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Baby Carrier3635/2

Baby carrier, or cradle board, with beaded top and cover. Back piece is made of flat wood board, with a rounded top that narrows towards base; board covered in hide. Design on beaded top consists of a grouping of five flowers with stems and leaves; done in red, dark purple, dark blue, and green, with yellow and red highlights throughout. Motif done on a white background; area outlined with maroon triangles, trimmed in dark blue. Bottom half of the board has a hide pouch with laces and cotton-lined collar, into which a baby can be placed. Black cloth cover overtop pouch has a large beaded flower with leaves and stems; two smaller flowers extend from petals of central motif. Designs are done in white, dark blue, red, light blue, and green. Cloth cover outlined with white triangles. Back of board decorated with long pieces of fringe, towards top; hide strap, lined with mint green cloth, attached to back, towards centre of board.

Culture
Ktunaxa ? or Dakelhne ?
Material
skin, wood, fibre, cotton fibre, glass and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String Puppet3472/15

String puppet of a peasant man character. He has carved and painted brown hair, dark red lips and brown eyes. On his head he wears a fur hat with dark purple and red felt floral decorations on the side. He wears a long off-white coat with ribbed texture, notched lapel and collar, faux hip pockets and four large black buttons. Underneath he wears gold pants that end below the knee with red ties on the sides. He has tall carved boots painted black. The control stick is attached to his head by a long metal rod, with strings extending from the control stick to limbs. The body is jointed at the elbows, knees, shoulders, and hips – with fabric upper arms.

Culture
Czech
Material
wood, fibre, paint, metal and skin
Made in
Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String Puppet3472/11

String puppet of a drunk man character. He wears a dark brown button-up coat with a red lining and metal buttons - two on the front closure (one gold, one silver), and one gold button on each sleeve cuff. Under the coat he wears a white shirt with floral embroidery. He wears short light brown tweed-like pants that end at his calves and are rolled up at the cuff. He wears tall black boots. He has a grey moustache of adhered hair and a bald head, which is covered by a black hat with a short black rim, and red band. His face is sunken, with small deep set dark eyes and a bulbous red nose. His neck, arms, and legs are all green, and his feet are webbed with red claws. His hands, legs and face are carved with his right hand posed like it should be grasping something. Puppet is moved by a wooden control, with strings attached to head, shoulders, hands and knees.

Culture
Czech
Material
wood, fibre, paint, metal, hair and skin
Made in
Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String Puppet3472/3

String puppet of a sorceress character. She wears a full-length black dress with long sleeves. The front of the dress has a lace panel with black glass beading which extends from the neck to the hem. Underneath, she wears another long black dress with a black velvet hem. Her shoes are black, and she wears red stockings. She wears a small leather flower decoration at her neck and a black cape that hangs from her shoulders. The cape has a woven edge with embroidery along the bottom of the fabric. She has a delicate face with grey-blue eyes, and dark pink colouring which covers her eyelids and cheeks. Her hands, legs and face are carved. Puppet is moved by a metal control rod with a wooden crossbeam, with strings attached to head, shoulders, hands and knees.

Culture
Czech
Material
leather skin, wood, fibre, paint, metal, plant fibre and glass
Made in
Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String Puppet3472/1

String puppet of the character Faust, a nobleman. He is dressed in a heavyweight tunic with long black velvet sleeves with purple and silver inserts, and leather cuffs. He wears brown velvet pantaloons with dark yellow embroidery tape down the sides and dark yellow fringe around the cuffs. The tufted bib is also of brown velvet with dark yellow embroidery tape down the centre, and he wears a floppy brown velvet hat. His boots are tall, folding over on his calves. A shiny, light purple belt is tied at his waist. He wears a lace collar at his neck, and a long mauve velvet cape hangs from his shoulders. His face is bearded with a moustache, he has chin-length hair, and his eyes are light brown. His hands, legs and face are carved. Puppet is moved by a wooden control stick, with strings attached to head, shoulders, hands and knees.

Culture
Czech
Material
wood, fibre, leather skin, paint and metal
Made in
Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String Puppet3472/4

String puppet of a devil character. He wears a wool button-up jacket with fur collar and cuffs. A red belt is tied at his waist. He wears black and off-white gingham pants that end at his calves and are edged with fur bands. His left foot wears a tall black boot and his right foot is bare, revealing an oversized human-like foot with a dark red-brown hairy leg. He has a large goat head with two red horns extending back from the top of his head and a third smaller horn extending up from the snout. The mouth is filled with teeth including large, separately carved canine teeth. The jaw and tongue are both hinged and movable. His black hair comes to three points at the forehead, and a fan extends down the centre of his head. Under his chin is a beard. His hands, legs and face are carved with his right hand posed like it should be grasping something. Puppet is moved by a metal control rod with a wooden crossbeam, with strings attached to head, shoulders, hands and knees.The metal control stick has dettached at the head.

Culture
Czech
Material
wood, fibre, paint, metal and skin
Made in
Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String Puppet3472/16

String puppet of an old witch character. She wears a high-collared dress of a dark black and gold shiny fabric with flecks of gold throughout. The dress is has a woven pattern of black wavy lines that run on diagonals. The dress has large fabric patches in groups of two - red, yellow and black plaid, green and another red. Her legs are bare and she wears red shoes that are both carved to appear torn open at the toe. She wears a purple cape off the shoulder that is tied in front. Her face is very angular with a pointed chin, hooked nose, and narrow eyes. Her chin and nose both have a large wart. Her eyes are made of green irises with black beads for pupils. She has carved dark brown hair as well as an attached short length of hair which extends out from under a green head scarf. The jaw is hinged and movable revealing two teeth inside her mouth. Her hands, legs and face are carved. Two wooden control sticks are attached to her back by a long metal rod, secured to each other by a leather strap, with marionette strings attached to head, shoulders, hands and knees.

Culture
Czech
Material
wood, fibre, paint, metal, skin and hair
Made in
Czech Republic
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moccasins3617/1 a-b

Pair of white deer skin moccasins with beadwork on vamp and sides; openings lined with white fur. Soles, sides, and toes are made up of a large piece of skin, stitched together at toe and heel; vamp is separate. Vamp has a central design of pink and red flowers with yellow centres, and dark and light green leaves. Edges of vamp are bordered with red, maroon, and light green bands. Beadwork on sides of moccasins have a central pink flower with yellow centre, framed with dark purple and yellow buds; buds and flowers are connected with light green and white vines and leaves. Moccasins are lined with plain cloth.

Culture
Dene ?
Material
deer skin, glass, fibre and rabbit skin ?
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby Carrier3613/1

Basketry baby carrier with woven tumpline; made up of slat foundation and sides covered with coiled cedar bark. Carrier is rounded and wider at head; tapered and narrow at foot. Exterior sides and head walls have a repeating checkered square pattern, alternating between red-brown and black; thin bands of undyed bark in between squares. Exterior wall of foot has two squares with half red-brown and half black checkers. Interior of carrier is undecorated. Thin skin straps and ties threaded through top edge, near four corners and head of carrier; tumpline is attached to skin straps at foot. Tumpline has central diamond design with triangles extending from either side; diamond and triangles are undyed. Negative space around shapes done in black, red, and olive green alternating bands.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar bark, wood, skin, wool fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3616/5

Beaded bag. The bag is composed of two pieces of leather. A larger triangular shaped piece with beadwork on one sides, and a second smaller rectangular piece to create a small pocket. The front is beaded with a dark blue diamond with dark teal and pink within on a white and green background. Stepped striped blocks of black, red, and black on a white and yellow background. A stepped teal design at the tapered point. There is a small flap with a notched centre, and a metal button closure.

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