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Finger Guard3275/4

Three finger guards, used in carpet weaving. The wooden guards are long and narrow, each with a large hollowed-out hook that slides onto the finger to protect it while working. The tips of two are bent at an angle, while the middle guard is only slightly so. Each has a flat portion above the hook that rests along the back of the hand. The guards each have a hole in the top through which twine is strung to tie them together.

Culture
Turkish
Material
wood
Made in
Turkey
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Salt Bag3275/1

Salt bag composed of two panels stitched together on the left and right edges. The body of the bag is a wide rectangle, while the neck is a thinner rectangle with a reddish-brown strap on the upper corners. The neck of the bag is decorated with three horizontal stripes: the top and bottom with six and seven, respectively, yellow hexagons with black lines in the centre on a black background; the central with five light brown diamonds, each bordered above and below by T shapes, on a black background. The body of the bag is decorated with alternating vertical stripes of dark grey and yellow. The furthest left and right dark grey stripes have yellow and dark grey triangles. The yellow stripes have many horizontal diamonds, outlined in black and coloured either yellow or brown. The stripes are bordered above and below by dark grey triangles. Two brown tassels with fibre puffs and white beads are attached to the upper left corner of the body of the bag. The bottom of the bag has a brown fringe and many crisscrossed brown cords with gaps between them that form diamonds. The outer edges of the cords form a triangular shape. White beads and black, purple, brown, brownish-grey, dark red, or purplish-grey fibre puffs are on the bottom of each cord.

Culture
Iranian ?
Material
fibre, dye and glass
Made in
Iran ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Canoe3274/73 a-c

Model canoe, with single-hull outrigger. Main hull is carved of a single piece of wood with a lip attached by twisted cordage, and stands upright on keel. Wood rigging with fine twisted cordage attaches main boat to outrigger. A woven rectangular sail is suspended between two posts, and can be balanced upright above the main hull. It holds patterns of x shapes in two strips, one vertical and one horizontal. Parts b-c are model paddles.

Culture
Micronesian
Material
wood, sennit, pandanus leaf and cotton fibre
Made in
Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paddle3274/71

Undecorated wooden paddle with leaf-like blade and long cylindrical shaft.

Culture
Yapese
Material
breadfruit wood
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Point3157/155 a-k

Ten flaked obsidian points and chips of varying sizes and shapes. Largest measures at 5 cm long compared to smallest at 1.5 cm. a-f) Six flaked chips. g-i) Three triangular points. j-k) Two smaller chips that are more glass-like in appearance.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
obsidian stone
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gambling Game Pieces3259/36 a-c

Three cylindrical bone game pieces. Part a has circular pieces of brass(?) capping each end. Engraved around the cylinder ends are circles with dots inside. Part b is hollow, and engraved with a repeating pattern of four holes in a diamond-like design, at each end, and five holes around the horizontal central groove. Part c is hollow, and engraved with a repeating pattern of circles with dots inside, arranged in a zigzag around each end; at the centre is a horizontal groove.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
metal and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature Moccasins3259/54 a-b

Miniature beaded moccasins. Made of hide with wide beaded flaps. The beading is mirrored on the two shoes. Along one flap, there is a light blue with repeating white and red diamond designs. On the opposite flaps there is a dark blue with repeating yellow rectangle designs. Dark blue strip of beading down the front of the shoes with triangles of red and yellow, and two rows of beads down the back of blue, repeating with white, green and yellow.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
rawhide skin, glass ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat Creaser3259/31

Wooden mat creaser carved in the shape of a duck. Head raised at one end and tail feathers at the other, with a rounded body between. The ventral surface has a long, deep groove.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Turban3231/2

Cotton turban. Garment is thin and very long, made of light, fine fabric that is dyed in diagonal lines of bright pink-purple interspersed with panels of mottled brown, orange and blue lines. An thick embroidered panel of metallic copper thread has been sewn to one end of the garment, with a much thinner panel at the other end.

Culture
North India
Material
copper metal, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Turban3231/9

Cotton turban. Garment is thin and very long, made of light, fine fabric that is dyed in chevron patterning in dark pink, red, yellow, green, orange, white and blue. Chevrons vary between thick and thin widths. An embroidered panel of metallic gold thread sits at one end of the garment. Edges are finished with a tight roll.

Culture
North India
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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