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BlanketD4.2

Brown background with two rows of cream, red and dark brown geometric pattern of diamonds, with solid colour diamonds in between, triangles on both sides, and a continuous zig-zag pattern near each edge. Border of red yarn on all edges.

Culture
Navajo
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RugD4.3

Rug woven in beige, grey, red, and varying shades of brown. The design centres around a red and dark brown cross on a brown, beige, grey and red background with two smaller and two larger red diamond shapes with dark brown borders. There is a dark brown band around the central design with six red diamond shapes on either side. Each end has a band of dark brown, red, light brown, dark brown and light grey-brown.

Culture
Navajo
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RugD4.5

Almost square weaving with a red border enclosing two Yei figures with green faces, one in the center holding long objects and wearing an orange and green striped tunic and yellow, black and light blue skirt, the other holding a long object wearing blue and orange stripe clothing which extends as a three sided border with skirt, legs and feet at end. Tall vertical yellow designs (corn stalks?) between them, all on an off-white ground.

Culture
Navajo
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sala gamiilga gaax ganou2641/1

"The Raven Dances with Frogs" robe. Hand-woven chilkat style child's robe, shaped like a horizontal rectangle on three sides, with the lower edge curving downward to the centre. Long warp fringes of brown and white yarn along the lower edge tapered to be the longest at the centre, with supplementary fringes of white yarn. Main panel is composed of complex formline design in black, white, yellow, and turquoise, outlined in narrow black and white braids, a wide surround of yellow, another band of braids, and an outer surround in black. Double band of braids of brown and white yarn at each side, ending in four bands of wrapped yarn, two black alternating with two yellow. The main panel has a rectangular human-like face at the centre front, above which are two yellow eye forms containing frog faces. Below the rectangular form are two inverted eye forms, beside which are feet with claws. Above these on each side are two more eye forms in yellow. At the midpoint of each side edge is a rectangular profile human-like face looking inwards towards the centre. Throughout the robe the braid outlining is raised from the finely-woven surface, making it three-dimensional. Only the major designs show on the reverse, not the braids.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
leather skin, sheep wool fibre, yellow cedar bark, dye, nylon fibre and wax
Made in
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CapeA2313

Cape consisting of long shreds of alternating red and yellow cedar bark folded over at the top and fixed with a row of twine. Additional row of twining halfway down the length. The top has a band of deteriorated grey wool. Numerous eagle ? feathers tied on at intervals.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wool fibre, cedar bark, eagle feather ? and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2385

Rounded basket with a flat, rectangular base, an oval-shaped top and a raised flange arouind the opening. Every third stitch near base is black; two black bands, the lower one with red wool projecting, the second with yellow wool. Band near shoulder is green and natural with purple wool protruding. Plaited origin; plain twined sides and shoulder; cedar bark flange; braided rim; design elements woven in.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
cedar bark, cedar root, wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNa1681 a-b

Coiled basket and lid with watch-spring base and lid construction. Button handle and flange on lid. Decoration is sewn on and consists of pieces of wool sewn on in tufts. Near the base is one horizontal row of red thread bordered by purple thread.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
wool fibre, fibre and rye grass
Made in
Nushagak, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chilkat RobeA8041

Nuxalk style robe with woven designs. The design is like a three panel distributive, without the panels. The designs are red, yellow and black on natural ground. There are three eagle representations and two thunderbird heads in the centre, a human figure(?) near the top edge and killer whale motifs on the sides. The checkered border along the bottom edge is a raven’s tail design. There is a velvet band sewn along the top edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wool fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA6548

Forty-eight blue multi-faceted "Russian" type beads with two round amber coloured beads on a closed string. Two of the blue beads are smaller and one is rounded.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
glass and wool fibre
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chilkat RobeA17007

Chilkat style robe with woven designs and long fringe. The design is a three panel distributive. In the centre are two ancestor faces surrounded by a diving whale(?) motif. The side panels have ancestors faces in profile and a raven motif. The design is yellow, blue and black on natural ground. The two bottom corners have two rectangles with zigzags in black and yellow, associated with the identity of the weaver. There is long twisted fringe, on three sides, of mixed wool and cedar bark. On the top edge are two red flannel tabs with buttons and buttonholes for securing the robe around the neck.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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