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NecklaceA1447

Long necklace made of glass trade beads strung onto metal wire. The necklace has a repeated pattern of two blue, ‘Russian’, beads next to three red, ‘white heart’ beads. At the end of the string is a large conical shaped blue bead and a Venetian ‘polychrome’ flower bead.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
glass, clay and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Elbow AdzeA6077

Elbow adze greenstone (nephrite?) blade rectangular in shape with a bi-facially bevelled and curved bit. Lashed with hide strips to a carved wooden hafting platform with an acutely-angled branch providing a handle.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, skin and stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Towkwid PuppetA3411 a-b

Two puppets (parts a-b) in the shape of human figures attached to each other with a string cord around their necks. Both have carved, wooded heads decorated with green, red and black paint. The heads are tied onto stuffed white cloth bodies with red cloth ties at the ends of each body part and around the waste. Part b has a black moustache.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA1743

A raven mask with a moveable beak pulled by a string. Oval eye socket is surrounded by a dark blue area. Entire face is black with red lips.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, metal, leather skin, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA1676

Dish, square as viewed from above, with sides that angle outwards towards the top edges, and slats that divide the box into four compartments. The dish is painted overall with abstract designs in green, orange and black, and the edges are painted orange.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada and 'Qvuqvai, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA4143

Skirt with a sash of twined cedar bark from which the warp strands hang down loose like a fringe to form the skirt. A hide strap is secured on either side of the skirt. Painted (?) with vertical bands of red.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
cedar bark, skin and paint ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paint DishA1132

Paint dish, or mortar. Heavy rough block of stone. Top hollowed out to form dish. Grooves in the bowl of the dish worn smooth through use. Remains of both red and black colours in the grooves.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA1131

A grey stone killer whale with eagle figure. The killer whale has circular eyes and an open mouth with triangular teeth. The eagle is standing on the killer whale's back at the end of the killer whale's upturned curled tail. The eagle's wings are angled upward. On a stone base.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA1128

A carved wood frog. It's black eyes are surrounded by a black area with a red nose. Flat base and back suggest that it was likely a platform for another figure. There is a nail with a small piece of string wrapped around on top of the back near the front.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, paint, metal and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BarkA1125

Plain, inner bark of the hemlock condensed into a flat, triangular shaped piece. Object has red colouring.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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