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Arrow Sash2930/10

Long wool sash, commonly called an arrow sash, or ceinture fléchée. Mainly red with coloured stripes and long fringes at each end. The middle stripe is solid red, with stripes of diagonally patterned white, blue, grey, green, yellow, green and blue toward both sides.

Culture
Metis ?
Material
wool fibre and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dog Whip2930/7

Dog whip made with a caribou lower leg and hoof attached at one end. The leg fits into a tightly sewn hide piece with a fringe cut around it, which is attached to a long thick cord. At the other end of the cord, twined and knotted strips of hide have been attached.

Culture
Cree ?
Material
caribou bone, caribou skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Ontario, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat Needle2922/15

Long, slightly bowed, wooden mat needle. Needle is somewhat flat on its outer side, rounded on the inner side. Has one pointed end; the other is squared off and has an eye hole close to the end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frontlet Headdress2922/3

Headdress and carved wooden frontlet with an extensive ermine trailer. The frontlet’s main figure is an eagle with a small bear head and paws below and a wolf(?) head and paws above. The eagle has shell eyes and many abalone decorative inlays around it. Sea lion whiskers project upward from the top of the headdress. The entire upper head area is covered with eaglet skin with the fine down still attached. A long ermine trailer sewn on red cotton hangs below the headpiece. There is an abalone eagle crest attached on the left side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
ermine skin, wood, eagle skin, cotton fibre, abalone shell, shell, sea lion whisker, wool fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2922/8

Beaded circular hand bag with a dark brown-black velvet front and soft leather handles and fringe. A long fringe is attached all along the bottom and sides of the lower half of the bag. The beadwork on the front is a floral pattern with four flowers and leaves encircling a large flower in the centre. The interior of the bag is lined with light green twill and contains a pocket with a plastic zipper.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
leather skin, glass, fibre, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coin2922/24

Round coin with denticles around edge. One face has a central design of an eagles head. The words, "BRITISH COLUMBIA"and "1977" are above the design and "Norman Tait," "NISHGA DOLLAR" and "CURRENCY VALUE $1.00 EXPIRES MAY 31, 1977," are below it . The other face has a central male bust wearing a frontlet. The years, "c1833" and "1928," are to either side of the head and the name, "MOUNTAIN" (a Nisga'a chief), is below the bust.

Culture
Canadian
Material
nickel metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coin2922/23

Round coin with denticles around edge. One face has a central design of an eagles head. The words, "BRITISH COLUMBIA"and "1977" are above the design and "Norman Tait," "NISHGA DOLLAR" and "CURRENCY VALUE $1.00 EXPIRES MAY 31, 1977," are below it . The other face has a central male bust wearing a frontlet. The years, "c1833" and "1928," are to either side of the head and the name, "MOUNTAIN" (a Nisga'a chief), is below the bust.

Culture
Canadian
Material
nickel metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coin2922/22

Round coin with denticles around edge. One side has a central design of a woman sitting in front of a weaving while making a basket. The words, "BRITISH COLUMBIA,"are above, "SALISH DOLLAR" and "CURRENCY VALUE $1.00 EXPIRES MAY 31, 1977" are below, and "Rose Sparrow" and "1977" are to the left. The other side has a central male bust . The years, "1877" and "1966," are to either side of the head and the name, "KHAHTSAHLANO" (a Salish chief), is below the bust.

Culture
Canadian
Material
nickel metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coin2922/21

Round coin with denticles around edge. One side has a central design of a woman sitting in front of a weaving while making a basket. The words, "BRITISH COLUMBIA,"are above, "SALISH DOLLAR" and "CURRENCY VALUE $1.00 EXPIRES MAY 31, 1977" are below, and "Rose Sparrow" and "1977" are to the left. The other side has a central male bust . The years, "1877" and "1966," are to either side of the head and the name, "KHAHTSAHLANO" (a Salish chief), is below the bust.

Culture
Canadian
Material
nickel metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coin2922/20

Round coin with denticles around edge. One side has an image of a carved Kwakiutl eagle with the year, "1977," and the words, "Kwakiutl Dollar," "Lloyd Wadhams," "British Columbia" in raised lettering to the left of it. Along the edge to the right are the words, "Currency value $1.00 expires May 31, 1977." Other side has a central bust of a man with dates, "c1880" and "1962," in raised lettering on either side of the head and name, "Mungo Martin" (Kwakwaka'wakw chief and artist) underneath bust.

Culture
Canadian
Material
nickel metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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