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DrumA2228

Circular drum made from deer hide stretched over a circular wooden frame and affixed with nails; three lengths of sinew and leather meeting at back to form a handle.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
deer skin, sinew, wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumA2233

Drum made from a hide that has been stretched over a circular wood frame; affixed with nails.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
wood, skin and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumA2234

Hide stretched over a circular wood frame. Hide lengths secured in the centre with cloth and around the outer side edges and the inner rim with nails.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
skin, fibre, wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA1737

Dark brown rectangular wooden bowl, with convex sides and an undulating rim. Three sides are lashed together (later reinforced with copper wire); the fourth corner and bottom are nailed. All sides have a distributive design. carved in shallow relief. The rim has operculum shells inlaid evenly all around.

Culture
Tsimshian: Gitxaala
Material
operculum shell, copper metal and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.201

Brown birch bark basket with a circular top and a square bottom. Bark is bent and laced into place, with birch twine around the rim overcast with thin strips of root; two decorative bands of crabapple beading are featured along the rim, alternating with two open cross-stitched segments.

Culture
Mi'kmaq
Material
birch bark, cedar root and crabapple bark
Made in
Morristown, Nova Scotia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.203

Birch bark basket with a circular top and a square bottom. Birch bark is bent and laced together with root lashings. A split twig rim covers the top edge of the basket and is overcast with thin strips of root; a strip of bark is laced underneath the rim as reinforcement. Red and green beads are featured around the top of the rim. A strip of rawhide is strung from one side of the rim to the other as a handle.

Culture
Mi'kmaq ?
Material
birch bark, cedar root, glass and rawhide skin
Made in
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.204

Light brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a square bottom. Bark is bent and laced into place, with birch twine around the rim overcast with thin strips of root; pairs of decorative red beads are tied to the rim at four points. A handle made from a strip of rawhide is strung from one side of the rim to the other.

Culture
Mi'kmaq ?
Material
birch bark, cedar root, glass and rawhide skin
Made in
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.205

Brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a square bottom. Bark is bent and laced into place with birch twine around the rim overcast with birch root and beaded with black wire-like material; rim also has four open space filled with black cloth. Geometric and linear patterns are scratched onto the exterior sides, revealing a lighter shade of bark.

Culture
Mi'kmaq ?
Material
birch bark, birch root, cotton fibre and grass
Made in
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2347

Undecorated basket with an overcast rim while the interior portion of the bark is to the outside.

Culture
Gitxsan ?
Material
birch bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeD3.193

Model version of an Eastern woodlands style canoe. Canoe is made from birch bark lashed to a wooden frame with root lacings. Upper edge of the canoe is rimed with a slender branch that is overcast with strips of root. Black, resinous pitch is used to patch seams and holes in the birch bark.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
birch bark, wood, resin and root
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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