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WhistleA4297

Brown wood whistle that is semi-oval in cross section and bound in three sections with brown twine, two near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is one hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side. Underneath the hole, a face is lightly pencilled in with ovoid in ovoid eyes, curved oval eyebrows, and a downturned mouth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and graphite mineral
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA6262

Twisted ring of red cloth wrapped with strips of cedar bark. Fringes made of lengths of heavy string twined across the top are sewn on in four places spaced equidistant from each other.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletA6260

Bracelet made of a thick brass wire formed into a c-shape.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
brass metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletA6259

Bracelet made from a length of brass formed into a c shape.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
brass metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA6258

Ornament composed of a rectangular piece of abalone shell. Two holes are perforated through the shell at the centre of the two opposite longer edges.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA6257

Ornament made from a piece of roughly rectangular abalone shell. There is a larger and a smaller hole at the centre of one long edge, a smaller hole at the opposite edge, and another larger hole at one of the corners.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA6254

Cover of tightly knitted red string sewn over a core of cloth. Long tassels of lengths of red string twined together are sewn onto the ring in four places that are equally spaced. Circular in shape.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WedgeA6251

Sectioned piece of bone that tapers to a slightly rounded point. In cross-section it is slightly concave at the centre and flat at the edges on one face, and slightly convex on the other. A lenght of string, knotted at the ends, is strung through a hole in the butt end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
bone and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WedgeA6250

Sectioned piece of bone that tapers to a slightly rounded point. The wedge is also rounded on the handle end where there is a drilled hole. In cross-section it is slightly concave at the centre and flat at the edges on one face, and slightly convex on the other.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA6249

Yellow-brown wood whistle that is rectangular in cross section and bound in one place with brown twine near the wider end. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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