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Chilkat ApronA4184

Square apron with woven design and long fringes. Across the top edge is a dark blue band, the ends of which become long ties. The design is in the Chilkat style with an ancestor face in the upper centre and half ancestor faces in the lower corners. Other possible motifs include a bird and whale. The design is in yellow, green and black on natural ground. There is a long twisted fringe on three sides. The apron is made from commercial and hand spun wool and wool flannel.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK5.136

Rectangular mat made from reeds woven together with bright, multicoloured wool; woven pattern of zigzags down center and on either edge.

Culture
Zulu
Material
reed grass, dye, wool fibre and wood
Made in
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA4228 a

Wide piece of twined cedar bark. Alternate strands of golden-coloured and red-dyed cedar bark folded over a wool band and twined with two rows of string. Colours: golden, red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, fibre and wool fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3774

Mask with sweeping black hair that thins towards the ends, an angled, prominent brow, sunken eye sockets with small, oval eye holes, protruding ears at the sides, a hooked nose with pointed tip and large nostrils, a pursed mouth, and black cloth attached to the top of the head with metal nails. The mask is pointed black with white and red bands around the eye holes, red nostrils with white borders, white curvilinear lines under the eye sockets, and red lips.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
horse hair, skin, wool fibre, wood, metal and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollK5.103

Beaded fabric doll. Female figure with a baby in a pouch at her back, wearing a tall red headdress, pink shirt and flared black skirt. The clothing and headdress are adorned with multicoloured beadwork, and the figure has beaded earrings as well as beadwork cuffs around her wrists and ankles.

Culture
Shona
Material
glass and wool fibre ?
Made in
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Button BlanketA3730

Button blanket made of a large blue wool blanket. Black band at each end, and a wide red woolen flannel border sewn to both sides and across the top, with a section cut out at the neck and inserted with dark blue and red cotton. Another wide red flannel band is sewn from top to bottom on each side, along the edge of the blanket's black band. This whole border design section is heavily decorated with button designs. The main crest design is a red flannel tree of life design. There is a manufacturer's stamp mark on the bottom of the red flannel border.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
shell, bone ?, cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA6230

Rattle made from a tin can. One end is partially opened and small stones are inserted. Fringe of golden coloured and red dyed cedar bark folded over a wool band and bound tightly to the can. Fringe also secured with a row of twining.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
tin metal, cedar bark, wool fibre, fibre and stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TumplineA2.109

Wool tumpline with horizontal triangular pattern in red on tan background, woven on a bark warp. The ties are braided and knotted plant fibre (possibly birch?).

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
bark, wool fibre and plant fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeggingsA2.105 a-b

Green and red fabric with black edging. Floral beadwork on bottom of red fabric, in white, black, orange and blue beadwork (floral). White beads along black edging on red fabric. LIght brown cotton on reverse.

Culture
Dakelhne
Material
wool fibre, glass, cotton fibre, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagA2.75

The bag is rectangular, green-brown and shiny with a green fabric handle. The bag is made from narrow strips of seal intestine sewn together with thread. There are five strips on either side of the bag. Some of the seams show traces of feathers and red, green and black fabric decoration. A thin gold band is sewn around the opening of the bag.

Culture
Aleut
Material
seal intestine, feather, fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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