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Tunic1128/14

Woman’s reindeer fur tunic. The tunic has a standing collar, v-neck opening and long sleeves. The tunic hangs straight from the shoulders in front and is semi-fitted across the back, flared below the waist by means of triangular gores. There is a pocket slit in the left front lined with a red checked fabric. The collar is trimmed with multicoloured ribbon, rickrack and red wool fabric. There are red and yellow wool strips inserted into shoulder, sleeve and back seams for decoration and stability. The sleeve ends are trimmed with red wool fabric strips. The hem is unfinished.

Culture
Sami
Material
reindeer skin, cotton fibre, wool fibre, fibre and dye
Made in
Sweden
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl1128/13

A woman's triangular shawl made of jacquard weave of off-white fabric printed with a multi-coloured paisley border design and central medallion. Outlined with red. Long yellow and short orange fringe are sewn to two edges while the third edge is unfinished.

Culture
Sami
Material
rayon fibre and dye
Made in
Sweden
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat1128/11

Woman's hat. Hat with ear flaps made of reindeer fur and lined with shearling lamb. Trimmed with a band of red wool fabric and rickrack in the front. Decorative tabs of yellow, green and red fabric inserted into crown seams. Ties of narrow (1.5 cm) woven red, yellow and blue wool braid, finished with wool fabric tabs.

Culture
Sami
Material
reindeer skin, sheep skin, wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sweden
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt1128/8 a-b

Man's brown leather belt, trimmed with white painted grommets and brown metal studs; fastened with a narrow leather strip and metal buckle. Two leather loops on bottom edge for attaching tools. Two tools attached: a knife (18.3 cm) with metal blade, wood and bone handle, leather and bone sheath; ovoid leather pouch (approximately 33 cm long), trimmed with yellow and red wool fabric, yellow and green rickrack and light yellow-brown reindeer fur. Small square of plastic tape (reflective tape?) glued on at centre back; evidence that two other squares of tape had been attached but have fallen off.

Culture
Sami
Material
skin, metal, wool fibre, cotton fibre, reindeer skin, wood, bone, plastic, paint and dye
Made in
Sweden ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic1128/7

Men's dark blue wool tunic. The tunic has a standing collar and keyhole neckline with a plastic button and leather loop. The tunic hangs straight from the shoulders in front, back is slightly fitted above waist and is flared below the waist by means of triangular gores. There are bands of red and yellow wool, embroidery and rickrack of blue and green at collar, shoulders, neck opening, upper back, cuffs and bottom hem. The bands around the neckline overlap at the bottom. The inner collar is lined with brown, green and tan patterned cotton; the rest is unlined.

Culture
Sami
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, reindeer skin ?, plastic and dye
Made in
Norway
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic1128/2

Men's loose fitting blue-grey wool tunic. The tunic has high standing collar, v-neck and long cuffed sleeves. The tunic hangs straight from the shoulders in front, is semi-fitted in back above the waist, and flared below the waist by means of triangular inserts. There are bands of red, yellow and green on the collar, neckline, upper back, cuffs and bottom hem. The collar is lined with burgundy patterned cotton; the rest is unlined.

Culture
Sami
Material
dye, wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Finland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Four Winds Hat1128/1

Man's hat. Trimmed with a band of fur, bands of rickrack and appliqued fabric; multi-coloured fabric streamers at centre back. The dark blue four-pointed crown is edged in red. Lined with off-white, red and blue cotton flannelette. Points of the crown are stiffened with an unseen material (possibly the spines of large feathers?).

Culture
Sami
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, reindeer skin, feather ? and dye
Made in
Sweden
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boots1128/5 a-b

Ankle-high reindeer fur boots with up-turned toes and multicoloured ties. Uppers and soles are made of brown fur, with red woolen trim around the toe and sides. Around each foot opening is a brown skin casing with a black, red and white braided tie. On the ends of the ties are large black, red and white tassels.

Culture
Sami
Material
reindeer skin, wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sweden ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Legging1128/4 a-b

Men's reindeer fur leggings (part a-b) with multicoloured bands and tassels. The leggings are trimmed at the top and bottom with bands of red wool with yellow striping and blue rickrack. Above the upper red band is a skin casing with a twisted orange and yellow tie finished with large tassels. Below the lower red band is a large piece of blue fabric at the bottom that tucks into shoes.

Culture
Sami
Material
reindeer skin, wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Finland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Embroidered Textile1228/2

Embroidered, rectangular textile panel, heavily stitched in soft colours with cotton and silk thread on red cotton fabric. Very little of the background textile shows through the dense stitching. The design consists of rows of large circles, separated by narrow bands of black and yellow diamond motifs. Mirrors are incorporated into the design motifs. Three edges of the rectangle are finished with five rows of multicoloured (teal, light blue, magenta, chartreuse, green) cotton binding (machine stitched). One long edge is raw, with the remnants of machine stitches where something has been removed. One end of the panel has a border motif of circles, mirrors and diamond shapes. The embroidery is underlined with scraps of multicoloured textile.

Culture
Rabari ?
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre, glass, silver alloy metal ? and dye
Made in
Rajasthan, India ? or Gujarat, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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