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MaskA7957

Mask of a woman's face with a swiveling bird on top. The red-brown face has circular cut out hole eyes outlined by black and surrounded by a white tapering oval with black brows above and a vertical ridge in between up to the black hairline. The nostrils are cut out as is the open white mouth. The cheeks are painted with a pair of black u forms. The bird on top has black tapering oval eyes surrounded by a plain carved tapering oval with a black head, a red-brown beak and body, and brown fur for the wings. The bird is perched on white feathers. Skin strips are tied around the back at the top and at either side with mulit-coloured patterned cloth and a wood stick.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wood, fibre, feather, bear skin, skin and paint
Made in
Kitsegukla, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8540

Human-like mask. The plain brown face, with natural contour lines, has circular cut out hole eyes surrounded by a tapering oval with dark brows above. The elongated nose has red nostrils and are cut out. The human mouth is red with a dark moustache. Three parallel marks are on the cheeks with blue-green on the left side and red on the right side. A thick, red band is painted over the forehead. Three holes are drilled in the scalp. Fabric patches are nailed onto the back at the top middle and at either side.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
fibre, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat737/2

A woman's red cotton twill cap, trimmed around the face with white lace frill and having multi-coloured embroidered ribbon with floral motifs, rickrack, and braid decorating the hat horizontally around the middle. The main design is consisting of the following from top to bottom: a pattern of sideways red tulip-like pairs on a white background, an orange-green floral pattern on a red background, and a blue diamond-shaped pattern with red centres. The crown is gathered onto a 9 cm. headband with small ear flaps. There are ties under chin with twisted fibre strings. Headband is lined with cotton broadcloth. Edges are bound with cotton bias tape.

Culture
Sami
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre and dye
Made in
Ovne Sopporo, Sweden
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt1128/12

A woman's multi-coloured woven belt with repeated geometric designs of red, green, and off-white predominating. Lined and stiffened with light weight white cotton duck. Fastened with a small brass buckle attached with a leather tab while the opposite end has a narrower strip that has a deisgn consisting or a red zig zag along the middle on an off-white background surrounded by a blue dotted line at either side and outlined with a horizontal red band.

Culture
Sami
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, dye, brass metal ? and skin
Made in
Sweden ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SledEc1

Small wooden sled with a raised crib-like carriage attached to two runners curved at one end. The carriage is constructed from strips of wood bound and lashed together with hide thongs; low sides curl up into tall vertical ends.

Culture
Siberian ?
Material
wood, skin and metal
Made in
Russia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes1128/15 a-b

Ankle-high reindeer fur shoes (part a-b) with up-turned toes and multicoloured laces. The shoes are made of white fur with brown fur soles. The foot opening is edged with brown skin. The six loops on each tongue are also made with brown skin. Criss-crossed through the tongue loops is a long multicoloured string. The string is made up of red, yellow-green and blue strands. On the ends there are square tassels in red, yellow and green.

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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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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