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BootsCc1 a-b

Pair of goatskin riding boots with uppers made of three pieces of reddish-brown leather. The soles consist of three or more layers of rawhide and leather sewn together as one unit, with the front and back of the uppers attached separately and the bottom of the soles still have fur on them. The seam at the back of both is reinforced by leather piping and the dark brown top edge of the upper is folded over and glued down. A pull strap is sewn into top of back leg seam. The top edge and outer sides are decorated by direct dying in black a complex circle and square motif.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
leather skin, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BootsCb78 a-b

Pair of goatskin boots in three main parts. Sole in black, front upper in yellow and back upper and legging in red/brown; trimmed with bands of leather in blue/green. Uppers have horizontal bands of impressed decoration enclosing an applique decoration of concentric circles of cut-out leather on the outer aspect of each leg. The boots are soft soled and show little wear. The right boot has a small patch sewn on the inner leg.

Culture
Hausa
Material
dye, cotton fibre and goat skin
Made in
Kano, Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature BootsD2.181 a-b

Miniature doll boots with fur fringe around rim and blue, red, green, and yellow beaded design down centre seam and over the foot.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
leather skin, glass and skin
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BootsA2.509 a-b

Pair of brown and off-white caribou skin boots, each with a braided fibre tie at the top back.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin and fibre ?
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Inner BootsA2.501 a-b

Pair of skin boots with the fur on the interior of the boots and the grey-white skin on the outside. One boot (a) has a slit from the top down the side.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin and fibre
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BootsA2.491 a-b

The boots (part a-b) are brown sealskin with a band of fur and blue fabric around the opening. The boots made of shaved ringed sealskin with soft pleated shaved bearded sealskin soles. The top of the boots is trimmed with a haired strip of ringed sealskin with horizontal fur flow and a blue fabric casing. The drawstrings are made of blue fabric tape that can be tied at the back of the boots. The leg section of the boots is rather broad, angling slightly outward.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bearded seal skin, ringed seal skin, sinew and cotton fibre
Made in
Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BootsA2.112 a-b

Pair of boots made of sealskin and the throat of a sea mammal (possibly walrus). The feet are made of dark brown dehaired skin. The front and sides of the uppers are made of yellow-brown dehaired skin and the back is made of the yellow-grey thin throat of a sea mammal (walrus?). The uppers are relatively wide compared to the narrow fitted feet and are pleated at the bottom were they are sewn onto the foot section.

Culture
Aleut
Material
seal skin, animal skin and sinew
Made in
Nikolski, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BootsN2.181 a-b

Pair of boots woven from grass with a band of black fabric at the cuff of each. There is a slit in the front of each boot at the cuff.

Culture
Japanese
Material
fibre, grass and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BootsN2.180 a-b

Pair of boots with soles and uppers woven from grass. The uppers are embellished with two lines of dark red fibre. The cuffs are bound in red fabric.

Culture
Japanese
Material
fibre, grass and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera BootsN1.757 a-b

Pair of pink silk Cantonese opera boots with an embroidered floral motif in light green, medium green, black and white. The boots have platform soles made of cardboard with a leather base shaped with upturned toes and painted white. The top, back, and front seams as well as the ankle are embellished with off-white piping. Off-white cotton lining with padded cotton insole.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, dye, cotton fibre, leather skin, paint and paste adhesive
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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