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Bird Ornament3660/37

Small dark green velvet bird ornament decorated with beads. The neck is decorated a beaded crisscross pattern in light green, white, light blue, yellow and black. The bird has a line of three beads for eyes on each side: black, red, black. There are single orange beads spaced all over the bird. There is one red pompom ball attached to the beak and two hanging under the bird, all hanging from a length of orange beads. The wings and tail are composed of fabric covered board - with green fabric on top and red fabric underneath. The wings, tail and other seams are lined with orange beads. Both wings and the tail have a design of three beads: orange, yellow, orange. The is a single gold ribbon attached to the bird's head and tail for hanging. The body is filled with stuffing.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
fibre, plastic and paper
Made in
Ontario, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird Ornament3660/36

Large yellow fabric bird ornament decorated with beads. Most of the seams are whip-stitched with clear beads incorporated into each stitch. The neck is decorated with cylindrical glass beads creating a crisscross pattern, and two columns of purple sequins, each with a red bead. The bird has evenly spaced translucent yellow beads all over. There are two pompom balls attached to the beak, and three which hang from a tubular perch. The wings and tail are fabric covered board - with yellow fabric on top, and red fabric underneath. The top of each wing is beaded in with a green and white foliage(?) design, and the tail is beaded with a star burst design. The is a single dark blue ribbon attached to the bird's head and tail for hanging. The body is filled with stuffing.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
cotton fibre ?, glass, metal ?, paper and fibre
Made in
Ontario, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tie Rack3660/51

Tie rack made of fabric-covered rigid board (likely paper). The body of the rack is rectangular, with an arched top edge and a scalloped bottom edge. The front of the rack is dark purple pile velvet with a beaded floral design in green, grey and amber along the top of the rack. There is a wide, rigid band across the bottom half of the body, with a wide space between the band and the body. Across the band are the words "TIE RACK" in white beads, with sequins dotting the spaces in between the letters. There is a double row of blue beads along all of the edges, and a twisted, double strand of multi-coloured beads attached along the top edge top, likely meant for hanging the rack on a wall. There are three loops of pink and blue beaded fringe hanging in three spots along the bottom edge - at each corner and in the centre. The back of the rack is covered in a red fabric.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
fibre, plastic and glass ?
Made in
Ontario, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chatelaine Bag3660/38

Beaded cloth bag. Small vase-shaped bag with dense beading on both sides depicting a floral motif in pinks, blues, yellows, white and clear. The beads are stitched on to a black pile velvet fabric. There is red fabric sewn around the edges, and there is a fringe of clear beads hanging in loops from the red fabric edge. There is a rounded flap at the top of the bag on both sides of the opening. There are white beads sewn along the edge of each flap in a zigzag pattern, in addition to the floral motif. Underneath the flap on one side is a large buttonhole-style opening. The bag is lined with a natural colour fabric.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
cotton fibre, fibre, plastic and glass ?
Made in
Ontario, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pin Cushion3660/40

Square pin cushion with scalloped edges. The front is slightly worn red velvet pile with a heavily beaded motif of alternating birds and flowers in clear beads around the sides. Each of the four birds has a black bead eye. In the centre, the words "FROM NIAGARA FALLS" is embroidered in clear beads. The edges are covered with an off-white cotton fabric that has a looped fringe of clear beads extending from it. The back fabric is shiny with a bluish-black centre and beige sides. The is filled with stuffing.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
fibre and glass
Made in
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pouch3660/52

Five-sided Seneca style beadwork pouch. The front is beaded with designs in solid light blue and yellow beads at top, and clear, translucent green and metallic brown. Two rows of white beading outlines the central design. Some shiny red fabric is apparent around the side and bottom edges.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
wool fibre ?, glass, silk fibre ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Ontario, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Purse3660/50

Small red, rectangular cotton twill purse, decorated with clear beads. The back has a very heavily beaded perched bird design, with the leaf or blossom pattern continuing onto the front flap. The purse handle is made from a single strand of beads attached at both sides; the edges are all covered with spirals of beads and three triple loop strands of beads hang from the bottom. The purse flap closes with a metal hook into a thread loop. The inside is lined with blue fabric.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
cotton fibre, glass and metal
Made in
Ontario, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pin Cushion3660/49

Boot-shaped fabric pin cushion with a small pouch at top. Beige velvet front, heavily covered in floral beadwork patterns, with different types of beads and some brown sequins; the flowers and leaves appear to have been sewn onto paper first. The edges of the boot are covered in spirals of clear beads. The upper flower has three loops of beads hanging out of the centre. The inside front of the pouch and the entire back are covered in beige cotton (now stained blue and patched at corner); the boot is tightly stuffed with what may be straw, or other plant material. Small loop of multicoloured beads (mainly shades of blue) attached to top.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
fibre, grass ?, glass and plastic
Made in
Ontario, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pin Cushion3660/44

Diamond-shaped pin cushion with beadwork. The front has "DEAR MOTHER 1937" beaded, with each line beaded in a different colour - dark blue, white and then yellow. There is one short multicoloured beaded loop at the top, and nine looped along the bottom edges. The cushion edges are finished with whip-stitches using natural thread with pairs of black beads. Back is plain heavy fabric.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pin cushion3660/43

Small beaded clamshell-shaped pin cushion that opens like a clamshell. The top of the cushion has heavy beadwork in a geometric motif of three circular shapes connected by two lines in clear beads with three black tubular beads at the centre of each circle, close to the scalloped edge. The words 'FROM NIAGARA FALLS' are beaded in amber-coloured beads above. The bottom is heavily embroidered with clear, amber, pink and yellow beads in a floral motif. The top flap opens up to a natural woven fabric cushion. The beadwork is on a dark blue wool(?) background, which is edged with light brown fabric and clear beads.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
wool fibre ?, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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