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BeltD3.167

Buckskin belt backed with iridescent blue-green fabric. Embroidered with bright, multicoloured floral designs. Zigzagging edge. Larger rosette shape in the centre.

Culture
Cree
Material
skin, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA6754

An arrow with a wood shaft and a metal point. Three half feathers are attached at the other end.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
willow wood ?, metal and feather
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnowshoesA6727 a-b

Pair of elliptically shaped brown wooden snowshoes; both ends are pointed, with the front curving sharply upwards. Three wooden crossbars separate the rawhide mesh-like latticework into three main sections, with the latticework in the central section being of a thicker construction. Two straps made from long strips of cotton are tied to the rawhide in the central section. Small tufts of multicoloured fibres ring the outside of the frame.

Culture
Cree ?
Material
wood, rawhide skin, cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe1003/5

Horizontal pipe with a long, flat wooden stem and a short T-shaped bowl carved from red stone. Wooden stem is adorned with several double lines of silver-coloured metal tacks.

Culture
Plains
Material
catlinite stone, metal and wood
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatbandNe213

Red beads woven flat with geometric square and arrow point motif evenly-spaced at intervals along length. Pattern alternates between pink bordering green and pink bordering blue. Woven length joined to a medallion by passing underneath its hide backing. Medallion is circular hide piece entirely covered with single-coloured strands of beads sewn in concentric rows. Moving to centre, borders of red, blue and green alternate with rows of pink. Edging in red bead pattern.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceNe212

White beads woven flat with two alternating geometric motifs evenly spaced, repeated at intervals down length; one is green bordering yellow, the other is dark blue bordering red. To finish off, ends with last two rows light blue are woven together. Then warps individually strung with white then blue beads; all brought through large pink bead and ended in two looped white and light blue strands.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceNe211

Alternating orange and purplish pink bead sections strung on lengths of thread, wrapped tightly, spiraling down cord length. Bead strings anchored with an occasional stitch into cord. Ends joined with a small spherical beaded finial.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, cotton fibre and fibre
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe210

Heart-shaped hide backing with single-coloured strands of beads sewn on in concentric rows. Moving to centre outermost border is a red strand, followed by one dark blue, and remaining central area in yellow until beadwork entirely covers surface. Edging in red pattern with two blue loops hanging from tip of arrow point shape.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
glass, cotton fibre and skin
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandNe204

Woven beadwork headband; using cotton thread, white, dark blue, light blue, yellow and red plastic beads. Double arrow design with diamond and triangular shapes. Beaded rosette with border at front centre, sewn on with thread. Rosette; complete circles of blue and white beads sewn on leather circle by spot-stitch, triangle and circle design.

Culture
Cree
Material
leather skin, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedallionNe203

Beadwork rosette; strings of plastic beads are sewn on a leather circle in rows of complete circles (not spiralled), by spot stitches. Interconnected loops of string beads make up an outside border. Beige cotton thread used for sewing. Beads are purple and green; design is triangular sections of alternating colours, radiating form centre. Safety pin is sewn onto the back.

Culture
Cree
Material
metal, plastic, cotton fibre and leather skin
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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