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Knife2605/1 a-b

Reindeer herder's knife (part a) and sheath (part b). Elongated 'L' shaped sheath is comprised of two pieces of reindeer antler held together with metal nails, and topped with leather handle and strap. The antler has been elaborately engraved with interlinking circular and triangular shapes, which appear to have been filled in with ink. Knife handle is made of antler and polished wood, with similar etchings as sheath. There is a small inscription on the back of the sheath.

Culture
Sami
Material
wood, ink, metal, reindeer antler and reindeer skin
Made in
Kiruna, Sweden
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Table Runner1714/3

A woven rectangular light brown-white fabric piece. Has a simple four-dot-petalled flower like pattern bordered by two bands that each have vertical stripes..

Culture
Swedish
Material
cotton fibre and flax fibre ?
Made in
Sweden
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Table Mat1714/2

A rectangular off-white cloth. Has a small open-work border with four open work square designs, one in each corner. There is a rectangular open work design in the centre.

Culture
Swedish
Material
flax fibre, starch and cotton fibre
Made in
Sweden
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/16

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of an eight central petals surrounded by a band, surrounded by four inward facing butterflies, surrounded by an outer scalloped edge that has twelve petal-like designs on the top side. Raised design as dots on butterflies.

Culture
Swedish ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Sweden ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/15

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a eight wheel spokes connecting a central hole to an eight-petalled design, surrounded by a very open line design, surrounded by a two-row band, surrounded by a zig zag design, surrounded by a sixteen-petalled scallop design that forms the outer rim.

Culture
Swedish ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Sweden ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/11

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central eight petalled motif, surrounded by an open zig zag design, surrounded by a woven band of an alternating eight panel design, surrounded by an open design with a ten petal design surrounded by an outer open design with a scalloped edge.

Culture
Swedish ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Sweden ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/10

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central hole surrounded by eight petal-like holes, surrounded by eight crocheted petal-like shapes with eight five-sided holes at the outer sections of these petals. Then more loosely crocheted design around the outer circumference, which is circular with sixteen crocheted protuberances, each made of three crocheted loops.

Culture
Swedish ?
Material
cotton fibre ? or rayon fibre ?
Made in
Sweden ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/8

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central six-petalled flower, surrounded by a very airy design of elongated flower-like shapes, surrounded by a solid star-shaped band leading into six scalloped shapes where this band becomes a star around each of the six six-petalled flowers, which are each surrounded by a very airy five-petalled petal-like design.

Culture
Swedish ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Sweden ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/6

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central hole surrounded by five petal-like shapes, surrounded by a design of three rows of holes, surrounded by ten flower-like shapes with four pistils each, surrounded by ten scalloped circular lace shapes with three rows of hole designs, each containing a central rose-like flower of a similar pattern to that of the centre of the doily.

Culture
Swedish ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Sweden ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Table Mat1714/1

A rectangular off-white cloth, with small open-work double border. Four triangular designs in each corner; each has fifty-five squares of flower designs.

Culture
Swedish
Material
flax fibre, starch and cotton fibre
Made in
Sweden
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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