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Culture: Mi'kmaq
Material: cotton fibre, glass, silk and wool
Holding Institution: Nova Scotia Museum

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Culture: Mi'kmaq
Material: birch bark, porcupine quill, cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, glass and aniline dye
Holding Institution: Nova Scotia Museum

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Culture: Mi'kmaq
Material: birch bark, moose hair, cotton fibre, dye and metal
Holding Institution: Nova Scotia Museum

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Culture: Mi'kmaq
Material: birch bark, wood, porcupine quill, cotton fibre, metal, sweetgrass grass and glass
Holding Institution: Nova Scotia Museum

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Elaborate, thickly beaded purple velvet pincushion with a central floral and horse design--all beads are clear, except two blue ones used for the horse's eyes.

Culture: Eastern Woodlands
Material: fibre and glass
Made in: North America
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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Dark grey triangular pin cushion made of cotton muslin, stuffed with straw or grass. A hand-lettered label of masking tape has been added later by the donor (has fallen off).

Culture: English
Material: grass ?, metal, dye and cotton fibre
Made in: United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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A brown leather jacket (part a) fits over a folded cotton pin-cushion (part b) which opens to reveal a pocket to store needles. A large steel neddle, and strip of wool are inside. The cushion is covered in red-dyed cotton, and bound at the bottom in a leather piece which has two metal eyes, and a leather pull-tab. Braided cord strap.

Culture: Ladakhi
Material: leather skin, cotton fibre, steel metal and wool fibre
Made in: Jammu-Kashmir, India
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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