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SpoonA5315

Wooden spoon with leaf-shaped bowl and handle which narrows towards the end. The handle has a downward facing finial. The underside of the ladle's bowl is rounded. The wood is a dark yellowish-brown colour.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShuttleA5320 a-b

Slightly curved, flat wooden shuttle (parts a-b) with pointed front and semi-circular indented end. Front half of object is cut out with a thin protruding piece of wood; back end is solid and uncarved.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA8129

Semi-circular shaped, gold plated ornament with engraved designs. The top edge is dome-shaped and the bottom edge has a scalloped detail. Engraved with a central design, which is abstract in appearance and resembles a mirror image of a feather. There are four star-like shapes adorning the bottom edge as well. The clasp is missing from the back.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
gold metal
Made in
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA8130

Necklace strung with dentalium shells and glass beads. The dentalium shells are strung in pairs, doubled side by side. They are followed by one or two blue beads, then several smaller clear glass beads, and then one or two of the larger blue beads. The glass beds are strung in a single row.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
dentalium shell, glass and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA8133

Dark brown, canoe-shaped dish carved from a single piece of wood. Surfaces are covered with adze marks. The ends of the dish are slanted with slightly concave exteriors and convex interiors, while the longer sides of the dish have slightly convex exteriors and concave interior surfaces.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA8134 b

Headdress has a head-ring with feathers and loose bark attached to the front. Attached to the back of the head-ring are long lengths of bark which hang loosely.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar bark, fibre and feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA8135

Headdress made from cedar bark and feathers. The bark has been left loose and fastened together at the top. Hawk or grouse feathers have also been added to the top, tied on with pink ribbon.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar bark, hawk feather ? and plastic
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance DrumA8137 a-b

Circular drum (a) with attached drumstick (b). The drum hide is stretched over a circular wooden frame and secured by nails. It still has some fur remaining on one side. On the back, leather thongs with a bone secured in centre form a handgrip. An eagle with raised wings is painted in black, white, ygrey and yellow against an abstract background of blue, red, off-white and black. The drumstick consists of a a spherical head covered in off-white skin, a cylindrical wooden shaft, and a strip of brown leather fastened around the shaft with the ends split into several thinner strips.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
skin, metal, bone, leather skin, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance DrumA8138 a-b

Circular drum (a) made from deer hide stretched over circular wooden frame with seven lengths of cord meeting at back. A hand-hold is created at the back from cloth. The wooden rim is steamed, bent, and nailed. The drum is painted with two eagles and a man wearing Plains-style headdress and clothing. The matching drum stick (b) is carved and has a cloth head secured by off-white string. Some brown cord is also wrapped around the handle.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
deer skin, metal, wood, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerA7021

Intricately carved wooden spear thrower, or atlatl, with two finger holes at proximal end. A portion of the distal end is missing. The dorsal surface is incised with lines that function as a spear groove. Central form is a feather-crested lightning snake on a human figure, on the ventral surface as a weight. The figures have white inlaid eyes. The eye material appears to be bone, covered with a resin coating? The carved figure culminates in an unusual bifurcated tail. Inlaid eye is missing from right side of the human face.

Culture
Coast Salish: Swinomish ?
Material
bone ? and yew wood
Made in
Washington, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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