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Doll3502/1 a-b

Female doll in a standing position, made of cloth (part a). Facial features are embroidered with black and red thread. Two red “V” shapes decorate each cheek. Woman has long braided black hair, secured with red ties. Doll has a separate red cloth head ring (part b). The top edges are trimmed with a white fuzzy material, imitating fur, with a large abalone decoration on front. The doll wears a black button blanket with a wide red border along the top, left and right edges. Triangle and diamond designs along band, done in white buttons. Inner edge of border outlined with identical buttons. Central design on blanket of a thunderbird, done in red. Copper depicted on chest of bird, formline design elements across rest of body; done in white, red, blue, yellow, green and black beads. Underneath, she is wearing a striped dress with a lace collar, lace trimmed pants, and a black and red dance apron. Central design of a copper with two red bands underneath. Zigzag pattern, done in light blue beads, overtop the bands. Hanging from the points of the zigzags are gold bells. She is wearing black shoes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, synthetic fibre, abalone shell, plastic, metal and dye
Made in
Gilford Island, British Columbia, Canada and Gwa'yasdam's, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll3502/3 a-b

Female doll, in a standing position, made of cloth (part a). Doll has a separate cedar bark head ring (part b), lined with red cloth, with two strips of fuzzy white trim along the top left and right edges, imitating fur. Facial features are embroidered with black thread. Two red diagonal lines decorate each cheek. Woman has long braided black hair, secured with blue ties, and white beaded earrings. She is wearing a black button blanket, with a wide red border along the top, left and right edges. Central design is of a sun(?), done in red. White buttons outline the border and the sun(?). Underneath, she is wearing a purple plaid-patterned dress and a dark blue dance apron. Apron has a central design of three feather-shaped sequins, connected by a green and white beaded arch. Two rows of green and white beads, in a zigzag pattern, beneath central design. Hanging from the points of the zigzags are large white beads. Black lines embroidered along edges of hands, imitating fingers. She is wearing dark brown shoes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, synthetic fibre, cedar bark, plastic, metal and dye
Made in
Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada ? or Tla'mataxw, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll3502/2 a-b

Female doll, in a standing position, made of cloth (part a). Doll has a separate cedar bark head ring (part b), lined with red cloth, with two strips of fuzzy white material trimming the top left and right edges, imitating fur. The facial features are embroidered with black thread. Two red diagonal lines decorate each cheek. Woman has long black braided hair, secured with light blue ties, and white beaded earrings. She is wearing a black button blanket, with a wide red border along the top, left and right edges. Central design is of a copper, done in red. White buttons outline the border and the copper. Underneath, she is wearing blue floral dress, with a lace collar, and a dark blue dance apron. Apron has a central design of three feather-shaped sequins, connected by a yellow and green beaded arch. Two rows of green and white beads, in a zigzag pattern, beneath central design. Hanging from the points of the zigzags are large white beads. Black lines embroidered along edges of hands, imitating fingers. She is wearing dark brown shoes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, synthetic fibre, cedar bark, plastic, metal and dye
Made in
Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada ? or Tla'mataxw, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Kayak3467/8 a-b

Long model kayak made from dehaired seal skin. The kayaker is attached to the inside seat area of the kayak and consists of an upper body only; he wears a seal fur parka and holds a wooden model paddle out front, in both hands. The figure's face is made out of stocking, with an embroidered face, including part of a blue wool cap (or hair?). There is a separate model harpoon (part b) with a wood handle, antler point and sinew rope, that fits under the skin lashings of the kayak. Model is unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin, wood, nylon fibre ?, wool fibre, sinew, antler, cotton fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hunter's Tunic3420/45 a-b

Hunter's tunic (part a) with matching hat (part b). Tunic made of bright blue cloth. Rectangular black leather patches are attached all over, with long, thin strips of brown leather knotted to both sides, creating fringes. A few pieces are dyed red or green. White cowrie shells outline the neck, and are sewn in lines on the tunic. There is a five-sided pocket on the front, centre - with the three stitched edges lined in cowrie shells. The bottom edge is unfinished, and somewhat fringed from unravelling fabric. Small horns and small mirrors inset in leather are attached over the tunic. The woven hat has a circular mirror inset in leather between two curved horns at front, centre. A single row of cowrie shells lines the bottom edge.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wool fibre ?, fibre, skin, glass, metal, cowrie shell and horn
Made in
Bamako, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hunter's Tunic3420/44 a-b

Hunter's tunic (part a) with matching hat (part b). Tunic made of brown cloth. Rectangular black leather patches are attached all over, with long, thin strips of leather knotted to both sides, creating fringes. White cowrie shells outline the neck, and are sewn in lines on the tunic. Small horns and small mirrors inset in leather are attached over the tunic. The woven hat has three black leather patches with long, thin leather strips knotted on either side, evenly spaced on sides and back. At front, centre - there is a circular mirror inset in leather between two small horns. A single row of cowrie shells lines the bottom edge.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wool fibre ?, skin, glass, metal, cowrie shell, horn and fibre
Made in
Bamako, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Loom3263/81 a-b

Loom. Consists of a partially completed miniature loincloth tied to two bars (part a) and a removable sword (part b). Sword intertwined in centre of weaving. Sword and bars are made of dark brown-grey wood. Loincloth has rows of design across entire surface. Row designs, from top to bottom, are: plain, three rows of vertical diamonds, line through centre with alternating blocks of colour, "X" design across length, checkerboard pattern, "X" design across length, plain, checkerboard pattern, plain, horizontal diamonds, and checkerboard pattern. Designs done in golden brown, dark brown, red, brown-black and white. Rest of weaving is incomplete and golden brown in colour. Thin metal ring on right side of weaving, on the top bar.

Culture
Wari ?
Material
wood, cotton fibre, camelid wool fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA6889 a-b

Pair of very similar copper rattles. Both are fringed with wool on their sides and around their handles. The heads of the rattles are rectangular in shape, and have been hammered and then wired together. The goat wool fringes have coloured strings tied around their ends.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
fibre, goat wool fibre, copper metal, hemp fibre ?, wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA8043

Flat, circular rattle made of copper. The rattle has long fringes of wool threaded around its sides and handle. The copper has been hammered and beaten into shape. Holes have been drilled along the edges to insert the wool fringe.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wool fibre and copper metal
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA3516

Metal rattle with fibres of mountain goat wool and nettles coverin the metal. Handle is wood and is painted red and white.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood, wool fibre, paint and tin metal
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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