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Boots379/17 a-b

Pair of size 38 brown leather cowboy-like boots with a low heel and plastic sole. Leather is sewn into an accordion-like configuration around the ankles. A decorative strap with brown metal eyelets and a silver buckle is attached around the front of the ankle (missing from left boot). Name of the company, shoe size and other information is printed in raised, monochromatic lettering on the bottom of both soles.

Culture
Brazilian
Material
leather skin, metal, plastic and dye
Made in
Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesN1.11 a-b

Pair of black, silk, slipper-style shoes with a thick, platform-like sole; sole is comprised of compressed layers of leather. Cotton lining.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, leather skin and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BootsCg53 a-b

Ankle-high brown fur boots with pointed, upturned toes. Blue cloth trim around top of boot, underneath which is sewn a wide bands of red fabric with geometric designs in blue and yellow. Boots lace up at the top; red, blue and white braided woolen cord with tassels at the ends.

Culture
Sami
Material
reindeer skin, wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Kautokeino, Norway
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes399/1 a-b

Pair of bound-foot shoes. Shoes have a raised heel and are roughly triangular in shape, narrowing to a point in the toe. Fabric covers the sides and toes of the shoes, with an extra rectangular piece of fabric extending up the back of the ankle; shoes are open along the top of the foot. Thin, twined cord laces back and forth across the back of the heel. Shoe is covered with orange-red fabric with blue piping along the upper edge and multicoloured floral embroidery radiating from the toe. Heel is covered with white brocade featuring multicoloured figures; grey and maroon piping line the top and bottom of the heel, respectively. The material extending up the ankle is a light lilac colour, with a matching fabric strap looped at either side.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, wood, skin and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesEdz1621 a-b

Pair of bound-foot shoes. Shoes have a wedge heel and are roughly triangular in shape, narrowing to a point in the toe. Fabric extends up the heel and ankle, around the sides and toe of the shoe, but is open along the top of the foot and ankle. Fabric used on the heel and foot is light green, trimmed with red, and covered with intricate, multicoloured floral embroidery. Fabric up the back of the ankle is a lilac floral brocade with wide bands of black cloth sewn around the top. A wide loop of red shoelace is sewn on either side of the ankle fabric.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, leather skin ?, wood and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moccasins778/1 a-b

Pair of moccasins with layered bands of leather, purple cloth and red cloth with a green beaded fringe around the ankles. Covered with beading; dark blue, light blue, and red-brown geometrical shapes on a white ground. Extended tongues with bifurcated ends resembling a rabbit's ears. Moccasins are joined together by a leather tie attached at the back of either heel.

Culture
Plains
Material
skin, glass, fibre and dye
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltK4.59

Beaded band of hide with geometric diamond pattern from one end to the other in pink, blue, green, red, green, and pink on a white background. Each end has eight tassels consisting of blue bead clusters along the edge with white bead clusters at the ends, except for one which is blue.

Culture
Gogo ?
Material
skin, glass and fibre
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagK5.91

Beaded bag has a main geometric design consisting of vertical red zig zag lines outlined by black on a white background. Edged with light blue beads. Above this main geometric design, there is a plain rectangular fabric section bordered by blue, red, black, and white beads. Both designs are on both sides. On white cotton. Has a short red, white, blue, and black bead fringe. Leather handle edged with mostly blue beads along with sections consisting of a central red bead with a black and then a white bead at either side. Handle has thirteen holes along one side.

Culture
Nguni
Material
glass, leather skin and cotton fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumEh171

Drum made from a cylindrical wooden frame. Skin is stretched over each end with strips of skin that run from end to end. The wood has alternating thin and thicker incised bands that have been painted black, and the wood is varnished. There is a red fabric strap attached through skin loops at either end.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, dye, fibre, skin, lacquer and paint
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6207

Otter with large hinged jaw with a top row teeth and fangs, prominent nostrils, a rounded head, and tufts of fibre fragments attached with nails around the edges. The mask is painted black with a white incised line that extends down from the front of the muzzle to behind the upper lip, red nostrils, and white teeth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, leather skin and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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