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Imperfect Doll2699/1 a-c

Multi-media installation. The doll (a) consists of a wooden artist’s maquette body with brain-tanned deer hide head (no facial features), hand coverings, and dress (with fringes at sleeves and decorated with English and Cree text written in pink gel-pen ink), pink and yellow cut-glass seed beads sewn onto dress and moccasin boots, horse hair braids with white satin ribbon, ncecklace of porcupine quill, brass bead and sinew, clam shell earrings, and a belt with large brass buttons. The doll sits in a chair (part b) constructed of deer hide, wood, and sinew, and face a small LCD screen, which fastens to a wooden base (part c), and plays a video loop, with video and audio footage created by the artist.

Culture
Cree
Material
brass metal, cotton fibre, wood, deer skin, glass, fibre, horse hair, porcupine quill, sinew, clam shell and ink
Made in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe2762/41 a-b

Red catlinite pipe head (a) and long wooden stem with squared sides and centre ridges (b). Carved into the medium brown wood of the stem, near one end, is a series of stained brown chevrons, and stained onto it are thick brown chevrons facing the opposite direction. The pipe has a wedged front tip, a stove-pipe like bowl that stands up from near mid-point. Concentric rings are carved near the rim of both the bowl and the end that joins the stem.

Culture
Cree
Material
catlinite stone, wood and stain
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket1057/3

Hide jacket with bead work and fringe. The jacket has a short standing collar, long cuffed sleeves and centre opening with hook and eye closures. On the front is a deep ‘U’ shape beneath the collar with a beaded floral motif on black appliqué fabric. There are two pockets on the lower front. There are beaded patches on the front, pockets, shoulders and upper back. Patches include floral motifs, fish skeleton and rectangular shapes. There is fringe on the ‘U’ shape, sleeves and upper back. There are braids of brown hair attached to the back of each shoulder. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Metis and Cree
Material
skin, metal, hair fibre, plastic and glass
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leg BandsD3.54 a-b

Rectangular band of beading; multicoloured geometric patterning on white ground. Stands of wool protrude from either end; red, yellow, purple. Beads are white, red, three shades of blue, black, orange, light and dark green.

Culture
Anishinaabe ? or Cree ?
Material
glass, wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeggingsD3.149 a-b

Pair of heavily beaded leggings; multicoloured double floral motif on white ground. Lined with cotton. Wool trim at edges; red at top, purple down side and around bottom. Tied shut with fringe-like hide thongs down the side.

Culture
Anishinaabe ? or Cree ?
Material
glass, cotton fibre, skin, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress YokeD2.21

Dress yoke with beads sewn onto a backing of brown satin and cotton interfacing. This backing is lined by the same brown satin. The beadwork is in a pattern of horizontal light and dark blue stripes interspersed with clear yellow and greenish-blue bands with several star shapes in clear yellow, dark blue and light greenish-blue. Beaded fringe with cowrie shell ends. Skin ties at sides and neck.

Culture
Cree
Material
silk fibre ?, cotton fibre, cowrie shell, glass, skin and dye
Made in
Regina Beach, Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pouch1060/10

Round beaded pouch that tapers slightly at the opening. Opening has scalloped skin flap and two skin drawstrings. Pouch is decorated with purple, red, and orange beads in the shape of a flower on a white beaded background. There are evenly-spaced rectangular-shaped sections of purple beads around the perimeter of the piece on the front. On the side, there are alternating black, and clear coloured beads around the perimeter. There is a vertical line of beaded blue, yellow, red, purple, and pink section running down the centre of the back of the pouch. On either side of the lone, there is a split leaf-like orange, red, and blue beaded pattern.

Culture
Cree ?
Material
skin, glass and fibre
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Collar713/1

A long brown fabric piece with angled ends and a beadwork pattern on one side. The beadwork pattern has a white background with two yellow-centred floral-leaf-like designs outlined with orange and light blue in the middle of the pattern with a dark blue-centred tear-drop-shaped design otulined with orange next to them and a three-petaled design with orange centres outlined with light blue at the ends. Two metal loops are at one end on the fabric side of the object.

Culture
Cree
Material
glass, metal and fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress680/2

A tall dark brown and brown mottled feather headdress with a beadwork head band. The bottom ends of the feathers are wrapped with red fabric and green yarn and attached to the beadwork head band with brown leather. The beadwork head band has a background of white rectangles each with a design in either brown, green, or pink. Brass metal circles are attached at either sides with long orange, green, and red, and pink ribbons. There are some more feathers attached to the head band.

Culture
Cree
Material
feather, silk fibre ?, wool fibre ?, brass metal and glass
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltD3.167

Buckskin belt backed with iridescent blue-green fabric. Embroidered with bright, multicoloured floral designs. Zigzagging edge. Larger rosette shape in the centre.

Culture
Cree
Material
skin, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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