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Jug3359/2

Small clay jug with rounded bottom, two lug handles and a tall flared rim. Sides of body are circular, front and back are flattened. Jug exterior is painted white and the handles and top rim are painted grey. Interior of jug is unpainted.

Culture
Chancay
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jug3359/1

Small clay jug with globular body, rounded bottom and two lug handles on the sides. Rim is bowl-shaped, surrounding a smaller mouth. There are two small protuberances on the front and back of the jug. The exterior is painted white-brown and there is a wide grey-brown band painted around the bottom portion of the jug. Above the large band there is a thin grey-brown line. The base is white. The base of the jug rim is grey-brown and there are grey-brown designs on the exterior of the rim. The interior of the rim is white and the interior body is unpainted.

Culture
Chancay
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kohl Container3357/6

Small kohl container composed of two round containers with pointed ends, attached at their long edge. Each container has a flat flower-shaped stopper with a small hole at centre. The opposite end tapers to a capped point. Between the two tubes is a small flattened loop with a chain attached; on the other end of the chain is a dabber, capped similarily to the containers, with a square shaft etched with zigzags that transition to a smooth cylindrical end. The container is decorated with dots and thin strips of twisted metal.

Culture
Palestinian ?
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Asia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3363/5

Beaded bag composed of a long, thin shoulder strap and long semi-circular hide pouch, overlaid with red wool trade cloth and brown fabric. The front is stitched with a red and white checkered panel and flanked top and bottom two abstract designs in blue, clear, white, and black glass and seed beads. Edges finished with brown binding on the bag, and black binding on the strap. Edged overall in white pony beads.

Culture
Tahltan
Material
sinew, skin, wool fibre, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3363/4

Heavily beaded bag with long beaded neck strap. The rectangular pouch is heavily beaded with white and navy blue designs. The opening has a band of red wool trade cloth, hemmed with a dark yellow-green stitched trim, and is lined with white beads. Beaded design on front and back in clear, dark blue and light blues beads. The bottom of the bag is a flap, with red wool trade cloth on the exterior, lined with beige with black and red floral patterned fabric on interior. The strap has a continuous design in white beads down the centre.

Culture
Tahltan ?
Material
wool fibre, fibre, glass and seed
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger Sheath3363/2

Beaded dagger sheath composed of two layers of dark brown corduroy, the bottom layer about an inch longer at the open end, with sides sewn together. Interior lined with a beige fabric. A wide strap is attached at open end of the sheath. Composed of five pieces of brown fabric (two sets of two matching, and one different) and is decorated with four matching beaded designs in white and sky blue. The back is lined a dark blue fabric on each end. All sides of the strap and sheath are hemmed with a stitched trim. Most sides are further decorated with white beading in a subtle zigzag.

Culture
Tahltan ?
Material
fibre and glass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger3363/1

Y-shaped iron dagger with a thin wrapped handle. Dagger has a long tapered blade, which changes angles towards the tip, coming to a point. The back of the blade is flat. The narrow handle is wrapped with a thin strip of leather, and splits at the hilt creating the overall Y-shape.

Culture
Dene ?
Material
iron metal and skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3363/6

Small bag composed of a long shoulder strap and long semi-circular hide pouch. Pouch overlaid with brown wool trade cloth and decorated with a beaded checkered panel in dark blue and clear, flanked top and bottom by beaded abstract elements in light blue, red, dark blue and clear. Edged in white beads.

Culture
Tahltan ?
Material
sinew, wool fibre, glass, seed and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Breastplate3357/4

Diamond-shaped breastplate painted with gold. Cross-shaped metalwork at centre, with five inset polished oval reddish-brown carnelian(?) stones, one at each end of the cross and one at the centre. Around the cross is a diamond-shaped band composed of small plaited chains of metal, then a row of small inset polished circular reddish-brown stones, and then a band around the outer edge of two plaited chains with a snaking line between. At the top is a small hooked attachment. Top edges decorated with attached triangular clover-shaped metal pieces. Bottom edge has a fringe of chains with diamond-shaped ornaments at the end. There are eight tassels, one on each side with two more hanging from long plaited fibres, and two more near the bottom edge. Each tassel composed of a metal cap, from which diamond ornaments hang from S-hooks around the edge, and dark green, dark pink, or dark eggplant purple fibre hangs from underneath with small white beads at the end.

Culture
Palestinian ?
Material
silver alloy metal, wool fibre, carnelian mineral ?, glass ? and gold metal
Made in
Asia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3357/3

Hat with a pointed gathered fabric top with cross-stitch embroidery (tatreez تطريز). The front of the hat is heavily embroidered with burgundy and black checkerboard design, and the back is plain burgundy fabric. The interior is lined with a light off-white fabric. On each side, a long burgundy fabric flap hangs, both heavily cross stitched in bright geometric designs (including star motifs), with a length of dark green and dark red cord with a flat cross-section. Each strap has the 'Walls of Jerusalem' pattern. The left cord has a short fringe, and the right cord has a long fringe. The burgundy flaps are lined with a green fabric with oval cutouts at ear level. Attached to the hat is a black cord with a flat cross-section that is stitched to a metal loop on either side of the rim of the face, leaving a length of cord dangling on each side.

Culture
Palestinian
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and metal
Made in
Palestine ? or Jordan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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