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Carving Knife1779/4

Manufactured carving knife. Knife handle made of polished pau ferro hardwood. The handle has two flat sides and two rounded sides. The handle tip is rounded. The handle tapers toward the blade. The carving edge of the blade is curved.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
pau ferro wood, adhesive ? and steel metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Abalone Shell1779/48 a-i

9 small pieces of abalone shell - 4 are square (a-d), 4 are rectangular (e-h), 1 is irregular (i). It is unknown if the pieces came from a store in these shapes or whether the artist made them.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
abalone shell
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Abalone Shell1779/47

Oval-shaped fragment of abalone shell. Edge broken in two places. Circular hole. Outer shell does not cover total area.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
abalone shell
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Abalone Shell1779/46

Rectangular-shaped fragment of abalone shell.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
abalone shell
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tagua Nut1779/45 a-c

Three pieces of tagua nut (vegetable ivory). Part a: a sliced open nut with dark brown skin with striations, a light brown semi-circle at one end, and a light brown-white centre. Part b: a sliced piece of a nut with dark brown skin with striations, a light bown ship, and a light brown-white centre. Part c: a sliced off piece of nut with a dark brown skin with striations and light brown marking at one end and a light brown-white centre.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
tagua palm nut
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tagua Nut1779/44

Whole tagua nut (vegetable ivory) with light brown shell. Skin is white-brown near stem hole.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
tagua palm nut
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Detail Knife1779/3

Hand-made carved detailing knife with flat sharp pointed metal blade. Blade secured to handle with 0.2 cm. fibre cording which has been tightly wrapped around the handle. The handle is carved wood. The double-bevelled blade is triangular in shape.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, adhesive, fibre and steel metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Detail Knife1779/2

Single-edge blade with tapered wooden handle. Hand-made. Blade is attached to handle with green-black cord wrapped around top end. Blade sharp and pointed.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, adhesive ?, fibre and steel metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving Knife1779/1

Medium size single-edge blade, with plain wooden handle. Black-brown cord wrapped around top of handle. Scalpel-like blade inserted into hand-carved soft wood. Fibre and adhesive grip wound around handle just preceding point at which blade is inserted.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, steel metal, adhesive and fibre
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1768/124

A cup-shaped twined basket with a wrapped rim. Coloured parallelogram shapes around rim and base. Geometric design around middle. Base reinforced with a circle of cardboard stitched to basketry.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, dye, cotton fibre and paper
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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