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PurseA17211

Embroidered pouch style bag with floral patterned embroidery on skin on the outside and cloth lining inside. Florals are in yellow, red, green, mauve, and black. Braided red and black wool cord handle. Machine sewn (convent style).

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
silk fibre, wool fibre, cotton fibre, skin and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinsA2.79 a-b

The moccasins (part a and b) are light brown in colour with red stitching around the tongue piece. Each moccasin is made from three pieces of skin; one piece for the sole, the sides and tongue. The tongue piece is decorated with a red chain stitch.

Culture
Tsimshian ? or Gitxsan ?
Material
skin, fibre and pigment ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinsA2.85 a-b

Pair of beaded wrap-around moccasins. Floral design in red, green, yellow, blue, white and mauve beads. Buckskin thongs at ankles; high tops.

Culture
Metis
Material
skin and glass
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinsA2.81 a-b

Pair of heavily beaded moccasins. Floral design in green, yellow, blue, red and black beads on white beaded background; red fabric edge binding.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
skin, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinsA2.83 a-b

Pair of light tan-coloured moccasins with very faded chain stitch around the edge of the tongue-insert piece.

Culture
Wet'suwet'en ?
Material
skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordK4.269 a-b

Sword (a) with sheath (b); wooden sheath with a series of ridges down one side and a round flat base. The entire sheath is covered with black leather sewn up the back. Roughly hammered blade with reptile skin-covered grip decorated with brass tacks. Elaborate pattern of metal strips and bosses complete handle.

Culture
Luba
Material
leather skin, metal and skin
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical InstrumentK4.265

Lyre-like instrument. Wood bowl sound chamber covered with snake or lizard skin. Triangular wood frame of two sticks flaring outward from the sound chamber with another stick across to connect them and across which, there are three strings are wound around along with goat hair and strings of multi-coloured beads. (Something loose is inside the sound chamber.)

Culture
East African
Material
goat skin, goat hair, metal ?, glass, snake skin and wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LyreK4.264

Carved rounded oval wooden sound chamber covered with snakeskin and secured by twisted goatskin strings. Triangular wood frame of two sticks flaring outward from the sound chamber with another stick across to connect them and across which, there are four strings are wound around.

Culture
East African
Material
lizard skin ?, wood, goat skin and snake skin ?
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BootsA2.491 a-b

The boots (part a-b) are brown sealskin with a band of fur and blue fabric around the opening. The boots made of shaved ringed sealskin with soft pleated shaved bearded sealskin soles. The top of the boots is trimmed with a haired strip of ringed sealskin with horizontal fur flow and a blue fabric casing. The drawstrings are made of blue fabric tape that can be tied at the back of the boots. The leg section of the boots is rather broad, angling slightly outward.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bearded seal skin, ringed seal skin, sinew and cotton fibre
Made in
Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Outer ParkaA2.490

Man’s outer coat, or parka, with a narrow, close-fitting pointed hood. Two rounded chest panels of white fur are inserted in front of coat. Hood, sleeves and hem are trimmed with white fur. Coat is waist length with long rectangular tail on the back. Form of tail is repeated with small band of white fur on tail. On the front and around the hood small bands of white fur are inserted. Two white bands are inserted in the upper part of the sleeves. White fur fringes are attached to hem and shoulders, and a tuft of white fur is inserted on the back between the shoulders. A metal button is attached to the back of the coat.

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