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Totem PoleA8212

Totem pole carved from cedar wood. The bottom of the pole has a human holding a child, followed by a bird figure, and topped with a human, falling from the sky. All of the figures have a black circle in tapering oval eyes with either red or black brows above and a red mouth. The bird has three-feathered wings with circles, ovoids, and split u's. The ears of the humans at the bottom each have a frontal face in them. The feet of the upside down human at the top are bent toward the front of the pole.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA8232

Naturalistic human head carved from wood and painted red and black, with traces of green. Large metal hook at the neck.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
red cedar wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScoopA7976

Oblong wooden scoop with a rounded bottom and no handle.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
alder wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScoopA7977

Oblong wooden scoop with a rounded bottom and no handle.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
alder wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA8339

Dark brown wooden ladle with a deep, curved bowl, flat bottom, and incised lines encircling the handle.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
wood and oil ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA8228

Tall bentwood box with a distributive design in black and red on the front and back panels. Black ovoids on the sides.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA7870

Large shovel-shaped spoon with a long handle. The bowl of the spoon is flat on the end and has a two inch diameter hole in the centre. One end of the bowl narrows into a long pole-like handle.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierA7949

Wood cradle with bottom composed of five separate slats of wood. Skin handles at the ends of the cradle. Straps in the interior of the cradle are of leather. Eight-sided with the foot side a separate piece of wood.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
leather skin and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FrontletA2179

Frontlet featuring an anthropomorphic squatting figure with raised palms. Piece is painted red, except for face and palm of hands. Abalone shell inlay around the border and on eyes and mouth.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
alder wood ?, abalone shell and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FrontletA2106

Square frontlet with a carved human face with heavy black eyebrows and abalone shell inlay for eyes and teeth. Face is bordered on three sides by a band of carved human faces, hands and feet: small human faces are partially painted blue, with black eyes and eyebrows; hands and feet are red; in between the small faces are pieces of abalone shell.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
abalone shell and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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