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Headdress3051/6

Bear claw headdress. Thick leather strip, stitched at the ends with 13 long, curved bear claws sewn on with sinew at their proximal ends. Distal ends are blunted and a small hole has been bored through each tip for cotton string to pass through, connecting the claws to each other in a circle. Several claws have come unattached to the string, and several are missing.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
bear claw, leather skin, cotton fibre and sinew
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3051/4

Cedar headdress. Thick ring constructed of fine strands of tightly wrapped cedar, sewn in place by red woolen threads. The back portion of the ring is thinner, with a grey tone, while the sides and front are wider and more reddish-brown. At the front is a large, decorative, protruding half-ball of cedar, with the ends trimmed to create a sunburst effect around the ball. There is a similar, but smaller, ball on each side.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wool fibre and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Leggings3051/3 a-b

Pair of leggings constructed mainly of cotton; dark blue on the outside, with bright cotton and wool fabric decorations cut out and sewed onto the face. Designs are zigzags, colour blocks, rectangles, and ‘s’ shapes in red, yellow, purple, tan and green. A short, thick hide fringe surrounds the decorations and the bottom hem. The interiors are fully lined with tan and brown patterned cotton. Three leather ties are attached to each side of each legging, for attaching to dancer's legs.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Leggings3051/2 a-b

Pair of wool leggings. Each legging is constructed mainly of red felt, the bottom portion of black felt with lines of synthetic fabric in a triangular design hand-stitched on top in tan, pink and blue. A strip of similar triangles in blue and tan runs up the side of the leggings on top of the red felt. Tan piping lines the top and bottom edges and seams.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Apron3051/1

Dance apron with a deer hoof fringe all along the bottom edge. The garment is made of a rectangle of red wool, with a large dip at the bottom centre hem. The front is decorated with thin horizontal lines of fabric sewn to the wool that follow the dip. The top line is black velvet, followed by lines of purple surrounded by blue triangles as well as lines of tan cotton and blue cotton. The back is lined with cotton in tan and checked tan and red. From the apron’s bottom hem hangs a long rawhide fringe with deer hooves attached to each hide strip by thread, tied through a hole bored in the hoof. Many of the hooves have been modified to have a decorative serrated edge. Two small, conical metal bells hang from a fringe on the left side.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wool fibre, rawhide skin, deer hoof, cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole2010-37/21

The paint is black.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
cedar wood and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Talking Stick2004-2/333
Feast Dish2004-2/137
Mask2004-2/253