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Dance Apron1767/3

Dark blue dance apron with many flattened copper pieces and mountain goat hooves hanging from the front. Two rows of skin fringe; the first is cut into 1/2 to 1 1/2 cm wide strips with a hoof sew onto the end of each one; the second has 1/2 cm wide strips with flattened copper on each end. Hem edge also has a strip of red cotton sewn over it. The green, red and beige striped apron tie is in one piece, basted along the front edge near the top edge and extending beyond the apron. Inside is lined with cotton over the front section and there is a safety pin at the side.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
wool fibre, mountain goat hoof, metal, copper metal and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Button Blanket1764/1

Button blanket made of dark blue wool with a red felt border. A red frog image is appliqued in the centre of the blanket with eyes made from discs of abalone shell and a mouth outlined in white glass beads. The four corners have designs representing coppers in red applique. The images and inside of the border are outlined with buttons, the border in two alternating sizes.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wool fibre, fibre, shell ?, glass, synthetic sinew ?, plastic, abalone shell and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1067/1

The textile is thin and black with an open weave in a diamond pattern. Some stitches are thicker than others. Originally the textile was square in shape, but a large portion of one corner has deteriorated as well as other areas along the edges.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chancay, Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash1774/6

Long, narrow, coarsely woven wool sash. Cloth is predominantly red, which is patterned at each end with large, off-white round symbols. The symbols have been applied to the textile using a clamp-resist dyeing technique. There is a dark grey-black border (about 14 cm) at each end, and the ends are trimmed with very long twisted fringes of various lengths (the longest being c. 82.5 cm), some grey-black, some red, some off-white; the fringe strands are embellished at regular intervals with small tufts of wool, made into tassels.

Culture
Tibetan ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Tibet ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rag Rug1768/56

Rag rug with oval shape woven from multicoloured cotton and wool rag strips with primarily grey and red wool at the centre bordered by a row of purple silk(?), a band of off-white cotton with black animal(?) forms, a band of pink, red, dark, red, and grey wool and silk(?), a band of off-white cotton with bird and animal forms in black, and an outer band of black, pink and red. Thin off-white cardboard stitched to back for support.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, paper, dye and silk fibre ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beaded Bag1768/52

Small beaded black velvet bag with undecorated top opening and decorative front flaps on either side. Leaf designs on flaps and on bag in yellow, gold, blue, red, white and grey, bordered by short vertical rows of grey and white beads, and white beads along edges. Red cotton binding around outer edge. Light brown cotton binding at top opening and lining.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
cotton fibre, plant fibre, wool fibre ?, paper, glass ? and dye
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tumpline1768/51 a-b

Tumpline with a wide middle area woven with a multicoloured zigzagging pattern, ending in a narrow, braided bark rope on one side. Part b is a narrow, braided plant fibre rope with a knot at one end, frayed at other; broken off from the tumpline.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
burlap fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt LoomSf1144

Belt loom consisting of a partially woven belt with a beige lozenge pattern with s-shapes and ovals in the middle on a brown ground and bordered with red and black stripes. In the middle are two wooden sticks and a heddle with orange pieces of twine along with a conical shaped roll of brown wool. The end section is long strands of twine twisted together.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, dye and wood
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boots527/29 a-b

Pair of smoked moose hide boots with ecru-coloured fur trim around the centre. Above the rabbit fur trim geometric patterns of multicoloured beadwork are sewn over pink fabric. Maroon satin-like cloth is sewn below the fur trim. Green fabric covers the top of the foot; a band of pink cloth trims the green fabric around the top of the foot. Skin ties lace around the ankles of both boots. Lined with pink floral print cloth. Side zippers.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
rabbit skin, moose skin, cotton fibre, metal, dye, glass ?, synthetic fibre and wool fibre ?
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket1728/1

Rectangular woven blanket. In the centre are five rows of green diamonds on white ground, separated by solid brown lines. Around the edges is a border alternating squares of orange-brown solid and black-white diagonal lines.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Sardis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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