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BasketNd618

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction. The design consists of eleven rows of quill beading (each three rows apart). The colours alternate dark and light. Six rawhide ties.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar root, bird quill, fibre and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd631

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction: fully imbricated: overcast rim. The design from bottom to top: hexagonal shaped figures attached horizontally by parallel lines; shapes; hexagonal shaped figures; squares in phase with hexagonal figures; quills alternate dark and light around rim; all in red on bullrush ground. Four rawhide ties, one rawhide string. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, fibre, rawhide skin, bird quill and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC1228

Three strands each composed of two sections of dark brown seeds and a middle section of two long cylindrical sections of bone with four or five large seeds and a bone ring separating them.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bird bone and seed
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd641

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; rim is overcast in bird quill: fully imbricated. The design consists of vertical stepped zigzag design in red on bullrush ground. Base is partially beaded in bullrush. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, bird quill, rawhide skin, fibre, cedar wood and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanD2.103

One feather dyed red is in front in the first row with three feathers dyed blue behind it in the second row against a background of the main white feathers. Handle wrapped with woven copper fabric and a woven strip of cotton. Tassels of white feathers and fur attached to end of handle.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
swan bird, blue jay feather, mink skin, metal, fibre, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC1364

The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above the cane joints. The base of the shaft, near the pointed end, has fragments of a woven sleeve. The point is dark wood elaborately carved and multi-barbed. There is a sleeve of bird skin and feathers wrapped around the middle of the point dividing the elaborately carved portion of the point from the multi-barbed tip.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
stem ?, fibre ?, wood, bird skin and feather
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gambling Game PieceA2162

Tube-like sections of bone with linear patterns incised around the centre and one end.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
bird bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentH2.30

Ornament consisting of a central, light brown disc with dark brown x’s in between diagonal lines. Tied to the top is a looped string of grey and red seeds. Hanging from the bottom are six strings of grey and red seeds with a middle section of bird quill.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
fibre, gourd fruit, bird quill, seed and pigment
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentH2.37

Ornament consisting of a central, light brown disc with dark brown x’s in between vertical and horizontal lines. Tied to the top is a looped string of grey and red seeds. Hanging from the bottom are seven strings of grey and red seeds with a section of bird quill near the ends.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
gourd fruit, fibre, bird quill, seed and pigment
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance ScreenA7232

Woven brown dance screen with painted design. The dance screen has an open weave and is made of several pieces sewn together with vertical seams. The top edge has been folded over and sewn, to be mounted on a wooden pole. The central design is a totem pole in black, red and green. The pole has two raven motifs; the raven in red holds his head up, the raven in green is looking down. There is a twisted fibre fringe on the lower edge.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
stinging nettle fibre ?, paint and bird feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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