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BasketD3.15

Round, brown basket with a flat bottom and flared sides. Base is made from a circular birch bark panel with a white, green and pink leaf design of stitched porcupine quills in the centre and alternating white and pink quills around the rim. Two bands of coiled sweet grass with a single band of zigzagging open work between them comprise the sides; coiled sweet grass sides are all stitched with black thread.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, sweet grass, porcupine quill, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatD3.19

Flat, round mat with a central, circular birch bark panel. Birch bark panel was originally embroidered with a quill work pattern, from which most quills are now gone; rim of panel is ringed with pink quills. Encircling the central panel are alternating bands--three and two, respectively--of coiled and zigzagging open work sweet grass, all stitched with black thread.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatD3.20

Flat, round mat with a central, circular birch bark panel. Birch bark panel was originally embroidered with a white, four-leafed quill work pattern, from which most quills are now gone. Encircling the central panel are alternating bands--three and two, respectively--of coiled and zigzagging open work sweet grass, all stitched with black thread.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, sweet grass, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant1590/251

Convex oval-shaped pendant with protuberances on each side, from which hang flat silver rings. Suspened from bottom centre are two concentric flat silver rings, the larger of which is engraved with a sunburst. Zigzag line sunburst engraved on surface of pendant. Ring at top. Each component has a cartouche. All edges outlined with zigzag engraving.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Canada ? or USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/188

Circular brooch with central circular cutout and cross-pin. Border of 24 close-set elliptical cutouts, middle ring of crosses and inner ring of circles. Zigzag engraving around the centre hole. Hallmark in square cartouche below cutout design.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/191 a-b

Very thin circular silver brooch. Outer border has half-moon cutouts with engraved zigzag line undulating between cutouts. Central pattern in shape of a star, each tip ending in a circular boss. Central hole surrounded by cutout half-moon pattern and engraved line. Cross-pin bent and secured through the hole.Maker’s mark.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
La Pocatiere, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band1590/271 a-b

Matching pair of armbands with overlapping ends, adjustable for size with a series of holes into which a small hook fits. End held in place with a sliding band. Plain line engraved borders and three engraved curvilinear motifs on each band.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Canada ? or USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Box837/1 a-b

Circular birch bark box with a fitted lid. Lid and box are entirely covered in stitched porcupine quill designs; lid features a repeated curvilinear design while the sides are encircled by geometric patterning. Quills are yellow-white and brown.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, stem ? and dye
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/197

Silver brooch with heart-shaped centre cutout with diamond cutout above. A ring is threaded through the diamond cutout. Three-pointed crown on top of brooch. Line engraving. Cross-pin turned around side of brooch. Rectangular cartouche with mark.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Double Cross1590/66

A Lorraine Cross with double rounded terminals on the bars and bottom. Cloverleaf terminal at the top. Holes punched top and bottom, and lines and circles engraved on the surface. Maker's mark is stamped in a cartouche.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Canada ? or USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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