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LeisterA1427

Fore-section of "leister-type" fish spear. Two diverging wooden fore-shafts, the end of each fitted with a sharp wooden barb projecting inward and backward. Hafted with leather thong and cedar root. Two fore-shafts bound together with twine.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, fibre, root and leather skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4185

Human mask. Teeth in lower jaw of open mouth. Eyebrows and eyes black. Face darkened.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA1715

Dark brown wooden spoon with a carved frog on the handle and an elongated bowl.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Klemtu, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA8914

Spoon is carved in a light hardwood, and elaborated with black stripes, stipples, dots, and dashes. Bowl is a typical shape with carved and painted handle outlined as a halibut.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinsA2.79 a-b

The moccasins (part a and b) are light brown in colour with red stitching around the tongue piece. Each moccasin is made from three pieces of skin; one piece for the sole, the sides and tongue. The tongue piece is decorated with a red chain stitch.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
skin, fibre and pigment ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA4260

Bird shaped dish with recessed bowl. Painted in black and red. Head of bird has black speckles and protruding red tongue. Painted face below bird head.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3155

Painted wood mask that has a face carved forward in a slant. Nose and jaw project outward. Cut out circular eyes are surrounded by a plain carved tapering oval and recessed with deep sockets. Has a black face with red cut out nostrils, and a slightly parted red mouth.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
wood, cinnabar mineral, graphite mineral and paint
Made in
Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance ShirtA6797

Tunic-like painted shirt made from cotton fabric. The shirt is made from a rectangle of cotton folded in half, machine-stitched along the edges to make side seams, leaving 25 cm unsewn for the armholes; 6 cm fringes cut horizontally along the seams. The neck is cut out of the centre of the cloth, with a hand-stitched seam. The main crest on the front represents a double-headed raven with outspread wings painted mainly in black with dark red and pale yellow highlights. The top of the back panel is painted with a creature's face in red and black.

Culture
Tsimshian: Gitxaala
Material
cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Kitkatla, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven RattleA6796

Unpainted raven rattle with protruding tapered bird beak at one end and long, narrow and spilt tubular handle at the other. There are two complementary parts that join together to form the rattle (held by nails; no wrapped cord). There is a reclining figure on the raven's back that is connected to a frog by a protruding tongue. The back of the tail has a small bird face. The round belly is undecorated other than a thin ridge ending in a carved nose(?).

Culture
Tsimshian: Gitxaala
Material
metal and wood
Made in
Kitkatla, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven RattleA6795

Unpainted wooden raven rattle constructed from two complementary parts joined at the handle. Reclining figure on raven's back connected to frog by protruding tongue. Back of tail has a small bird face. The rounded belly has a larger bird face with a recurved beak. The handle is bound in two places with thin, brown bark(?).

Culture
Tsimshian: Gitxaala
Material
wood and bark ?
Made in
Kitkatla, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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