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Cradle BoardA17206

Cradle board with a doll laced-up inside the bundle. The doll is covered in a beige and white striped blanket so that only the head is visible. The beige blanket is partially wrapped by a black cover with red trim and white stitching. There is white fibre lashing the black and red cover together, securing the doll within. The black and red cover is attached to a wooden board, upon which the doll rests. There is a small pillow under the doll's head. Attached to the sides of the board and extending upwards in an arch is a multicoloured bead covered wooden frame with beaded hide fringes.

Culture
Coast Salish: Nisqually
Material
wood, glass, rawhide skin, plastic ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Nisqually, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumC657

The drum has an elongated hourglass shape with a black finish. The top is covered in skin and there are traces of fur along the top edge. Woven cane overlies the upper part of the drum. It is made of four woven bands with pairs of cane attached between each band. The first band circles the top of the drum, securing the skin. A twisted fibre cord is knotted through the cane overlay.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
wood, rattan ?, skin and fibre
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thunderbird Mask863/1

Thunderbird mask with a large protruding beak. Atop of the mask on each side is a tiered piece of wood that is carved to curl over at the top. The piece is painted black with red and green details. The area in between the top pieces is covered with white feathers and edged with a wooden fringe and orange rope. The eyes are round and black, the area surrounding the eyes is green. The beak is orange and red. The lower beak is hinged and opens and closes using a black string inside the mask. The bottom of the mask has a long wooden fringe laced together with red plastic. The mask has a wooden back painted red, green and black with four downward barbs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, paint, feather, skin and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.91

Silk lined skin pouch with strands of fringe partly bound by purple quills. Floral beading design on both sides but with a pattern different on each side. One side has a design that consists of a swirling flower with multiple green petals outlined by orange with dark red in between and three translucent white stems equally spaced throughout with bunches of blue, green, red, and steel-coloured flowers. The other side has a design that consists of a flower with four green petals outlined by orange with four dark blue stems equally spaced throughout with a flower that has three light pink petals and a dark pink circle at either side of its base for the top and the bottom stems while the side stems have a yellow flower with three dark purple petals and a green leaf at either side with three dark pink circles at their bases. Edged with white and green beads with a green zig zag along the top curves.Has a strap decorated with multi-coloured beads.

Culture
Plains
Material
glass, porcupine quill, silk fibre, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.89

Tied at one end, the long skin bag is beaded on both sides. One side has a design that consists of four geometric shapes, one in each quadrant. Each geometric shape has an upper portion that consists of a downward pointing, green triangle with three red-tipped, dark blue protuding lines above and a lower portion that consists of a square, green arch-like shape that has a dark blue cross at each of the two bottom corners. Five red-tipped, dark blue crosses form a vertical line along the middle in between the geometric shapes. The other side has a design that consists of four similar geometric shapes, one in each quadrant, but with the upper two being closer to the middle. Each of these different geometric shapes has an upper portion that consists of dark blue and purple cross with a green base and a red bow-tie-like shape and a lower portion that consists of a square arch-like shape that is red along its inner most half and dark blue along its outer most half with a downward pointing, dark blue prong-like shape at the bottom outer most corner while another red one connects the two geometic shapes side-by-side together. Four vertical, green bands form a vertical line along the middle in between these different geometric shapes. Trim of red, white, and blue quills are wrapped around strips of rawhide and tassels are sewn on the bottom of the above strips. Decorations also of tin bells with red tassels.

Culture
Plains
Material
rawhide skin, porcupine quill, glass, metal, fibre and dye ?
Made in
USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Offering BasketIb452

Rounded, circular flaring, fibre woven container that has a bowl shape. Exterior has intricate white beadwork on cloth backing in geometric horizontal, concentric bands. Lower beadwork is 9.5 cm. deep. with 'extending' beads above, and a pattern of x's, arched lines around skin ? panels, alternating upward pointing triangular leaves and geometric beadwork shapes, alternating red sequins with metallic x coils as well as white cross beadwork, zig zag, x's, zig zag with metallic coiling, and alternating vertical lines and metallic coils at the centre. Upper beadwork is 3.5 cm. with a pattern of reflective ? skin ? panels outlined by white beads, x's, and 'dangling' beads below.

Culture
Balinese
Material
palm leaf, glass, fibre, skin ? and metal ?
Made in
Bali, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.97

Leather pouch sewn on three edges. Beaded on one side with a pair of vertical double-pointed hour-glass-like shapes that are translucent pink along the inner most sides and green along the outer most sides on a white background with gold-coloured beads across the top. Fringe sewn on which is very soft - like suede.

Culture
Plains
Material
rawhide skin, glass and fibre
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.69

Beaded bag on the top and on the back of the flap with a fringe around the sides and curved bottom. Main beaded design consists of four green leaf-like shapes bordered by red on a white background bordered by diagonal light blue and mauve bands. A metal button is at the top middle. An abalone shell ? trinket is attached with a metal chain. Red ribbon at either top side.

Culture
Crow
Material
skin, glass, fibre, metal and abalone shell ?
Made in
USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.49

White skin bag beaded in a floral design with a fringe around the edge. The design on one side consists of a red heart-shaped flower at the middle bottom from which emanates above at either side a small, circular, purple flower, and two red flowers. The middle red flower on the left side is open while the one on the right side is in profile. The top red flowers above are in profile. The design on the other side consists of two open red flowers with a smaller one in the lower right corner, two small, circular purple flowers in between, and two different red flowers in profile at the top left corner. The bag has a yellow and purple draw string.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
skin, silk fibre ? and glass
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.48

Back of the bag is made of hide edge with green wool and pale yellow and grey beads. Front is beaded with a geometric design that consists of a central red diamond shape bordered by dark blue, yellow, and green. Below this, there is an upward pointing, dark blue triangle bordered by yellow and green. Just above and over to the sides of the central diamond shape, there is a smaller yellow, red, and light blue diamond shape. The upper corners of the bag are rounded. The bag is edged with two rows of dark blue and one row of light blue beads. Beaded on one side.

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