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Needle CaseA2.341

Needle case. Two brown wooden plugs at the ends of an ivory-coloured tube--tube in encircled at three points by linear geometric designs in black. One brown plug is rounded, the other a protruding, triangular point.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk ?, wood and pigment
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SaddleD3.170

Rawhide and tanned hide saddle with blue and red trim and pink lining under flaps. Floral beadwork pattern at each of the four corners in two sets. The first corner set consists of two light green leaves at the bottom, a pink heart-shape, a black stem with two red petals, two dark green leaves in the middle with a light green centre, two green leaves with a black centre, a pink heart-shape, a three-petaled light blue flower with dark blue centre and two black filaments on either side, and two three-heart-shaped-petaled flowers of orange shades with yellow and blue centres at either sides. The second corner set consists of a dark green leaf with an orange centre, a pink bud outlined with green, and two four-petaled flowers of red and orange with a yellow centre outlined with black at either sides, with an orange, yellow, and blue bud below each. Corresponding respectively are two more sets of floral patterned beadwork panels underneath each corner. The first panel set consists of a pink and red flower with an orange centre that has two curly light blue lines at the top corners, two dark blue petals outlined with blue below the left side of the flower, a black stem, and two green leaves with orange centres at either sides. The second panel set consists of three four-heart-shaped-petaled red flowers outlined with pink and having yellow centres, a red and orange flower, two red buds outlined with pink, and two green buds, all joined by a black stem. Each panel has a fabric strip at each side with a large black beaded and two blue and red wool tassels. Each fabric strip has a dark blue centre vertical line outlined with light blue and decoraged with yellow beads.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
skin, glass and wool fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA6776

Corked glass bottle covered with a woven grass sleeve. Design: two intertwined bands of green and red, four whale figures in purple with yellow and red eyes, and two canoes in red.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, glass, aniline dye and cork bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA6773

Very fine lattice twined weaving. Has an oval shape. Design consists mostly of scattered purple and orange figures that include robins, whales, eagles, lizards, fish, and boats. At either short end, the birds have outstretched wings. The other three birds are in profile and are orange; orange and dark; and orange and dark. Around the middle, there is a boat with three humans in it and a large dark fish (whale ?) on the other side.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA6772

Woven mat. Has an oval shape. Three concentric bands with the inner-most having five small figures. Second row has elevel small figures which look like birds. Third band is to simple rows. All rows are purple.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA6771

Woven circular mat. Central purple circle with a toothed edge. There is a concentric band that has alternating red and purple diagonal stripes. The outer rim edge also has red and purple.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA6754

An arrow with a wood shaft and a metal point. Three half feathers are attached at the other end.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
willow wood ?, metal and feather
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnowshoesA6727 a-b

Pair of elliptically shaped brown wooden snowshoes; both ends are pointed, with the front curving sharply upwards. Three wooden crossbars separate the rawhide mesh-like latticework into three main sections, with the latticework in the central section being of a thicker construction. Two straps made from long strips of cotton are tied to the rawhide in the central section. Small tufts of multicoloured fibres ring the outside of the frame.

Culture
Cree ?
Material
wood, rawhide skin, cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceD2.187

Claws strung in irregular pattern with one wooden bead, an attached leather thong, and a string broken. Object possibly incomplete.

Culture
Cree
Material
bear claw, leather skin, wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA6760

Spoon carved from one piece of black mountain goat horn (?) with an elongated bowl, a short tapered handle, and notches below the handle where the bowl joins the handle. There are also three circular indents running vertically just below the handle on the inside of the bowl.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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