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HeadbandC1387

A band covered with spondula shells and tapering at both ends. A patch of fur is at each end. Plain ties around the back.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
skin, fibre and spondula shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerD2.80

A tall skin container sewn up one side, with a lid and a base sewn on separately. The pieces are rawhide, with some red and black designs painted on. Fringes and sewing are tanned hide. Has single strap on side opposite.

Culture
Plains
Material
rawhide skin
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierD2.84

Flat wood board with a larger rounded end and a tapered flatter end. Board is covered with very soft doe(?) skin with beadwork. Beadwork consists of three sets of horizontally connected pink, turquoise, and blue sideways tear-drop-shapes across a vertical stem on a white background. The sides have a curved pattern of pink and white triangles outlined with blue. The edges are rimmed with a red wool border.

Culture
Crow
Material
wool fibre, glass, deer skin ? and wood
Made in
USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe BagD2.88

Quill and beadwork on a long hide bag. One beadwork panel on each side of the bag with two stripes each containing pink, red, green, and gold-coloured beads between the two panels. The beadwork panel on one side has a red-, pink-, and green- outlined hour glass shape on a white background that has eight pink triangles within, the upper four of which are bordered by black, gold, and red while the lower four of which are bordered by black and green. The other beadwork panel on the other side has three vertical bands of three pink triangles on a white background. The central line of triangles are bordered by gold, green, and black. The side triangles are cut in half vertically and are bordered by black and green. Above the panels, there are two horizontal lines of orange and purple, and mint green and red quillwork. Both side flaps of the bag have two rounded projections creating a v-shape with white beaded edging. Below, there is a long skin fringe tied around the tops with dark blue, mint green, and red quills.

Culture
Plains
Material
skin, glass, porcupine quill, dye ? and fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe BagD2.92

Pouch-like hide bag with a long, tubular front flap. Main body of bag is covered with extensive beadwork in a geometric pattern. Flap is beaded around top edge and sewn down one side. Beaded on bottom; different pattern each side. Long, partially braided hide fringe along the bottom edge.

Culture
Plains
Material
rawhide skin and glass
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.61

Rounded cylindrical basked with"Bu-she-mi-a/deer neck" design. Rectangles linked diagonally at one lower corner. Shell beads on upper portion to accentuate the design. Two rod coiled.

Culture
Pomo
Material
willow wood and shell
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.94

Beaded bag with a closure consisting of interlocking strips on three flaps. One side has a v-shape with three upper projections outlined with an inner border that is pink along the top and silver along the bottom while the outer border is green. The other side has the same design but with an inner border that is silver and an outer border that is pink. The middle flap has a design with an inner border that is silver and an outer border that is dark blue.

Culture
Plains
Material
rawhide skin, glass, metal ? and fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeggingsD2.19 a-b

The leggings (part a-b) have narrow brown straps attached to a rectangular blue wool with a red seam binding on two edges and a diamond pattern in beadwork. The panel of beadwork begins underneath the brown strap in one corner and extends diagonally down the legging, finishing short of the opposite corner. Beads are sewn to form the alternating pattern of three elongated diamonds in a row with five tiny diamonds. All diamonds are blue outlined in red and the background is white. The backside of the blue leggings is without decoration. The brown wool straps have a central stripe pattern that includes two red stripes.

Culture
Plains
Material
wool fibre, glass and fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandD2.20 a-b

Large beaded armband composed of two pieces of hide laced together with thong ties. Beading has a white background with three arrow-like designs in blue, red, and mauve; blue border at the top and bottom. Thong laces along one edge, with corresponding holes along opposite edge.

Culture
Plains
Material
glass and skin
Made in
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeggingsD2.23 a-c

Leggings in three parts: a) part of a legging consisting of strips of beadwork with a geometric pattern in blue, with dark blue, green, brown and yellow sewn together on a rectangular red flannel wool backing; b) Strips of beadwork with a geometric pattern in blue, with dark blue, green, brown and yellow on red flannel backing, which is sewn onto navy wool that has a toothed edge, making a complete legging; c) a piece of navy synthetic fibre cloth with a toothed edge that has several slits cut into it and is edged with red fabric on one end (goes with part a).

Culture
Plains
Material
wool fibre, glass, dye, synthetic fibre and skin
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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