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Raw Material3413/5 a-b

Raw materials (part a), small dried pieces of cephalopod arms, kept in a small off-white cinch bag (part b) with a yellow drawstring.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
octopus arm and fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raw Material3413/4 a-b

Raw materials (part a), pieces of red ochre and a piece of root(?), wrapped in an orange cloth (part b).

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
ochre mineral, root ? and fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raw Material3413/3 a-b

Raw materials (part a), possibly root or fungus(?), wrapped in a cloth scarf (part b) with a purple and yellow floral design on beige background and blue border.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
root ? and fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wool Fibre3413/2 a-c

Two skeins of heavy off-white wool (parts a-b), and some smaller pieces of wool (part c).

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
mountain goat hair fibre
Made in
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Parka3415/1 a-b

Large blue fabric parka (part a) with deep front pockets. The pocket openings, hem, and cuffs are lined with two rows of white and red ricrac. Above the hem is a Delta braid. Dark blue wool inner coat (part b), with deep purple fabric lining, and fur trim around hood and hem. Decorated with appliqué polar bears on each patch pocket, and two mirrored appliqué designs of a hunter in a light blue parka and red pants dragging a beluga. The manufacturer label reads, 'Handcrafted in the Canadian Arctic by the Inuvik Sewing Centre". Both inner and outer coats have heavy duty metal zippers down front opening.

Culture
Inuvialuit
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, metal and wolf skin ?
Made in
Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sandals3414/4 a-b

Pair of leather sandals. Four straps of reddish-brown leather are woven to create the sandal, with woven designs on either side of each ankle. Leather footbeds are attached to rubber soles.

Culture
Mexican
Material
leather skin, rubber and metal
Made in
Cuantla, Morelos, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sandals3414/3 a-b

Pair of leather sandals. Four straps of off-white leather are woven to create the sandal, with woven designs on either side of each ankle. Leather footbeds are attached to rubber soles.

Culture
Mexican
Material
leather skin, rubber and metal
Made in
Cuantla, Morelos, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ball3414/2

Kilikiti (cricket) ball. Pandanus leaf strips tightly wrapped around a hard rubber ball.

Culture
Samoan
Material
pandanus leaf and rubber
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3409/1

Ceramic shaft tomb figure of a squatting male (priest) holding a perforated rattle in his right hand, wearing a headdress; his left hand is raised up, touching his head. Figure's face is long and rectangular in shape. He has a sharp nose and triangular shaped mouth, with his tongue visible. The lips and eyes are carved in low relief. He has large oval-shaped ears with circular earrings. Front of headdress has decorative, raised diagonal lines across it. Body partly painted red. Past breaks and repairs visible on surface; a small triangular piece is missing from the back. Figure is hollow.

Culture
Western Mexico
Material
clay, paint and adhesive
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3404/1

Mola blouse. Body of blouse composed of red cotton with multi-coloured mola panels; upper bodice area and the short sleeves are made of undecorated purple velveteen material, with a red cotton border around the neckline. Both front and back are similar in design. On the front is written,'K SNIJBONEN', and SAN BLAS' down the sides of the panel. There is a tie at the neck.

Culture
Kuna
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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