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TumplineA2.109

Wool tumpline with horizontal triangular pattern in red on tan background, woven on a bark warp. The ties are braided and knotted plant fibre (birch?).

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
bark, wool fibre and plant fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sewing EquipmentA2.377 a-b

White-grey strip of hide with a copper needle pushed through it. Attached to one end of the hide is a thin cord of sinew with a small, flat length of copper tied at its other end. The other end of the hide is attached to a thin, looping cord of sinew that is threaded through a carved, white thimble-like object (part b).

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
rawhide skin, caribou sinew, copper metal and bone
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry HatA8088

Cedar bark basketry hat with a wide bottom rim and a flat top. The flat top has a small square of plaiting in the centre. Inside there is a diagonally plaited hat band. The sides of the hat are woven using double strand twining and the bottom rim has the same finishing edge as the rim at the top. The hat is orange-brown in colour.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EarspoolK4.119

Ear ornament with squat cylindrical shape carved from wood and ornamented on the front with coiled, braided wire that has been set into the wood.

Culture
East African
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK4.105 a-e

Set of five ornaments, each composed of black elephant hair: parts a and b are both a length of woven elephant hair with one end tied and the other end braided; parts c, d, and e are all strands of elephant hair that have been attached together with two knots.

Culture
East African
Material
elephant hair
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhipK5.9

Long wooden handle with a brass cartridge on end. Whip is braided and attached to the end of the handle.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
leather skin, brass metal and wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Harpoon HeadA2.328

Miniature detachable harpoon head tied to a long cord of braided sinew; triangular metal blade.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone, caribou sinew and brass metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookA2.303

Fish hook and line. Hook set in piece of bone, attached to a braided sinew line wound on a wooden spool.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone, wood, sinew and copper metal
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestB162

Vest made of bark cloth and hand stitched with horizontal lines to help keep the shape of the bark cloth. The edges are reinforced with stitching and are light red. Blue, red, and white tassel cord fastener at front.

Culture
Kelabit
Material
fibre, bark and dye
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA8487

Small, circular, cedar root mat with interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches) and watch-spring construction. Braided coil border. Central star figure in light brown, red and black. Black cherry bark adorns circumference row. Colour: tan.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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