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Leg BandAa18

Circular leather band wrapped with giraffe hair on which is strung twenty-five brass and copper beads of various sizes.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
leather skin, brass metal, copper metal and giraffe hair
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronAa3

Dark and light tan apron of animal hide. Smooth in the centre; the sides are covered with fur.

Culture
Yeyi
Material
skin
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltAa1

Composed of two strips of hide as well as one horizontal and one vertical inserted bead work panel of predominantly triangular patterns, the horizontal panel has black triangles on a white background while the vertical panel has white triangles on a black background. Three looped strings of ostrich egg beads are placed on each side of the centre panel of beads. One of these sides has an additional shorter string of ostrich egg beads. On one side of the centre panel of beads, there are six short strings of black and white beads. Blue trade beads. On the other side, there are seven strings of beads.

Culture
Yeyi
Material
sinew, shell ?, glass, skin and ostrich egg
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3096

Basket in the shape of a suitcase. Side opposite lid has a large complex star figure in white, black and red, surrounded by beaded border of circles and semi-circles. Edges are decorated in red, black and white beading which creates a pattern of circles and semi-circles. The lid has a border similar in appearance to the side opposite, and an inner pattern of white chevrons and black verticals. Simple coiled work (with bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base and lid construction.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, rawhide skin, canary grass, cherry bark, metal and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA5088

Rectangular basket of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base and lid construction. Partially imbricated and beaded. Two wires reinforce overcast rim, and leather strap hinges are sewn on. Copper handles are screwed into the sides. Alternating rows of imbrication and beading are arranged in a band of alternating cherry bark and cat-tail squares and a beaded section in cat-tail. Lid has similar design. The red bands are crabapple. Colours: black, tan.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, crabapple bark, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, dye, metal and leather skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3422

Rounded basket with a flat, circular bottom, lid and two handles. Interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel slat base and watch-spring lid construction. Lid has an indented slat flange. Wrapped splint handle on body, and thong ties. Decorated with both beading and imbrication. Lid has beading in two concentric rows (grass and red cherry bark) with imbricated pattern, while the body has a continuous 'wave' pattern which has angular appearance, because of width of stitches (one per slat), interspersed with what looks like small animal figures beaded in red. Double beaded row of grass staggered on bottom row.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
canary grass, deer skin ?, cherry bark, cedar root and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry BasketA3117

Coiled cedar root basket with parallel splint base construction. Basket has a trapezoidal shape. Decorated with beading in six horizontal rows of alternating red/black elongated checker beading. Has a skin handle on one side.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
skin, cedar root, cherry bark and dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3208

Coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) in heart shape with imbricated designs of crosses on rim alternating in black cherry bark/grass or red cherry bark/grass. Body of basket has same alternating pattern of black cherry bark/grass and red cherry bark/grass in checkerboard diamond figures. Back is a triangle checkerboard. Few loops left of single strand looped border.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, deer skin ?, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3211

Goblet shaped coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Watch-spring construction. Fully imbricated in grass and continuous bands of downward pointing triangles in red and black cherry bark with solid horizontal row on top of each, one in red and one in dark cherry bark. At base of bowl is one row of beaded red cherry bark. Pedastal has triangles pointing up, in red and dark cherry bark. Top two rows of goblet have dark cherry bark alternating with grass every two stitches. Rawhide tie around joint of pedastal and bowl.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye, deer skin ? and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketAa13 a-b

Basket (part a) of truncated conical shape with a knobbed lid (part b). Coiled body of basket overlaid with vertical strips of yellow, and brown reed. Mid-section of basket is divided into three by narrow bands of reed. The lid is light brown reed with dark brown reed incorporated in the knob at the top. Each end of the narrow leather handle has been pulled through top of basket and knotted on the inside. The basket contains a number of loose small white beads.

Culture
Southern African
Material
reed grass and leather skin
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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