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Mat3021/4

Patterned, woven, rectangular mat with a square weave in a small alternating checkered pattern of natural and dyed brown grass. Long-side borders are made of the undyed grass in a square weave that tightens into a thin strip of herringbone pattern at edges. A looped fringe of alternating black and yellow yarn is woven into all four edges. The backside of the mat is monotone.

Culture
Polynesian
Material
grass ? and wool fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle2955/52

Rattle shows five people (angels?) dressed in white robes cinched with red wool belts. Two also wear woolen skirts in red, blue, green, and white stripes with a shoulder sash. Each figure has short brown hair with a blue ribbon, a pink face, and stitched-on features in black thread. Each is connected to a small, round, two piece, unpainted wooden clapper. Bottle caps are attached to the bottom of the rattle’s cross shaped platform in pairs. The long handle protrudes from the bottom of the platform and is made of wood and metal, decorated with plastic tape in red and white.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
wood, wool fibre, metal and plastic
Made in
Madeira, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3018/1

Red felt bag with a long fringe. The bag is round at bottom, with straight sides and top, and a long handle. Handle and felt embellishments on bag are in black felt. On the front are four 6-petal flowers made from moose hair tufting, dyed red, purple and yellow and interspersed with green leaves of the same material. A strand of twisted grey hair makes a circle under the flowers and leaves. On the bag’s edges is sewn a thick fringe of deer skin. The interior of the bag is lined with cotton in a small floral pattern. The closure sits at the centre of the bag’s opening, and is a strip of black felt with a metal snap.

Culture
Cree
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, deer skin, moose hair, caribou hair, dye and metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chief's Blanket2991/1

Large beige wool blanket with a long wool fringe at one end. Six stripes of stroud cloth (four brown, one red and one dark blue) are incorporated into the body of the blanket (after weaving). The red stripe also has a green piece of fabric woven in with it. (The thick twisted fringe has lost some pieces.)

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish ?
Material
wool fibre, mountain goat wool fibre, dog wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2956/247

Woven basketry figure depicting a donkey head with ears erect. There are braided multi-coloured yarn decorations around the head, possibly indicating a harness, and there are nine multi-coloured fibre balls along a braid attached around the snout.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
grass, wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Faro, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2956/246

Woven basketry figure depicting a donkey head with ears curled back. There are braided multi-coloured yarn decorations around the head, possibly indicating a harness, and there are seven multi-coloured fibre balls along a braid attached around the snout.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
grass, wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Faro, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Woman's Parka2978/111

Amauti style woman's parka. The exterior of the coat is white, with high cut sides and a long back flap. Purple, pink, white and black trim edges the hem and wrists of the outer coat, while similar but darker trim decorates the centre front, with a tassel of yarn hanging from the neck, and lower back. The hood is edged with thick fur and a tassel hangs from the top. The top back of the coat has a pouch for a child. Three beaded tassels hang down the centre of the back flap. The undercoat is made of light quilting fabric in pink with blue hearts on one side and multi-patterned on the other.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and skin
Made in
Quaqtuq, Quebec, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll2943/1 a-b

Doll in the image of an Inuit woman. The body is made of pink cotton fabric stuffed with wool. The head has been sewn on, and is white, with stitched black facial features and black wool for hair in two long braids. A red woolen hat sits atop the head. The doll wears a patterned pink skirt and a white and blue parka trimmed with a leather fringe along the bottom. The jacket is short at the sides and dips to below the knees at back and to the thighs at front. The parka is decorated with buttons, braiding and fabric fringe and has a large hood. Part b is a pair of detachable blue pants, made of cotton, with an attached set of leather and hide boots that reach the knees.

Culture
Inuit
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, leather skin and plastic
Made in
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Kangiqliniq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Saddlebag2878/19

Red saddlebag with five tassels, rectangular in shape with a tapered point at the bottom edge. A geometric design embroidered in the centre portion of the bag represents a “cow in the tree/bush” motif. The design itself is embroidered with brown sheep’s wool yarn. A light brown yarn is stitched around the design as a border. There are five tassels at the base of the bag each with three sections of horse hair. Around each of the tassels there is a blue, yellow and red pattern wrapped around the tassel itself. Many of the tassels are knotted. The horse hair is tied to the tassel with a red-orange piece of material. The bag also has a strap that has light brown, orange, yellow and green lines. On either side of the bag where the strap begins are three tassels each with a different coloured end (orange blue and yellow). Also attached to the tassels are several beads (black and white) and round metal discs.

Culture
Kyrgyz
Material
sheep wool fibre, horse hair, goat hair, metal and glass
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest2878/18

Brown and white knit wool vest. The edges of the bottom of the vest, around the arm holes and around the neck opening, are knit using brown wool and a very subtle design. The vest is made of two pieces, a front piece and a back piece that have been stitched together. On the sides, the two pieces are stitched together with brown wool while the top of the vest is stitched together with white-brown wool. The design on the vest varied from the top to the bottom. On the top of the vest near the neck opening there is alternating brown and white brown unfinished lines. The design on the bottom half of the vest is alternating brown and white-brown patches.

Culture
Chitrali
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Chitral, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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