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Rattle2762/37

Small hand rattle with a cork stopper in the handle shaft has stones ? inside the bulbous end. It consists of two halves, pieces of stiff, thick skin, sewn together from handle to top with thick twisted cotton threads that are knotted together at the top around a bundle of tiny twigs.

Culture
Cree
Material
rawhide skin ?, cotton fibre, stone ?, wood and cork bark
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moccasins2762/1 a-b

Pair of large reddish-brown rawhide moccasins (a-b) with tall cuffs and long laces knotted together. The only decoration is the white triple stitching of the seam joining top to sides. Additional piece of skin is added to lengthen the tongue.

Culture
Cree
Material
rawhide skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2728/3

Belt made of a band of beads strung together and sewn onto a rawhide backing. A repeated pattern of blue flowers on a stem with green leaves on a white background is broken up by two sets of black beads in a pattern, (possibly letters EDIE?). One end of the skin wraps around the centre of a small silver-coloured metal buckle, the other end narrows slightly and is somewhat pointed at tip.

Culture
Interior Salish: Secwepemc
Material
glass, rawhide skin, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby Carrier2739/2

Doll-sized basketry cradle. Red and light yellowish strips of bark are woven into the basketry on outer sides in a repeating step pattern. A light coloured, curved wood handle is tied on near the head of the cradle with strips of soft rawhide and several more strips are knotted on at either end and inside.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
bark, wood, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby Carrier2739/1

Doll-sized basketry cradle. Dark brown and light yellowish strips of bark are woven into the basketry on outer sides in a repeating step pattern. A light coloured curved wood handle is tied on near the head of the cradle with strips of soft rawhide and several more strips are knotted on at either end and inside.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
bark, wood, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Work BasketD1.364

Part (a) Elongated rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with attached lid and front tie closure. Parallel slat base and lid construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with geometric diagonal stepped rows alternating in red and black cherry bark. Part (b) Lid has flange. Rim is imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) and the surface of lid is beaded in rows of red and dark cherry bark. Rawhide hinges and tie closure.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.347

Tall narrow coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with attached flanged lid. Parallel splint base and lid construction. Rawhide hinges, front closure, and string handle. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass, with same dark cherry bark geometric design front and back. At front on one corner is a vertical row of connected and alternating red and dark cherry bark triangles. On each short side is same vertical row of dark cherry bark triangles that connect at corners to form a three pattern. At front rim are tiered stitches at intervals, alternating between red and black cherry bark. at sides and back there are only two stitches. Lid has design of three dark cherry bark diamonds, with red cherry bark lines on each side. Repeated shape, alternating between red and dark cherry bark, along rim.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin, fibre and dye
Made in
Lytton, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.345 a-b

Part (a) Rounded cylindrical coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with flanged lid, part (b). Watch-spring base and lid construction. Rawhide handle on basket and one thong on lid. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with design in dark cherry bark of alternating bands of 'succession of tepees' (as per label) and solid line. Lid is convex and has flange. Two rows of 'arrow heads' separated by solid line, all in dark cherry bark, with two rows of solid dark cherry bark at center, all on cat-tail grass (?) background. Fibre string attached to one side of skin handle.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.282

Rectangular, flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Parallel slat base construction. Upper half of basket is fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?), with diamond designs in staggered rows of dark cherry bark, and red cherry bark. Lower half of basket has "cluster of flies" pattern alternating between red cherry bark and cat-tail grass and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass. Rim has intervals of red cherry bark. Skin handles tied at each corner of one side and looped through front loop.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass, cherry bark, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6392

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Elongated watch-spring construction. Rawhide tie and metal tie through the same side. Fully imbricated with overall checkerboard design in rows of alternating bands in red and dark cherry bark separated by cat-tail grass (?). Design near base is three rows of red cherry bark beading with one row of dark cherry bark beading below first row of cherry bark. Basket had small coil handles on each long side at one time.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin, metal and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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