back strip and chin strap have off-white and black animal hair. All leather surfaces are covered in cowrie shells on the exterior. In addition, the back strip has rows of red and green oval beads, dark blue and black tube beads, and plastic buttons. Buttons are black, white, dark maroon, yellow and green.

Culture
Samburu
Material
skin, cowrie shell, plastic, iron metal ?, glass and plant fibre
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cape3345/5

Dark brown hide cape with beaded designs. Short fringe all along bottom edge. Grid-like design on exterior. Lines done in white, dark blue, red, golden yellow and orange round beads. Three round beaded semi-circles in top left corner of cape, where it would wrap around neck. Semi-circles are white, yellow, dark blue and orange. Large triangle section, starting in middle centre of cape and extending to bottom edge, is pleated. Five rows of round beaded fringe across pleats. Beads are orange, white, black, red and dark blue. Just above the pleated section is a horizontal band of red, white and blue stripes. Design done in round beads. From the top centre edge of the cape to the striped band are seven round beaded columns. The first, third, fifth and seventh columns from the left are white. The second column from the left is dark blue. The fourth and sixth columns are a mix of dark blue and orange.

Culture
Samburu
Material
skin, glass and fibre
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Purse3343/11

Handmade beige leather purse with lizard scale pattern on front and back. Purse is rectangular, has an adjustable shoulder strap, and a rounded flap with a front loop closure. Sides and bottom have lines and X’s embossed along them. Edges of purse are stitched together with plain leather. Interior has a small zippered pocket, along the back.

Culture
Nigerian
Material
lizard skin, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3363/3

Beaded belt with flap and long beaded neck strap. The belt is composed of two long rectangular strips of hide overlaid with red wool trade cloth that attach to a wide rectangular section of hide at centre. The two strips attach at the back with two mismatched metal buttons. The front section has a flap with red wool facing out, and interior lined with a burgundy with brown floral fabric. All edges finished with blue binding and edged with white beads. The strap is composed of two long pieces of red wool back with beige fabric attached at the neck. The strap has four matching beaded designs in light blue, light brown-yellow and black. The belt flap has three similar sun-like designs in a row in black, white, light pink, light blue, dark blue, and yellow-green. Two more mirrored beaded designs are on each hip in light blue, navy blue, light pink, violet and dark green.

Culture
Tahltan ?
Material
metal, skin, wool fibre, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3363/5

Beaded bag composed of a long, thin shoulder strap and long semi-circular hide pouch, overlaid with red wool trade cloth and brown fabric. The front is stitched with a red and white checkered panel and flanked top and bottom two abstract designs in blue, clear, white, and black glass and seed beads. Edges finished with brown binding on the bag, and black binding on the strap. Edged overall in white pony beads.

Culture
Tahltan
Material
sinew, skin, wool fibre, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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