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Horse Whip3029/5

Short horse whip (riding crop) made of tightly woven dark horse hair, covering an inner structure of cotton. The butt is small with an open wrist thong protruding from the top. The handle is thick, decorated with chevron and diamond shapes in red and black. Below a small ring, the flexible thong narrows toward the end, decorated in short, flowing red lines, with a solid black tip.

Culture
Plains
Material
cotton fibre and horse hair
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrist Band3029/4 a-b

Pair of beaded hide wrist bands. The top of each is completely covered in beads, with a blue ground. Round red flowers on stems with green leaves decorate each end, one with a tassel of red, black and translucent beads hanging from the foliage, the other with leather thongs. Three flags on poles sit at the centre in red, white and blue. The underside of the bands are undecorated, but show the intricate stitching. They tie together with hide thongs.

Culture
Plains
Material
rawhide skin, glass, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beaded Cuffs3029/3 a-b

Pair of large hide gauntlet cuffs, covered on the exterior by glass bead designs: on a blue background is a bouquet of flowers--orange and white in the centre, red and gold to the side, and white, green and orange at bottom; their stems are embedded in colourful foliage in green, gold, pink, yellow and blue. Matching decorative motifs are at the top corners. The cuffs open to one side and tie with a series of thin leather thongs. The interior is lined in red fabric.

Culture
Plains
Material
rawhide skin, glass and fibre
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harness Strap3029/2

Horse's beaded martingale (harness) strap. Two long straps form the edges, separated by a small rectangular bag. The beading is a background of grey with pink diagonal stripes bordered by lines of small squares in light and dark blue. These are interspersed with lines of dark blue and pink. The bag also has a background of grey, with a cross, diamond and square motif at centre. A fully beaded hide flap made of two triangles hangs from the top of the bag. Two long straps hang from the tips, partially beaded in grey and yellow. From the bottom of the bag hangs a long leather fringe with elements of brown and red dyed animal fur.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
leather skin, glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole3029/1

Carved and painted model totem pole. Pole has an eagle at top, wings at sides, feet planted on a small bentwood box. The box is balanced on the head of a human, with protruding nose and painted features, wearing a shoulder cloak. With his hands and feet the man grips a downward facing whale. The whale has a green and black torso with carved and painted eyes and open mouth showing clenched white teeth behind red lips. Its nose plunges into the pole’s rectangular wooden stand which is painted red and green. The back of the pole has been partially hollowed out.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, paint, ink and metal
Made in
Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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