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Dance Wand1768/106

Painted black, white and red wooden dance wand. Painted animal head (sea serpent ?) with protruding, upturned tongue and fin-like headpiece on one end. Long, unpainted handle flares slightly at base.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and adhesive
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxNb3.1489 a-b

Bentwood box (parts a-b) painted and carved with human/frog transformation. The box (part a) has a lid (part b ) with cedar rope lashings and yew wood toggle. The front edge of the lid is tall while the rest is flat. Three sides of the box are carved to have round fluting, the front has a circular transformation design framed in a blue painted rectangle; corners and top edge of sides are painted red-brown. Corners have been steamed, kerfed, and bent. Pegs at bottom are wooden. Rope lashings toggle together over lid.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, adhesive, mineral oil, yew wood, cedar bark and paint
Made in
Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feast LadleA6428

Large wooden ladle with the top of the handle carved in the form of a raven with a long, downturned beak and two claws perched on the handle. The handle is rectangular in shape with a human hand, carved in relief, emerging at the base of the bowl as if to hold the ladle. The raven is painted red, green and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
red cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle1768/98

Double, wooden whistle. Made of two pieces of wood, with a third marrow strip of wood at centre. Bound together by several layers of cotton cord. Circle at base tapers to two slits at mouth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and cotton fibre ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle1768/97

Carved, wooden whistle. Two halves bound by layers of thin seaweed. Wide opening at base tapers to a narrow slit at mouthpiece.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and kelp seaweed ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle1768/96

Bell shaped wooden whistle. Circular opening at base, tapers to slit at mouth. Two halves bound together by five layers of brown cotton cord at base and at top of bell.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and cotton fibre ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle1768/95

Carved, wooden whistle bound by sting at mouthpiece, base and top. Oval opening in mouthpiece and square hole on base.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and cotton fibre ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe1734/1

Print has a black border and is divided into three spaces by two blue vertical bands. Outer spaces are empty. Centre space has two separate designs. Upper space has an oval design in red with two black spheres within and a black design below and beside. Lower space has heavy black curved design meeting at the upper edge and containing two red design elements. Pencil Inscription along the bottom edge reads 'MP Canoe Cranmer / 96'. The print is on light brown paper. (Now framed.)

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletNb3.1479 a-b

Six-sided bracelet (a) has a central image on each side. The sides are square in shape and are attached to the next side with a hinge. One of the squares has a half-circle cut out of the metal. The catch (b) for the bracelet extends above the bracelet. The catch is pin-like in shape, with a flat narrow body and a rounded moonstone set into the head of the catch. Artist inscription on back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
silver metal, copper metal, bronze metal, feldspar mineral and moonstone mineral
Made in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PendantNb3.1478

Circular hanging pendant has a central image of a whale underneath a person rowing a boat. The images are almost entirely enclosed inside a wire circle. There are three wave-shaped wires inside the circle plus a smaller circle situated at the top of the pendant.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
silver metal and copper metal
Made in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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