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Tunic1128/7

Men's dark blue wool tunic. The tunic has a standing collar and keyhole neckline with a plastic button and leather loop. The tunic hangs straight from the shoulders in front, back is slightly fitted above waist and is flared below the waist by means of triangular gores. There are bands of red and yellow wool, embroidery and rickrack of blue and green at collar, shoulders, neck opening, upper back, cuffs and bottom hem. The bands around the neckline overlap at the bottom. The inner collar is lined with brown, green and tan patterned cotton; the rest is unlined.

Culture
Sami
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, reindeer skin ?, plastic and dye
Made in
Norway
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Four Winds Hat1128/1

Man's hat. Trimmed with a band of fur, bands of rickrack and appliqued fabric; multi-coloured fabric streamers at centre back. The dark blue four-pointed crown is edged in red. Lined with off-white, red and blue cotton flannelette. Points of the crown are stiffened with an unseen material (possibly the spines of large feathers?).

Culture
Sami
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, reindeer skin, feather ? and dye
Made in
Sweden
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boots1128/5 a-b

Ankle-high reindeer fur boots with up-turned toes and multicoloured ties. Uppers and soles are made of brown fur, with red woolen trim around the toe and sides. Around each foot opening is a brown skin casing with a black, red and white braided tie. On the ends of the ties are large black, red and white tassels.

Culture
Sami
Material
reindeer skin, wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sweden ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Legging1128/4 a-b

Men's reindeer fur leggings (part a-b) with multicoloured bands and tassels. The leggings are trimmed at the top and bottom with bands of red wool with yellow striping and blue rickrack. Above the upper red band is a skin casing with a twisted orange and yellow tie finished with large tassels. Below the lower red band is a large piece of blue fabric at the bottom that tucks into shoes.

Culture
Sami
Material
reindeer skin, wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Finland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boots913/1 a-b

Ankle-high, off-white and brown reindeer fur boots with pointed, upturned toes. Top edges trimmed with a 6.8 cm band of red and green wool fabric, which is appliqued with multi-coloured emboidered ribbon and rickrack. Front opening bound with leather, punched, laced with twisted red, blue and yellow wool yarn. Laces trimmed with red, blue and yellow tassels.

Culture
Sami
Material
reindeer skin, wool fibre, cotton fibre, skin and dye
Made in
Kautokeino, Norway
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerEe4.40 a-b

Long metal dagger with a circular metal guard and a wooden handle covered with trailing blue-grey fabric. Wooden scabbard (part b) is covered with dark black-brown skin and has a brass-coloured metal piece running down the centre.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
metal, skin, fibre and wood
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumEe4.45

Double-sided drum made from the tops of two skulls (human or simian), joined back to back with rawhide skin pulled over the open ends. A decorative metal band with raised patterning and red and green-coloured round stone-like objects mounted on it covers the joint in the centre. Attached to the metal band is a length of twined string with an egg-shaped, pitch-covered weight at the other end.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
bone, skin, fibre and metal
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boots737/5 a-b

Light tan reindeer fur woman's boots made with pointed, upturned toes. Trimmed with red and yellow wool felt. Four sets of brass eyelets laced at the ankle with twisted red and yellow fibre cord. Laces trimmed on the ends with red and yellow wool pompoms. Flat soles sewn on. Lined with red wool fabric.

Culture
Sami
Material
reindeer skin, wool fibre, brass metal and dye
Made in
Laanavara, Sweden
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt737/4

A woman's multi-coloured wool belt, edged in red-orange wool fabric and decorated with a green stripe and a saw-tooth motif worked in red and yellow wool fabric. Trimmed with blue rickrack and green wool fabric. Backed with blue wool fabric and multi-coloured printed cotton broadcloth. Fastened with a small silver ? buckle.

Culture
Sami
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, dye, skin and metal
Made in
Ovne Sopporo, Sweden
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SaddleD3.170

Rawhide and tanned hide saddle with blue and red trim and pink lining under flaps. Floral beadwork pattern at each of the four corners in two sets. The first corner set consists of two light green leaves at the bottom, a pink heart-shape, a black stem with two red petals, two dark green leaves in the middle with a light green centre, two green leaves with a black centre, a pink heart-shape, a three-petaled light blue flower with dark blue centre and two black filaments on either side, and two three-heart-shaped-petaled flowers of orange shades with yellow and blue centres at either sides. The second corner set consists of a dark green leaf with an orange centre, a pink bud outlined with green, and two four-petaled flowers of red and orange with a yellow centre outlined with black at either sides, with an orange, yellow, and blue bud below each. Corresponding respectively are two more sets of floral patterned beadwork panels underneath each corner. The first panel set consists of a pink and red flower with an orange centre that has two curly light blue lines at the top corners, two dark blue petals outlined with blue below the left side of the flower, a black stem, and two green leaves with orange centres at either sides. The second panel set consists of three four-heart-shaped-petaled red flowers outlined with pink and having yellow centres, a red and orange flower, two red buds outlined with pink, and two green buds, all joined by a black stem. Each panel has a fabric strip at each side with a large black beaded and two blue and red wool tassels. Each fabric strip has a dark blue centre vertical line outlined with light blue and decoraged with yellow beads.

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