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Bear Claw GloveA8371

Part of a dance costume, carved in the shape of a bear's claw. Hide is nailed around at the wrist,and a piece of blue patterned fabric is nailed on one side to cover the hand. Opposite side has been painted blue. Has five digits.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
metal, alder wood, cotton fibre and skin
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA9074

Fibre rope necklace with four decorated bundles. A wooden rectangular end wrapped in cedar bark and black and red fibre then tied with twine with a swan head mounted on top that would dangle, beak down. The left side has a small cedar strip bundle covered in ermine fur. The back section is two ermine skins wrapped together. The right side is a bird wing plus part of the body intertwined with another animal.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
swan head, wood, bird wing, ermine skin, fibre and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7606

Rectangular flared, coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Parallel slat base construction. Most of basket is fully beaded on three sides in horizontal rows of two bands of cat-tail grass (?) staggered with a row of dark cherry bark. Last quarter of basket is plain except for one row of beaded dark cherry bark. Rim is solid line of cat-tail grass (?) with intervals of red or dark cherry bark. Fourth side has three vertical rows of parallel bands alternating in red and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Skin ties, two on one side at corners, one on opposite side in middle.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin, cherry bark, dye and cedar root
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7615

Coiled basket (with bifurcated stitching) with full imbrication over entire surface of the basket. Design on attached lid is a circle with radiating lines in cherry bark. Pattern on body of basket is four vertical alternating key motif in red or dark cherry bark. Lid strung to basket.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
dye, cedar root, deer skin ?, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
Washington, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7961 a

Rattle composed of two complementary halves carved from wood that have been pegged at the handle and tied on the sides with leather thongs. The rattle has an oval-shaped cavity and a cylindrical handle with a flared butt end that has a groove cut into it that extends across the bottom and partway up the flared sides of the handle.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
skin and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA7961 r

Ornament consisting of a piece of elastic joining two ends of the ermine to form a wristlet.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
ermine skin, fibre and rubber ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkinA9226

Mountain goat hide with off-white hair. Holes in the skin are stitched with off-white thread. The inscription "ITC" is stitched into the skin at the bottom centre.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd648

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; elongated watch-spring base construction; partial imbrication. The design from bottom to top: animal and lined figures in red on bullrush; two rows of opposing chevrons divided by three vertical stripes and one horizontal bullrush stripe in bullrush on plain background; row of animal figures; sets of three vertical stripes in red on bullrush around rim; base is beaded in bullrush. Eight rawhide ties. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
spruce root ?, rawhide skin, grass, bark and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd610

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; rim is overcast in bird quill. The design consists of sets of vertical zigzag lines with seven horizontal lines crossing them; horizontal zigzag around rim; three natural colours of quill on rim. Four rawhide loops covered in cedar root. Colours: red, tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cherry bark, rawhide skin, cedar root, cedar wood, bird quill and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd642

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; elongated watch-spring base construction; fully imbricated. The design consists of eight rows of staggered cross shapes; horizontally connected cross shapes bordered by horizontal lines around rim; all in red on bullrush background; red beading on base. Four rawhide ties. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, rawhide skin, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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