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MoccasinsD3.157 a-b

A pair of skin moccasins with skin tie-laces and the top decoration in embroidery of various colours on a piece of fine skin. Embroidery design consists of a yellow-centred flower outlined with light purple, dark red, and orange. Green leaves, purple swirls, and pink dots surround the flower.

Culture
Ojibwa
Material
skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife SheathA7402

A brown fabric sheath with beadwork on one side edged with red cloth and having a red cloth handle. From the mouth of the sheath, there is a geometric beadwork pattern with a central red diamond-shape outlined with light blue and surrounded by four sets of semi-oval lines of pink, light blue, lime green, and white curving around the central diamond-shape. Main beadwork design consists of a four-heart-shaped-petaled light blue flower outlined with darker blue and having a lime green centre from which springs five more flowers. Two flowers are red buds outlined with pink, diagonally from each other on opposite sides of the darker blue stem. Two other flowers are three-petaled light blue flowers outlined with dark blue, diagonally from each other on opposite sides of the darker blue stem. At the top, there is a four-heart-shaped petaled red flower outlined with dark blue and darker blue and having a lime green centre, from which emanates one green and one red S-shape at the sides. The floral beadwork design is on a white background.

Culture
Plains
Material
fibre and glass
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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MatD3.44

Brown, oval-shaped birch bark mat with red and yellow quill decoration in the centre. Two bands of sweet grass coils with a single band of zigzagging open work between them--all sewn with black thread--encircle the central birch panel.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
sweet grass, birch bark, cotton fibre and porcupine quill
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving2633/14

Multi-dimensional transformation carving. Four birds sit back to back on one end, and on the opposite (upside-down), the conjoined heads of two women, back to back, two stylized protrusions between them appear as upward facing arms.

Culture
Inuit
Material
steatite stone
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DressD3.166

Brown, hide, sleeveless shirt-like garment with a thick band of black velvet-like material at the bottom. Multicoloured floral beading on black material. Hide fringe around arm holes, hemline, and around top of black material.

Culture
Ojibwa
Material
skin, fibre, glass and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow Sash1557/1

Red, scarf-like woven sash with multicoloured bands of weaving running the length. Knotted tassel-like fringe along either end.

Culture
Metis
Material
acrylic fibre
Made in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boots1337/1 a-b

Pair of moccasin-boots with brown rabbit fur trim around the upper and front edges. Floral beadwork in blue, orange, white, green and red. Tie closures on either side of the upper ankle.

Culture
Cree
Material
rawhide skin, glass, fibre and rabbit skin
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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