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Belt2762/20

Woman's beaded belt with attached tobacco pouch, awl sheath and knife sheath. Beadwork design on the belt includes crosses, squares, lines and diamond shapes in green, yellow, purple and pink on a white ground. Lined on the back with a plaid fabric. Sheath has a fringe down one side and diagonal line beadwork decoration on the front, in the same colours as the belt. The awl sheath has a skin fringe at top and bottom, and the drawstring pouch, with scalloped top, has beading on the bottom section in mustard yellow, turquoise, red, and navy designs, on a white ground.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass, cotton fibre, skin and wood ?
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moccasins2762/2 a-b

Pair of child's moccasins with beadwork. The design includes two navy blue, light blue, and red extended crosses at the front and four navy and red squares on the sides lie within a gray background that is rimmed at the bottom with turquoise and navy blue. Strings of beads are sewn with dark brown thread onto pale brown fabric that is joined at the heel and sewn onto a sole of deer ? skin. A trim of tan coloured fabric is folded over the cuff rim and along the front edge (no tongue).

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, cotton fibre and deer skin ?
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moccasins2762/4 a-b

Pair of moccasins decorated at the toe with short horizontal strings of small glass beads. The thick strip is made up of a yellow line with navy crosses between two lines of alternating red and blue triangles. Stiff yellow leather soles are sewn to cream-coloured deer ? skin tops with thick heel seams and skin laces threaded through one hole.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, deer skin ?, leather skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat2762/30

Small circular beaded mat. Strings of white, blue, red and translucent brown beads, in concentric rings creating floral, pyramidal and linear designs, are sewn on to a piece of dark and light blue checkered cotton fabric patterned red, white and blue flowers. A crochet-like border of blue and red beads is sewn on around the rim.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle2762/37

Small hand rattle with a cork stopper in the handle shaft has stones ? inside the bulbous end. It consists of two halves, pieces of stiff, thick skin, sewn together from handle to top with thick twisted cotton threads that are knotted together at the top around a bundle of tiny twigs.

Culture
Cree
Material
rawhide skin ?, cotton fibre, stone ?, wood and cork bark
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe2762/42 a-b

Red catlinite, flat-bottomed pipe head with wood dowel (a) and stem (b). Tip of pipe has carved chevron decoration behind which stands a tall bowl, flaring out slightly from its narrow base and with cross-hatch carving at top. At the opposite end, a hand carved in relief grasps the stippled surface. The stem changes shape from ends to middle, from cylindrical to squared to octagonal.

Culture
Cree
Material
catlinite stone and wood
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Napkin Ring2762/35

Beaded napkin ring. Strings of white, blue, yellow and red beads are sewn onto a beige fabric that is lined with navy blue fabric to create an expanded cross design. A frill of blue beads loops around both rims.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2762/17

Blue, pink and white beaded belt with small pouch and skin tie. The long panel of cross-motif beadwork, stitched onto a strip of light brown fabric covered with a dark brown fabric, has a backing of striped red, blue and cream flannel fabric. Beaded semi-circular pouch attached to the bottom of the belt near one end has pocket shaped backing of the same flannel and is accessible only from the inside of the belt.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass, cotton fibre and skin
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sheath2762/29

Front beaded panel of a sheath. White, yellow, and blue beads decorate a V-shaped panel of red wool fabric with burgundy and beige striped fabric backing and a gold satin border trim. A string of small metal beads is sewn on around the edge and two long skin strips are folded in half and stitched on to the bottom tip.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass, wool fibre, cotton fibre, fibre, skin and metal
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beadwork2762/16

Small triangular piece of beadwork. Short horizontal strings of beads are sewn onto a piece of skin in bands of white, yellow, red and turquoise on one side, turquoise, white and navy on the other, with a string of white as a border around the edge.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass, skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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