• Results (3,078)
  • Search

Item Search

The item search helps you look through the thousands of items on the RRN and find exactly what you’re after. We’ve split the search into two parts, Results, and Search Filters. You’re in the results section right now. You can still perform “Quick searches” from the menu bar, but if you’re new to the RRN, click the Search tab above and use the exploratory search.

View Tutorial

Log In to see more items.

Musical Instrument1223/9

Lute shaped, stringed instrument. Round skin-covered body, a long, incised, cut -out and engraved neck, and scrolled top with an open-mouthed animal. There are three sets of long alternating tuning pegs on either side of the scrolled top. Four metal wires currently run the length of the piece and are attached to the scrolled top and to a metal hook on the underside of the main body.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
wood, skin and metal
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Hat688/1

Dark brown molded leather hat with wide brim. Two curved dark brown strips of bamboo are suspended underneath the hat.

Culture
Philippines
Material
deer skin, bamboo grass, fibre and dye ?
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
MittensA2.518 a-b

Pair of mittens (part a-b) made of caribou skin with the fur on. One mitten is slightly larger (part a) than the other (part b). The mittens are each made of three pieces of fur from the leg skins of the caribou. One piece forms the back of the mitten, a second piece forms the upper palm and inside of the thumb while the third piece forms the lower palm and other half of the thumb. Another piece of white caribou fur is added to form the cuffs. The wrist cuffs are short and attached with the hair to the inside and folded over so the hair also shows on the outside. The mittens are kept together with a black cord through the cuffs.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin and caribou sinew
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Outer ParkaA2.512

Women’s outer coat, or parka, of caribou fur with a large elongated hood. The coat has a thin rectangular front flap and a large rectangular back flap. The coat is waist length and has broad angular shoulders. The back of the coat is slightly enlarged through the insertion of a piece of fur. On the front, two white angular chest panels are inserted. The hood, hem and front of sleeves are trimmed with white fur. The form of the backtail and front of the coat are repeated through inserts of small bands of white fur. Bands of white fur are also inserted in the lower part of the front of the sleeves and across the hood. Two elongated triangular pieces of white fur are inserted on the top part of the back of the coat. On either side of these a caribou ear with white fur tassels is attached. Paired fringes are attached to the sides of the hood and along the hem. A narrow tape of fabric is sewn to the inside of the hem.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin and caribou sinew
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
BootsA2.510 a-b

Pair of men’s boots made of caribou skin with the fur on. The boots reach just below the knee and have a casing at the top through which a plaited cord of sinew is strung, which can be tied at the back. The soles have the fur to the outside while the upper part of the feet has the fur to the inside. The leg portions are made of caribou leg skins with the fur to the outside.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin and caribou sinew
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Shield1366/3

Brown-yellow, long, flat wooden object with rounded ends and a handle in the centre. Piece of brown leather is tied in a loop through the handle. Top is carved with long horizontal strokes intersected by four red vertical lines. Bottom is carved with alternating plain and red lines carved horizontally and a thick, zigzagging design.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, skin and paint
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Knife551/3 a-b

The knife (part a) has a light brown wood handle which has a circular base, a cylindrical hand-grip, and a t-shaped guard from which the metal blade tapers slightly and then becomes a blunt point sharpened at both edges and sides. The sheath (part b) is made of skin with a piece of skin tie at the back, and it is partially covered with three rows of wire metal, two at either ends and one in the middle.

Culture
Sudanese ?
Material
metal, wood, brass metal and skin
Made in
Sudan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Dart Quiver1082/2 a-e

The quiver (part a) is a red-brown skin case with a light brown skin handle stitched with fibre and beaded at the top rim with white beads. The bow (part b) is a light brown curved wood stick with fibre string linking the two ends. The darts (parts c-e) are made of light brown wood sticks which have long pointed tips and sinew(?) wrapped around at their ends.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
skin, wood, fibre and sinew ?
Made in
Botswana ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Outer ParkaA2.507

Men’s outer coat, or parka, of caribou fur. The coat is waist length, has a close fitting pointed hood and a long rectangular backtail. The hood and the hem are trimmed with a band of white caribou fur. There is a white band of fur on the upper part of the sleeves. Paired white fur fringes are attached below the white bands on the sleeves and around the backtail. A small piece of white fur is inserted on the back between the shoulders. A tape of depilated skin is sewn on the inside along the tail.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin and caribou sinew
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Inner LeggingsA2.505 a-b

Pair of women’s inner leggings (part a-b) of caribou skin with the fur on the inside. The leggings have a close fit for the foot and ankle and expand like a funnel reaching above the knee at the back of the leg and tapering up on the front to form a loop that can be attached to the trousers belt. A narrow tape of depilated skin is sewn along the edge on the skin side.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin and caribou sinew
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record