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Boots2963/4 a-b

Child’s seal skin boots made of three pieces of fur sewn together with sinew. The top reaches to mid-calf, with fur to the outside, skin on the inside. A thin rope of sinew is threaded through holes in the top cuff, allowing the boot to be tightened around the leg. The foot of the boot has hide to the outside and fur inward and is decorated with a U shaped strip of fur on top. The sole of the boot is fur.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin and seal sinew
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's Hood2963/2

Child’s seal skin hood made of several strips of fur sewn together with sinew, creating a striped pattern on the exterior, with the plain skin on the interior. To the bottom is attached a long fringe of fur and skin. The hood ties closed at the front with two strips of skin.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin and seal sinew
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Woman's Parka2963/5

Woman’s seal skin parka (amauti) made of several pieces of fur sewn together with sinew, fur to the outside. A large pouched hood hangs down the back of the parka. A small flap hangs down from the front of the garment, with a larger one at back. Both are edged with a fine hide and fur fringe. The fur is sewn to create decoration such as brown stripes around the arms, across the shoulders at back, and stripes on bottom of the front and back flaps.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin and seal sinew
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's Suit2963/1

Child’s one piece seal skin suit made of several pieces of fur sewn together with sinew. The fur is mottled brown and white, with a pattern of naturally occurring white circles down the centre of both front and back. The neck is open to the belly, with several skin and fur ties for fastening. The collar and wrist cuffs are skin on the outside, fur on the inside. A line of long fringe decorates the centre back. The upper inseam of the suit is open.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin and seal sinew
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boots2963/11 a-b

Man’s seal skin boots made of several pieces of fur in different shades, creating stripes at front and top. Pieces are sewn together with sinew. The top reaches to the knee, with fur to the outside, hide on the inside. A thin rope of sinew is threaded through holes in the top cuff, allowing the boot to be tightened around the leg. The foot of the boot has hide to the outside and fur on the interior.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin and seal sinew
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2960/32 a-b

Large woven basket has a relatively short bulbous body (part a), angling sharply in and upwards at the base. The round pedestal foot sits inside the body perimeter, only partially visible in profile. It is decorated with a single ring of cowrie shells. To the basket are attached four strips of hide, each with three rows of cowrie shells attached. The strips are long and thin, holding the lid (part b) to the body of the basket. The lid is round and wide, with an inset lip allowing it to sit snugly on top of the basket body. The lid rises to a high centre protrusion. Body and lid are decorated with dyed dark brown and red zigzags and concentric upsidedown Vs.

Culture
Amhara ?
Material
grass, cowrie shell, skin and dye
Made in
Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Ornament2960/27

Neck ornament made of 18-19 strings of cylindrical beads creating a wide, circular necklace that fits close to the neck. The beads are threaded on fibre strands, held together by seven strips of hide interspersed at regular intervals, with thin hide ties at the ends. The beads are decorated with incised lines, and possibly lacquered?

Culture
Pokot
Material
ochre pigment ?, stem ?, rawhide skin, cotton fibre and lacquer ?
Made in
Kenya ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Harpoon2912/1 a-b

Model harpoon made of wood and tusk. A long thin wooden piece (part a) is topped by a small cube of tusk embedded in the wood. The tusk is ‘T’ shaped, and has a shallow hollow carved into its top. Just below, two hide thongs enter and exit the wood through small bored holes. A small piece of tusk protrudes from the wooden shaft at the top centre of the object. The accompanying piece (part b) is a thin needle shaped piece of tusk, slightly curved, tapered at the tip, with two holes bored through the top.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, tusk and skin
Made in
Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gloves2971/3 a-b

Pair of hide gloves, or gauntlets, that reach to the lower forearm. On the back of the hand and wrist are designs in moose hair tufting, dyed in a variety of colours and placed to make flowers and leaves. Around the wrist area and around the upper edge of the gloves are wide strips of fur. There is a long hide fringe along the outer edge of each and the inside of each glove is lined with a green cotton fabric from the opening to the wrist.

Culture
Dene
Material
rawhide skin, cotton fibre, moose hair and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gloves2971/2 a-b

Pair of hide gloves, or gauntlets, that reach to the lower forearm. On the back of the hand and wrist area are designs in moose hair tufting, dyed in shades of green and red and placed to make flowers, leaves and stems. Around the wrist area and around the top edge are wide strips of brown fur. There is a long hide fringe along the outer edge of each and the inside of each glove is lined with a green cotton fabric from the opening to the wrist.

Culture
Dene
Material
rawhide skin, cotton fibre, moose hair, dye and beaver skin ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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