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BasketNa1606

A tall circular brown bark container decorated with dyed quills. The design consists of two flowers with green stems and leaves. One flower is red outlined with purple, and the other flower is purple outlined with red. Both flowers have a brown dot in the centre surrounded by a red five-pointed middle with two brown lines emanating from in between each point. The top and the bottom of the container are overlapped with a strip of bark that has a curved semi-circle pattern facing the centre. The bottom and the top of the container, as well as the sides of the lid, are rimmed with bark strips that are perpendicular to the rim lines. There are strips of soft hide attached to the sides of the container and the lid.

Culture
Dene
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, dye and leather skin ?
Made in
Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair Tufting Textile1785/1

Moose hair tufting in a floral design, on black velvet. Rectangular light-grey mat with oval centre cut-out that frames an arrangement of flowers, leaves and stems. Velvet is stapled onto a layer of matboard and foam core.

Culture
Dene
Material
paper, metal, cotton fibre and moose hair
Made in
Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger1768/34

Metal dagger with raised surface in middle of blade. Handle is wrapped with a strip of leather, which was then bound with copper wire. Top of handle is decorated with two metal protrusions angled away from each other and curling at the ends.

Culture
Dene ?
Material
steel metal ?, leather skin, copper metal and iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Loom1353/5

A loom with a lightly coloured wood bow which curves and has a tan hide piece attached at one end and the strings for the weaving tied at the other end. One piece of cardboard separates the strings from each other as they are threaded through its holes. The weaving string is tied in a bundle around the cardboard-paper shuttle. Shuttle reads: Morgun(?) Sahawen. The design has a white background with an alternating pattern of red-purple and pink diamonds with an alternating pattern of green and purple hourglass-shapes in between.

Culture
Dene ?
Material
wood, dye, paper, cotton fibre, porcupine quill and skin
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon1768/84

Carved wooden spoon. Handle is decorated with a circle-dot design.

Culture
Dene
Material
mountain sheep horn and stain ?
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hide ScraperNa1683

Stone hide scraper with wooden handle. A pink J-cloth is wrapped around and tied onto the end just below the blade.

Culture
Dene
Material
stone, spruce wood, fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair Tufting Textile380/1

Moose hair tufting in a floral design on fabric. Three flowers, blue, pink and white, with yellow centres and green leaves and stems, on a reddish-brown velvet fabric background, with lining, on cardboard.

Culture
Dene
Material
moose hair, fibre, paper and dye
Made in
Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket788/6

Small white hide jacket with embroidery. The jacket has a wide collar and short sleeves. There are embroidered floral motifs in blue and green on the collar (front and back), sleeves and lower front. White fur trims the collar and cuffs. The lower edge is serrated.

Culture
Dene
Material
caribou skin, fibre and ermine skin
Made in
Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket788/5

Small white hide jacket with embroidery and fringe. The jacket has a wide collar, short sleeves and fringe on the bottom hem. Two thin hide pieces are threaded through the centre, extending as ties on both sides. Floral bouquets are embroidered on the collar and cuffs in pink, purple, yellow, blue and green. White ermine fur trims the collar and cuffs.

Culture
Dene
Material
caribou skin, ermine skin and fibre
Made in
Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earrings1060/20

Pair of triangular-shaped earrings, each made of three long, cone-like shells with transparent globular blue glass beads and small white glass beads. Earrings have two different metal hooks; one is a simple hook and one has a circular metal attachment and a hook. The earrings are connected by a string of black and white beads.

Culture
Dene ?
Material
glass, shell, fibre and metal
Made in
Yukon Territory, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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