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Basket3207/7

Burden basket. Rectangular with three separated rows of animal designs covering all four sides. The figures are reddish-brown bark, with a lighter (yellowish) grass as background. The upper outside edge is reinforced with a rectangular loop of thick metal (telegraph) wire, held on with hide and fibre loops. The inside base is reinforced with a rectangular loop of root, bent at three corners.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
spruce root, water birch bark, reed grass, metal, rawhide skin and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3202/3

Woven belt with bone attachments. Wide belt is made in a tight basket weave from thin strips of light and dark brown leather. Buckle is made of two pieces of bone, smoothly carved into rectangles, with a prong nailed to one that fits into a tube joint in the other. Several figures are etched into the bone, including a hunter and a woman in lightweight clothing, and tools such as an oil lamp, ulu, and chopper, among others. Back of belt has similar pieces attached, with images including a walrus and person paddling a boat. Two small undecorated buttons and a long undecorated loop are also attached to the back. Many of the images are accompanied by small Inuktitut syllabics.

Culture
Inuit
Material
skin, bone, paint and metal
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pouch3202/2

Sealskin pouch. Small bag is rounded on bottom with a flap covering the opening at top. No handles are present. Bag is made from light brown leather with dark brown piping at the edges, and circular and square patches of the same set at regular intervals on front and edge for decoration. A curved piece of bone, flattened on front surface, serves as a handle for the flap and is etched and painted with the silhouette of a seal. A tie is attached to two of the decorative circles on the front, which loops over the bone to hold the pouch closed.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin, bone and paint
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Harpoon3202/1

Two model harpoons, lashed together in a cross-shape with a leather thong. Each has a wood handle, squared and thick at top, narrowing toward bottom where the larger one is capped by a small rounded piece of antler. The tops of each hold a pointed rod of tusk attached to the handle by strips of leather that pierce the wood and antler, and are tied off along the shaft. The thongs attaching the harpoons hold small projectile points, one of metal set in antler, the other with both point and body carved of antler.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, antler, metal and skin
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Club3194/31 a-b

Ceremonial war club. Club stick (part a) is long and relatively straight, covered in brown canvas and red felt. Ends are wrapped with narrow strips of fur. Top has an open loop created out of fur. Along the length of the stick are three tassels of horse hair, and several areas of blue glass beading, with the occasional inclusion of some brass beads. Part b is a round, hide wrapped stone. One half of the hide covering is painted dark blue. A braided thong of leather is sewn to the seams of the hide, and attaches two large cream and brown feathers and smaller red feathers with pink beading at the quills, and black glass beads around the thong, to the stone.

Culture
Kainai
Material
wood, skin, feather, cotton fibre, horse hair, glass, brass metal, wool fibre and stone
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow3194/27

Bow. Back is straight, with gentle curving of each limb. Belly is painted orange, back is covered with striped green snakeskin, and tips are covered in leather. Where limbs start to curve, bow is wrapped with strands of glass beads in pink, blue, green and yellow. The grip is covered with hide and cotton. String is made of twisted sinew, attached to each end of the bow by a tied off loop.

Culture
Kainai
Material
wood, sinew, snake skin, skin, cotton fibre, glass and plant fibre
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gloves3194/15 a-b

Gloves, or gauntlets, made of soft suede, fully lined with a synthetic fleece. Opening is wide at forearm, with a closed hand pocket and a detached thumb. Wrist panel at top is black felt decorated by beading of a large light pink flower surrounded by light green leaves, and small dark red flowers with a dark green centre. Panel is edged by a long thick fringe along the outside and a short fringe laying around the wrist, both made of imitation hide.

Culture
Anishinaabe: Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug
Material
moose skin, wool fibre, synthetic fibre and glass
Made in
Big Trout Lake, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tobacco Pouch3194/14

Miniature tobacco pouch. Bag is made of hide, rectangular in shape, with a long fringe at bottom. Front panel is covered with unrolled quills cut into small rectangles and dyed red, yellow or white. These are arranged into two opposing red triangles edged with yellow. White triangles emerge from the sides. At top are two fine handles made of white and green glass beads looped onto thread. The back of the pouch is undecorated.

Culture
Kainai
Material
porcupine quill, rawhide skin, dye and glass
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3194/13

Beaded belt. Belt is made of a thick, wide strip of stiff leather, heavily beaded on one side, undecorated on the other. On a white beaded background are sets of blue and orange diamond shapes accompanied by green rectangles each filled with a blue and orange cross. These sets are interspersed by areas of bare leather. Belt closure is a thin leather strip sewn to one end that fits a simple metal buckle at the other.

Culture
Kainai
Material
skin, glass and metal
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest3194/12

Beaded vest. Vest is made of leather, open at the front with two leather tie closures. The front is completely beaded in white edged in red, surrounding a blue vine running down each side carrying multicoloured flowers and foliage. Short, thick fringe hangs from the edges and bottom of the garment as well as in a strip down the centre back. To either side of the strip are two red beaded crosses, four in total, with lines of red beading along bottom and shoulder. The interior of the garment is lined with blue and cream gingham cotton.

Culture
Kainai
Material
skin, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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