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CombC1512

Five long teeth. Handle has two holes and is decorated with carved painted geometric designs in red and natural colour of a curvy zig zag.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian ?
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MittensD1.20 a-b

Pair of brown hide mittens with multicoloured floral beading on back of hand and thumb.

Culture
“Great Basin & Plateau” ?
Material
rawhide skin and glass
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentD2.141

Three strips of hide bound with pressed porcupine quills dyed red, yellow and green. They are knotted together. At one end of one strip is a tin cone with red feather bits in it.

Culture
Plains
Material
skin, porcupine quill, tin metal, feather and dye
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.455

Basket constructed of coiled cedar root with an oblong watch-spring base construction. The basket has four sides that each taper towards the base and is decorated with partial imbrication in a horizontal band design. There is one band every sixth row with two stitches of cat-tail grass and two stitches of red cherry bark, this alternates with a row with the same pattern but in cat-tail grass and black-dyed cherry bark (nine rows in total).

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.457

Coiled cedar root basket with flaring sides, parallel splint base construction, several rawhide thongs and partial imbrication. Vertical striped design; tri-colour checkerboard design creating alternating red and black oblique lines within the stripe. There are four stripes per side and three per end. A rope-like cord is strung from side to side, threaded through the thong ties along the upper rim of the basket; a red, white and black wool shoulder strap pad is woven onto the centre of the cord.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, dye, rawhide skin and wool fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC1432

Cowrie shells that have a greyish-white colour with orange tips. The shells are strung on a twisted brown string.

Culture
Melanesian
Material
cowrie shell and fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC1433

Necklace made from five separate strings of dog teeth held together by four rectangular bone spacers. Each string is composed of dog teeth strung alternately with shell and coral beads.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, bone, dog tooth, coral and shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinD2.37

One skin moccasin with seams around sole and up each side. Turquoise satin binding around top and blue lining. Tie-laces from heel. Embroidered in green, orange-brown, and blue.

Culture
Plains Cree
Material
skin and silk fibre ?
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1338

Irregular shaped tapa (masi) with painted designs on natural ground. The tapa is rectangular with a narrow end piece that extends past the main piece. The main piece has thin brown stripes with two perpendicular black lines and large random black dots. The end piece has short black diagonal lines.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC1436

Seven teeth of varying length radiating from a plain rectangular handle bound with fibre that has a hole in the middle.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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