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BasketA2.602

Birch bark basket bent and laced into place. A twig splint ringing the rim is overcast, with wide stitches for reinforcement--seven blue opaque glass beads are laced onto the rim. The white side of the bark faces outwards, with a strip of brown bark running underneath the rim as reinforcement.

Culture
Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
Material
birch bark, birch root and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC1539

Coarse slim black feathers made into a thick fringe.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian ?
Material
feather and fibre
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.6

Birch bark basket with a rectangular base that tapers towards an oval-shaped top--basket is capped with a flat, inset lid. Birch bark is folded and stitched with strips of root (?), with a split twig rim overcast with a wide stitch at the top edge. Floral designs have been scratched onto the sides and lid, revealing a lighter shade of bark beneath. A strip of rawhide is strung from one side to the other to create a handle.

Culture
Maliseet
Material
birch bark, rawhide skin and root ?
Made in
New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.8

Small, circular birch bark basket with straight, vertical sides and a flat, fitted lid--basket and lid trimmed with sweet grass. Both lid and basket are covered in white quillwork, with the image of a chicken in the centre of the lid.

Culture
Maliseet ? or Mi'kmaq ?
Material
birch bark, sweet grass, porcupine quill and spruce root
Made in
New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.10

Elliptical, brown basket with a flat bottom and flared sides. Base is made from an oval-shaped birch bark panel with a white, green and red tulip-like design of porcupine quills in the centre. Two bands of coiled sweet grass with a single band of zigzagging open work between them comprise the sides; coiled sweet grass sides are all stitched with black thread.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, sweet grass, porcupine quill, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierD1.249

Baby carrier of striped cedar bark. Bark has been cut and bent into place. Cedar slats are placed on the inside and outside, and overcast with string to reinforce rim. Undecorated.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar wood ?, cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketH2.76 a-b

Square shaped basket (parts a-b) consisting of two square pieces that fit together. The exterior (part a) has a herringbone weave with elaborate geometric maze patterns in black and brown. The rim is reinforced with a splint. Part b has an elaborate weave but is not dyed. Plain string handle attached to part b.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
dye, fibre and stem ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumH2.82

Plain round drum with light skin on both ends held in place with bent wood strips and cord.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
skin, fibre and wood
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EarringsE203 a-b

Metal earrings (parts a-b) with filigree work consisting of a small circle inside of a larger circle, both have a feather like design on the inside made of tiny strips of metal. The larger circle has a metal looped edge from which small vertical pieces of twirled metal hang and a thin wire hook and clasp passes through. A flower shaped piece of metal is soldered to the hook.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
silver metal
Made in
Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EarringsE203 c-d

Metal earrings (parts a-b) dipped in gold(?) with filigree work consisting of a upside down heart-like shaped design attached to a ball detailed with a circular pattern made of tiny strips of metal. A thin wire hook and clasp is soldered to a flower shaped piece of metal.

Culture
Zapotec
Material
silver metal and gold metal ?
Made in
Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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