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Necklace3123/43

Round beaded neck ring. Necklace consists of eleven strands of small glass beads strung on wire and placed in encircling rows, becoming successively smaller in size toward the centre. Colours are a row of light blue on the outside, one row dark red, two rows green, one row red, two rows white, two rows dark blue, and finishing with two rows of red on the interior. Wire is placed intermittently across the rows to hold beads firmly in place. Two strips of leather also serve this purpose, and one holds a small string of twisted cotton.

Culture
East African ?
Material
glass, metal, skin, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
East Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow3123/33

Bow made of wood and hair. A short piece of wood is bent into a 'U' shape, with several strands of what appears to be horse hair stretched between the ends, and attached by white plastic tape. The wood is partially painted green.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, horse hair ? and plastic
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical Instrument3123/32

Stringed musical instrument. A long thin neck of wood is joined to a long, narrow, wood body which is partially wrapped in skin attached by metal nails to the instrument’s underside. Plastic strings stretch from the neck, where they are held by staggered leather thongs, to a wooden bridge near the bottom of the body, meeting several cotton strings that are used for tightening. A thin braided leather strap is connected to the bottom of the body and partway along the neck.

Culture
Bamana ? or Fulani ?
Material
wood, skin, plastic, metal and cotton fibre ?
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3103/2

Bent bark, square basket with rounded mouth. Rim was lined with fabric, then overcast with root. The outside is decorated with a pattern of alternating golden brown or brown squares between two bands of triangles. (Parts of the rim have thin fibres or plastic string inside.)

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
birch bark, root, plant fibre ?, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry3100/13 a-b

Basketry-wrapped glass bottle and lid. Bottle (part a) is tall, flaring from base to shoulder, with a long thin neck. It is fully covered in finely woven basketry, with colourful images of ducks, sea creatures, boats and hunters worked into the weave, interspersed with decorative lines. The lid is plastic, and adhered to the bottle, with a loose basketry cover (part b) made of the same weave as the bottle cover, with a red encircling line and brown top.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
Material
dye, glass, grass and plastic
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest3083/15

Vest made of woolen plain-weave cloth and adorned with white buttons, embroidery bands, pockets and colourful fabric appliqués. Rectangular pockets with embroidery bands at borders of geometric motifs forming large roses. Curved woven strips in the interior forming an inverted triangle with one button. Two bands in the centre front of red fabric and curved strips on pink and green in interior. Two protruding ties are hanging from front with embroidery bands of large rose designs. Pink curved vertical strips in the middle of ties.

Culture
Andes
Material
camelid wool fibre, plastic ?, aluminium metal, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3083/13

Round wool hat with shaped crown in the middle and straw in the interior. Top of hat has different embroidered motifs surrounded by sewn metal sequins and small plastic beads: four tall trees, two circular designs with leaf decorations, two triangular designs with three geometric motifs. The crown has four geometric designs in each quarter and a high pompom in the middle with five coins of five cents each sewn with metal threads. Ring band at rim with geometric sewn designs and protuded serrated decoration; red fabric background and light red cushion in the interior.

Culture
Andes
Material
camelid wool fibre, dye, metal, plastic and plant fibre
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Violin Case3126/1

Basketry violin case. Case in the general shape of a violin, with a long neck and widening of the upper and lower bouts. Lid is attached with two small decorative metal hinges at back, and closes with a hide tie at front. Case is heavily decorated on the exterior with red and black cherry bark and grass beading, in a checkered pattern. A woven cedar bark handle is attached below the front tie closure, attached on one side by a hide loop and the other by a brown and yellow shoelace.

Culture
Coast Salish: Semiahmoo
Material
plastic, cedar root, cherry bark, rawhide skin, brass metal, synthetic fibre and bear grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Quill Loom3109/2

Quill loom. A piece of willow wood is bent into a bow to support the weaving. At one end is attached a short strip of moosehide held in place by a pin topped with a red plastic ball. To the hide is sewn several cotton threads. Near their opposite ends, the threads pierce a thin rectangle of cardboard that keeps them separated; they are then tied to the other end of the wood. Woven into the threads are porcupine quills dyed multiple colours, creating cream-coloured diamonds on a background of alternating areas of light green, dark pink, and yellow. Borders of white and yellow line each side of the weaving. The quills have not been trimmed.

Culture
Dene
Material
willow wood, moose skin, cotton fibre, porcupine quill, dye, metal and plastic
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3098/5

Headdress from a Hungarian dance costume. Thin headdress made of two circles of flexible wire wrapped with strands of plastic. Attached to this are small white beads, some grouped to create bunches. Interspersed among the beads are small tan flowers and dark green-blue leaves.

Culture
Hungarian
Material
metal and plastic
Made in
Hungary
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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