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Bag, Work, Woman'sE/2419
Paint Brushes (3)E/2309 EGH
Brush, Carved Man/EagleE/2309 B

THE TRANSFORMING IMAGE: PAINTED ARTS OF NORTHWEST COAST FIRST NATIONS. MCLENNAN, BILL AND KAREN DUFFEK, 2000, Publisher: UBC PRESS. VANCOUVER/TORONTO

Culture
Tlingit: Hootz A Ta Qwan
Material
wood, plant fibre, porcupine quill and pigment
Made in
Hootz A Ta Qwan, Angoon, Admiralty Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Paint Brushes (3)E/2309 ACD
Tassel1922.978

A bundle of tassels, or fringe from a garment that has been cut off and tied together. The tassels are made from lengths of skin wrapped in porcupine quill and ending with copper cones and very coarse hair. The catalogue card states this is a bunch of Indian bells which probably resulted from the fact the tassels are partly made from small copper cones which jingle when shaken (G.Crowther).; Good.The cones are made of iron not copper

Culture
Iroquois ?
Material
skin, quill, porcupine, metal and iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Jacket2188/1

Buckskin jacket with quill work and fringe. The jacket has a fur collar, long cuffed sleeves and centre opening. The centre opening and bottom hem have scalloped edges with small tabs. There are rectangular panels of fine quill work on the shoulders, cuffs and tops of the fringe. The fringe is around the upper back, shoulders, sleeves and sides. There is white fur trim on the collar and cuffs. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Dene-thah
Material
skin, porcupine quill, dye, brass metal ? and fibre ?
Made in
Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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