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ShieldK4.357

Rhinoceros hide shield. Circular, brown piece with a conical point in the middle of the exterior and a wide rim. Exterior has four concentric bands of perpendicular stripes. Interior has a handle.

Culture
East African
Material
rhinocero skin
Made in
Somalia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes984/9 a-b

Pair of rigid black shoes made of smooth-surfaced heavy, stiff leather dyed black with unfinished natural leather soles and small heels nailed on with iron nails. One iron cleat is attached at toe and one at the heel. Row of hand-stitching around outer edge of sole. Shoes are low at sides, higher at back and have upturned toes with a centre seam. Piping in the same colour as the outside around the upper edge. Inside of shoes is brown and part b has a brown insole, while the other is black with the stitching showing.

Culture
Korean
Material
cow skin ?, iron metal, dye and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes1011/2 a-b

Pair of shoes with leather soles and woven light brown, blue and red leather uppers. There is a strap that adjusts around the ankle with a metal buckle.

Culture
Eastern Europe
Material
leather skin, metal and dye
Made in
“Yugoslavia” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bone GameNa1713 a-yyyyyyy

Off-white skin bag (part a), a braided sinew string (part b), and 179 bones (parts c-yyyyyyy).

Culture
Inuit
Material
skin, sinew and bone
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow DrillNa1712 a-g

An object in seven parts. Part a is a curved, white-grey section of antler with a skin strap strung from one end to the other. Part b is a white-yellow skin bag with a braided sinew string attached near the top; all seven pieces fit into the bag. Affixed within the bag is a commercial, blue and white square sticker with an image of an igloo with the words "canadian eskimo art." Parts c--f are cylindrical wooden sticks that have chisel-like bone (?) prongs attached to one end surrounded by a grey ring of antler; the sticks are also narrower at the centre than at the ends. Part g is a short, yellow-brown segment of bone with a circular indentation in its centre.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, skin, sinew, antler and bone
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bucket1718/33

Yellow coloured seal skin circular-shaped bucket with yellow coloured thick skin handle. The inside of the dipper is folded back to create the outer rim of the piece and is secured by white-yellow coloured sinew stitching. The rim and inside of the dipper are dark brown in colour and both are covered with small white coloured hairs that are inherent to seal skin.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin and sinew
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature Boots1718/28

Miniature skin boots with white-grey fur, black stitching on the top of the feet, and a white, cloth trim. Cloth trim is stitched with red, pink, yellow, green and blue thread. Each has a black and pink yarn tassel attached to the fabric trim. The boots are tied together with a length of black yarn that is tied in a loop.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin, fibre and dye
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature Mittens1718/26

Miniature, white, skin mittens with a brown fur trim. Mittens are tied together with a white-yellow piece of string.

Culture
Inuit
Material
skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1768/6

Carved wooden nak nox mask of human face with red and blue striped design. Outer sides of nose and lips outlined in red. Circle design on sides of either cheek. Two strips of rawhide on back, attached with metal nails on one side. Strip of wood nailed across lower back of inside. Top of nose attached with three wooden dowels. Plastic wire attached by screws on top of inside.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wood, paint ?, metal, synthetic fibre and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskNb11.378

Carved and painted face mask. Eyes, nose and mouth have holes carved through them. Mouth also has five upper and lower teeth. Painted dark red-brown, with black brows, white forehead, eye-sockets, nose and cheeks, green marks across cheeks. Leather cording is attached through two side holes.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar wood ?, leather skin and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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