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Wrist ? Guard1779/17

Rectangular piece of grey coloured skin with four ties attached through horizontal slits along the long sides; rounded corners. Black, green and red paint streaks on the front. Inked on both sides. Some ties are sewn to skin.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
skin, cotton fibre and synthetic fibre
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry Basket1792/1

Small, rectangular coiled basket with handles. Basket has rounded corners. Fibre handles are tied to three leather loops, two on one side and one on the other, which are threaded through basket sides and tied inside. Three bands of geometric design in red-brown, black and light brown encircle the basket body.

Culture
Nicola
Material
cedar bark, dye, cotton fibre, cherry bark ?, grass ? and leather skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace1759/14

Necklace of thrity-seven faceted blue glass beads strung on old cord of plant fibre and paper(?), which is attached at each end to leather strips. Strips are sewn around the cord with brown cotton thread.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
glass, leather skin, grass, cotton fibre and paper
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bridegroom's Boots2503/2 a-b

Pair of black cotton boots with quilted silk lining. Short opening at back. Leather loops on front threaded through two holes and knotted on inside. Piping on front, back and sides. Lower edges of boots trimmed with leather. Soles sewed on. Part (a) has five studs on sole and two pieces of masking tape with writing, attached to lining. Part (b) has four studs on sole.

Culture
Korean
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, deer skin, skin, hemp fibre, dye, iron metal and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lunch BasketA6420

Rectangular basket with domed lid. Coiled cedar root with bifurcated stitches and parallel slat base construction. Basket has flange. Lid is convex and decorated with beaded design in white, black and red. Body of basket decorated with star designs. Lid attaches to basket with four rawhide thongs and two rawhide hinges.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat ?
Material
cedar root, rawhide skin, tule grass and cherry bark
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bent Knife1779/9

Double-edge curved blade set in groove in long, plain wooden handle. Handle is wrapped with brown leather cord at top third. In places cord is twisted. Lower half of visible handle is carved to show new wood. Handle is rounded on front and lower back.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, steel metal, adhesive and leather skin
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron1744/2

Apron, waist to calf length, made of four vertical sections of black cloth. Five horizontal rows of decorations sewn on lower half. The upper row is made of red felt with straight upper edge along which are sewn eleven large beads, with toothed lower edge. The second row is a crocheted green, dark blue and red-brown band sewn in an horizontal zigzag pattern with alternating gold or silver painted beads hanging on a thread at each point. The third row is a band of red felt with a toothed upper edge. The fourth row is white rickrack sewn in a zigzag with two long brown wooden beads and one round pink wooden bead tied to each upper point with a strip of skin. Bottom row is a red fringe which hangs below the lower edge of the apron. Two white ties are at the upper corners.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
cotton fibre ?, synthetic rubber ?, skin, paint, synthetic fibre, wood, plastic and dye
Made in
Nass River, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beadwork Belt1763/2

A belt-like strip of beadwork on a stiff leather and fabric backing. Beaded belt with ends bound in leather. One end has a tied loop, the other end has two ties. Backing is light brown heavy cotton. Design is geometric on green background. Diamond designs in blue, orange and red alternate with simple blue and grey cross.

Culture
Plains
Material
glass, cotton fibre and leather skin
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNa1719

A square based birch bark container with round rim. The sides are sewn together in overlapping panels with root. The top is bound with overlapping stitches and there is a skin handle. There are three flowers painted on one side, one flower and two leaves on the other.

Culture
Ojibwa ?
Material
birch bark, root, paint ? and skin
Made in
Ontario, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum1768/92 a-b

Circular drum with wooden frame. Skin attached to frame by thonging threaded through holes around outer edge. Six tension bands inside, all attached to small central block of wood. Painting of dogfish in centre. Part b is a drumstick: handle tapering toward padded head which is held in place by a leather thong wound around it.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ditidaht
Material
rawhide skin, wood, paint and leather skin
Made in
Nitinaht, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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