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Leg BandD3.54 a-b

Rectangular band of beading; multicoloured geometric patterning on white ground. Stands of wool protrude from either end; red, yellow, purple. Beads are white, red, three shades of blue, black, orange, light and dark green.

Culture
Anishinaabe ? or Cree ?
Material
glass, wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe BagD2.86

Very long skin bag with quill wrapping. Plain along the top with a red border that has red raffia. Two quill designs on the bottom with long strips of hide for the fringe as well as tin cones with red raffia within along one side. One side of the upper portion has a design that consists of a purple- and yellow- outlined bow-tie shape with an hour glass shape along the middle on a red background. The other side of the upper portion has a design that consists of four quadrants of red, purple, and white squares. The lower portion has a design on both sides that consists of a pair of vertical orange and black rectangles on a dark red background.

Culture
Plains
Material
porcupine quill, metal, palm leaf ?, deer skin, fibre and dye ?
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.117

Bag of felt trimmed with red seam binding and embroidered with a large flower at the bottom with a smaller flower stemming upward at either side. The large flower has four heart-shaped petals with the top two being red at the centre and the bottom two being dark green at the centre, all of which are bordered by light green and pink. The two smaller flowers at the top have two petals in profile that are red at the centre bordered by light blue. Fringe is strips of cotton with metal cones on the ends. Strap has cotton trimming decorated with silk ribbons of red and green and a strip of blue wool.

Culture
Plains
Material
wool fibre ?, glass, cotton fibre and tin metal
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.91

Silk lined skin pouch with strands of fringe partly bound by purple quills. Floral beading design on both sides but with a pattern different on each side. One side has a design that consists of a swirling flower with multiple green petals outlined by orange with dark red in between and three translucent white stems equally spaced throughout with bunches of blue, green, red, and steel-coloured flowers. The other side has a design that consists of a flower with four green petals outlined by orange with four dark blue stems equally spaced throughout with a flower that has three light pink petals and a dark pink circle at either side of its base for the top and the bottom stems while the side stems have a yellow flower with three dark purple petals and a green leaf at either side with three dark pink circles at their bases. Edged with white and green beads with a green zig zag along the top curves.Has a strap decorated with multi-coloured beads.

Culture
Plains
Material
glass, porcupine quill, silk fibre, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceD2.160

Close-fitting necklace made from a thick strip of brown bear fur with ten bear claws sewn around the front. Necklace is tied at the back with strips of red cloth, string and hide thongs.

Culture
Plains
Material
bear skin, bear claw, fibre and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubD2.121

Wooden shaft covered with leather ? skin and having a ground stone head attached at one end.

Culture
Plains
Material
wood, skin and stone
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinsD3.157 a-b

A pair of skin moccasins with skin tie-laces and the top decoration in embroidery of various colours on a piece of fine skin. Embroidery design consists of a yellow-centred flower outlined with light purple, dark red, and orange. Green leaves, purple swirls, and pink dots surround the flower.

Culture
Ojibwa
Material
skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife SheathA7402

A brown fabric sheath with beadwork on one side edged with red cloth and having a red cloth handle. From the mouth of the sheath, there is a geometric beadwork pattern with a central red diamond-shape outlined with light blue and surrounded by four sets of semi-oval lines of pink, light blue, lime green, and white curving around the central diamond-shape. Main beadwork design consists of a four-heart-shaped-petaled light blue flower outlined with darker blue and having a lime green centre from which springs five more flowers. Two flowers are red buds outlined with pink, diagonally from each other on opposite sides of the darker blue stem. Two other flowers are three-petaled light blue flowers outlined with dark blue, diagonally from each other on opposite sides of the darker blue stem. At the top, there is a four-heart-shaped petaled red flower outlined with dark blue and darker blue and having a lime green centre, from which emanates one green and one red S-shape at the sides. The floral beadwork design is on a white background.

Culture
Plains
Material
fibre and glass
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SheathD2.95

A skin pouch sheath with thong strap and wooden peg in thong. Metal jingles are attached around edge of pouch. One side has a beadwork design of three shapes on a white background. The top shape is pink outlined with black and having a green triange within at the bottom. The middle shape is blue, red, and blue. The bottom shape is a black, blue, yellow, and green heart.

Culture
Crow
Material
skin, glass, wood and metal
Made in
USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltD3.167

Buckskin belt backed with iridescent blue-green fabric. Embroidered with bright, multicoloured floral designs. Zigzagging edge. Larger rosette shape in the centre.

Culture
Cree
Material
skin, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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