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Walking Stick3316/1 a-b

Carved and painted wooden walking stick. Broken into two pieces - top portion (part a) and lower portion (part b). The grip is bulbous, and extends down into a carved shaft. The figures from top to bottom - killer whale (dorsal fin goes up, forehead, pectoral fin), upside-down eagle (wing comes out, feathers fold over the other feathers), bear, wolf, human head, small animal (bird?) which is being consumed by a sea or snake-like creature, whose scaled body extends down to the tip of the cane.

Culture
Wuikinuxv ? or Heiltsuk ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Trumpet1954.133

Straight wooden end blower or trumpet, of two halves bound together longitudinally, with bark at the mouth end and gut at the other. Four pieces of red ribbon are stretched across the air passage. Described on label as a dog-eater' s whistle.; Good

Culture
Xaisxais ?, Heiltsuk ? or Wuikinuxv ?
Material
wood, cedar wood ? and bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Canoe BailerNb3.1455

Canoe bailer with a curved rectangular base made from a piece of cedar bark supported with wood strips that have been inserted into the bark, the ends pleated and bent perpendicular to the base into a triangular shape, and the gathered ends bound with string to a length of wood that extends between them to serve as a handle.

Culture
Wuikinuxv
Material
cedar bark, fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA3580

A brown wood ladle that has a deep bowl with a flat bottom and a handle carved in the form of a bird's head with eyes, nostrils, and a mouth with teeth on both sides. The interior of the bowl has an inner rim. Painted with feather motifs consisting of a horizontal black dotted band along the exterior neck and five horizontal feathers along each side of the upper body which are decorated with black dotted lines and a section of diagonal dotted lines below. There is a facial image on the end of the bowl exterior, which has two eyes, large black eyebrows, an open mouth with teeth, and three sections of lattice work around the sides, and the top of the face.

Culture
Wuikinuxv
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA8335 a-b

Bentwood box with lid (part b). Holes bored on ends for rope handles. Carved with design elements. The front has a design consisting of a somewhat square-like shape that has an inward curve around the top middle, creating a two-lobed effect with red eye-like features at the opposite bottom ends. Black upward angled diagonal lines are at either side and curve inward around the top inward curve. The ends are carved with a head-like design, in profile facing towards the front panel. The left end has an eye surrounded by dots and a three-lobed shape above while the right end has an eye surrounded by a black area and a fin-like shape above. The back panel is red. Colours are red, black, and white. Lid (part b) has an upstanding ridge on one side which has a design consisting of central vertical light band emanating with downward pointing diagonal red and black lines with a vertical light band of black dots at either side.

Culture
Heiltsuk ? or Wuikinuxv ?
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrawingNb3.1422

Left facing, standing, profile bird-like image in black pencil crayon with some blue felt pen outlines and details. Figure has a four digit forelimb extended towards the left, two wing-like extensions to the right, and two clawed hind limbs below. Large head with crest at the top. Details include ovoids, u forms, and shaded areas. Pencil inscription at the lower right reads 'Clifford Hanuse age - 10'. The drawing is on a relatively square, pink cardboard piece glued to a vertically rectangular, white cardboard.

Culture
Wuikinuxv
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrawingNb3.1421

Profile red whale image facing to the left with three rows of ovals extending up from the spout. Felt pen filled design elements including tail flukes and face in fin or wing-like feature behind the spout. Large even teeth are outlined in red. Pencil inscription at the lower right reads 'Clifford Hanuse age - 10'. The drawing is on a horizontally rectangular, yellow-brown paper piece that is glued to black cardboard. Covered with clear plastic.

Culture
Wuikinuxv
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Crooked Beak MaskNb3.1411

Large white mask, with black and red as secondary colours, has curved beak with a spiral curled end resting on a square-like upper lip. Tapered curved downturned horns are inset into square grooves at upper rim above eyebrows and facing forward, a piece of metal is nailed at upper rim above each horn. Crescentic brows above black and white circular pupils. Beak has black ridge with short lines on each side; beak incorporates flaring hollow nostrils, two black ridged curvilinear lines above each nostril, black line along nostril rim and spiral end, red underside to beak; red lip band. Upper lip band has a series of inward pointing black triangles and a triangular groove at each end. Nailed at side on right is a small crooked beak of heaven mask. At back, curved red rectangular piece attached at hinge on bottom of upper jaw. Metal nailed over split on interior of lower jaw.

Culture
Wuikinuxv ?
Material
metal, paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sun MaskA8064

Sun mask made from two sheets of copper riveted together with the nose, made from a curved piece of rectangular copper, also riveted to the mask. The edges of the mask are scalloped with four larger scallops at the top, bottom and sides of the mask, and four smaller scallops between the larger ones at diagonal angles. There is a black painted border around the edge of the face and there are traces of red paint overall.

Culture
Wuikinuxv
Material
copper metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wolf MaskA8056

A wolf-like mask with large copper nostrils and two copper teeth. The eyes are made of circular abalone shell inlay. The red-painted concave ears are pointed and inserted. The lower jaw is hinged. The mouth is painted red with the nostrils accented with black paint. The upper face is painted red with black areas around the eyes, eyebrows, and just above the eyebrows.

Culture
Wuikinuxv
Material
paint, copper metal, abalone shell and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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