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BasketA8993

Spruce root basket with lid; sides - two strand twined with overlaid twined weaving (false embroidery); base - twined and wicker weaving. Sides - natural grass meander pattern on black ground; top - meander pattern minus bottom line. Lid is attached to base by one stitch.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
dye, grass and spruce root
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8992

Open spruce root basket; fine twined work; braided border; embroidered design. Two ribbons of pattern in yellow on black ground bordered by red; in the centre is a stepped design in squares of yellow/green/yellow on a red ground bordered by black.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
dye, swamp grass and spruce root
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8991

Twined spruce root basket; base is mixed twined work (plain twining alternation with plain twining). Sides are plain twined; design is false and true embroidered. Two double rows of diagonal twined work near base in natural and dark brown. Main ribbon of design has the "tattoo" pattern (Emmons, Desing 35) (a sideways "h") in dark brown, and a stepped design in yellow/brown/yellow. Bordered by yellow bands, and all on brown bands. Dark brown rim.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, grass and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FloatA2.297

Small, irregularly shaped wooden piece with rounded corners and two point-like protrusions.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookA2.296 a-b

Fish hook (b) and lure (a) attached to each other with a short length of sinew.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone, walrus tusk, steel metal and sinew
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon HeadA2.295 a-b

Metal harpoon head (a) with a pivoting barb at the tip and a seal skin sheath (b). Thong ties are attached to both the harpoon head and the case.

Culture
Siberian Yupik
Material
steel metal and bearded seal skin
Made in
St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnowshoesA2.544 a-b

Pair of leaf-shaped, light brown wooden snowshoes; one end is rounded and sharply upturned while the other tapers gently to an extended point. Three wooden crossbars separate the rawhide latticework into three main sections, with a mesh-like pattern at the two ends and open, rectangular grid-like strapping in the centre. Tufts of red fabric and bristly white hair are tied along the centre of the front and back panels.

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
wood, rawhide skin, fibre, caribou hair ? and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeA2.452

Ulu type knife. Large, sharply flared metal rounded blade. Blade is attached at its apex via two metal rivets to a short, curved, yellow-brown handle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
steel metal, copper metal and walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeA2.451

Ulu type knife. Flared metal blade with a rounded, beveled edge on the bottom. Top point of the blade is attached to a metal shank that connects to a short, horizontal handle of grey-white antler (?). Blade has inscriptions on each side: one side lists maker of steel blade in Sheffield England, other side stamped 'Hudson's Bay Company Incorporated 2nd May 1670'.

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
caribou antler and steel metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BootsA2.112 a-b

Pair of boots made of sealskin and the throat of a sea mammal (possibly walrus). The feet are made of dark brown dehaired skin. The front and sides of the uppers are made of yellow-brown dehaired skin and the back is made of the yellow-grey thin throat of a sea mammal (walrus?). The uppers are relatively wide compared to the narrow fitted feet and are pleated at the bottom were they are sewn onto the foot section.

Culture
Aleut
Material
seal skin, animal skin and sinew
Made in
Nikolski, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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