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Peyote BeltNi12

Peyote belt consisting of seven squares embroidered with geometric designs and joined together with a blue strap at one end and a pink strap at the other. Four of the squares are pouches with a partial opening at the top of each. All of the bags have a cross-knit loop stitch that finishes at the side and top. The cross-stitch designs are as follows (listed in sequence): a diamond pattern with alternating interior designs of squares or crosses; a diamond shape with a scalloped edge and a cross at the centre, each separated by smaller crosses; a series of octagons with concentric crosses at the centre and separated by concentric stepped diamonds; a flower-like design with four stepped square interior petals joined to central square and surrounding flower-like designs composed of z shapes around crosses; a series of bars with interior diamonds that join to create an interlocking diamond around Maltese crosses; a central cross with two squares forming each arm as well as a central square with five smaller squares inside, and these are separated by sets of four squares on a dark blue ground; facing 'c' shapes separated by stepped diamonds with interior crosses.

Culture
Huichol
Material
synthetic fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoulder BagNi23

Shoulder bag with a square body and an off-white woven strap with a band of repeated zigzag lines in pink. The body has a geometric design composed of repeated floral and stepped diamond shapes. The top border has a series of pink and red crosses on yellow bordered in green.

Culture
Huichol
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leather SandalsNi62 a-b

Pair of leather sandals. Soles are flat, rounded at toes, sides straight narrowing to square heel; three holes punched through soles, one close to top, one on either side close to heel; grey-white strap passes through hole at top and is knotted on on underside, it is looped through outside hole close to heel and then through inside hole close to heel, length left between holes to form heel support, remainder of strap is loose.

Culture
Huichol
Material
leather skin
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Back ShieldNi35

Small square back shield attached to three sticks. Orange and blue yarn tightly interwoven with bamboo, yarn runs horizontally and bamboo, in seventeen groups of two, run vertically, ends of bamboo are exposed. Blue yarn forms frontal eagle with outstretched wings and head turned sideways, yellow eye. Near top of long vertical four-sided stick, two shorter sticks cross horizontally. Sticks attached to each other on back by cross wrapping green yarn. Shield attached to three sticks by wrapping orange yarn around sticks and through shield, knotted on back. Sticks extend beyond shield. All sticks wrapped in alternating pink and green yarn. Top of centre stick wrapped in pink and yellow-green yarn at topped with a black pompom. Small god's eye on each cross stick, centre is black, then yellow, green and pink, on three points of god's eyes are pompoms.

Culture
Huichol
Material
synthetic fibre, wood, dye and bamboo grass
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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God's Eye FigureNi15

Square stick has two round cross sticks attached with yarn, one at top and one close to centre. Central cross stick has two small cross sticks attached with yarn to either end. Half circle of wire wrapped in alternating green and black yarn is attached to central cross stick at side on right with blue yarn and to top of square stick with white cord. Wire is free at side on left of central cross stick. Tassels at each end of wire and at ends of sticks. Eleven tassels in total composed of all colours used in figure. Square stick and central cross stick wrapped in alternating pink and green, at base of square stick purple yarn is wrapped in a crossing pattern over pink and green yarn. Diamond formed of yarn at each cross stick: at square stick and central stick are purple, green and black; square stick and top cross stick are yellow, orange and pink; at either end of central cross stick are yellow, pink and purple.

Culture
Huichol
Material
wood, synthetic fibre and metal
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseNi20

Short blouse with long set in sleeves with folds at cuffs; folded and stitched circular neck opening with front slit; cross-stitch designs at cuffs, shoulders and hem. Cuffs have undulating pink edging with squares on green ground. Shoulder seams and the bottom edge are detailed with a band of eight petal pink flowers in green octagons on an orange ground. Next to the bands are birds in profile with their heads turned backwards over bodies, there are two v-like extensions above each head, octagonal body with central flower, wings extended to sides, fan-like tail between legs.

Culture
Huichol
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowNi25

Long narrow straight bow has two v-shaped notches cut into either side at one end, one v-shaped notch cut into opposite end. Thin strip of hide is wrapped three times around one notched end, strip passes through notch, twisted down length, and is knotted at double notched end.

Culture
Huichol
Material
skin and wood
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hawk MaskNb3.1409

Deeply carved hawk mask. Widely spaced u-shaped ears with interior red split u, trefoil-shaped design on forehead between ears, black brows, deeply inset eye areas with circular hollow eyes, pointed hooked nose that touches the centre of upper lip, rounded semi-circular nostrils, two ridged u-forms on temples, semi-circular scallop-like design on cheeks, deeply inset area around protruding continuous lip band, pointed chin, and two nails at top of ears. On inside, two metal hooks are screwed in below the forehead, a twisted cord is looped through both and knotted, two other pieces of cord are looped and knotted around first cord, signed at upper side on right, "Hawk-Kwakiutl-Margaret Bay."

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, metal, paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoulder BagNi34

Square flat woven bag with a long woven strap, geometric design done in cross stitch, identical on both sides. Centre design consists of a pink flower with eight points, outlined in blue, four point flowers placed at four points of central flower. The border design has a solid cross-stitch in purple has small clusters of stitches pointing toward central green untwisting ribbon or scroll; cross knit loop stitch at sides and across top. Two separate pieces form strap, ends are twisted and knotted together at apex, opposite ends are sewn to inside at top edge of bag; strap is pink with a continuous line of blue-green forming a geometric pattern on either side.

Culture
Huichol
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, synthetic dye and synthetic fibre
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GuitarNi64

Small roughly shaped guitar has rectangular head. Five pegs on underside extend through to top, with peg in each corner and at centre. Ends of three horsehair and two metal strings are wrapped around pegs, opposite ends are wrapped and tied around the bridge which is glued to the lower body. Four twisted palm fibre cords are wrapped and knotted around fingerboard. Fingerboard is glued and nailed to neck. Sound hole in centre of body. One strip of wood is bent to form sides, glued to top and bottom of body. Red and blue yarn looped and knotted around fingerboard next to head. Three pompoms attached to top centre of head by braided cord.

Culture
Huichol
Material
pine wood ?, metal, palm fibre, synthetic fibre, wax, horse hair and adhesive
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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