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Basket2898/2 a-b

Small round basket with a tight weave. The body (part a) has straight sides decorated with four identical images of small brown mice, tails curled to the front. Two thin lines of green encircle the bottom, with short lines of red and yellow between. The bottom is flat, with a thicker weave and a dark square in the centre created with a criss-cross style. The lid (part b) is round and slightly indented at centre, with a low profile and straight sides that are decorated with thin encircling rings in green with red and yellow. The top is embellished with a flower shape at the centre, and four small mice circling.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2898/1 a-b

Small round basket with a tight weave. The body (part a) has straight sides decorated with images of beavers and ducks. The bottom is flat and undecorated, with a slightly thicker weave radiating out from the middle. The lid (part b) is round and slightly pointed at centre, with a low profile and straight sides decorated with thin, encircling rings in red and brown. The top is embellished with a flower shape at the centre point and three swimming ducks below.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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This Song is a Museum2932/5

Round drum with elk hide stretched over a wooden frame, pulled over the sides and secured at the back with fifteen hide ties. There are black and gray ink splash patterns on the face of the drum. There is a large translucent section near the edge. The ties are gathered in a Y shape at the centre of the back. A black string is tied to two of the hide strips on the back, for hanging.

Culture
Tahltan
Material
elk skin, oak wood, ink, adhesive and fibre
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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This Song is a Museum2932/2

Circular drum with hide stretched over a wooden frame and secured at the back with thin hide ties which are gathered in a cross pattern at the centre. There is a large, black, triangular-like splash pattern on the top of the drum, with many spatter marks. There is a black rectangular stamp on the outside of the wooden frame. A black string is tied to two of the hide strips on the back, for hanging.

Culture
Tahltan
Material
elk skin, oak wood, ink and fibre
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4364 a-b

Mask (a) with a heavy brow, protruding eyes and cheeks, large flared nostrils, and pursed lips. The mask is painted with black, dark green, dark red, and medium red with white lines and curvilinear designs. The mask is surmounted by a duck figure with wings extended and a duckling on its back (b). The duck figure has a green head with black glass eyes and a red mouth. The duck figure's neck and wings are articulated, and the mechanisms are hidden from view by white fabric that has been painted with designs in black, blue and brown. The duckling and the body and wooden segments of the duck figure's wings are painted with designs in green, red, blue and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, metal, fibre, cotton fibre ?, paint and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat2947/1

Large, finely-woven, tan mat. There are fringe grass borders along two of the mat’s sides. The fringe along one side is accompanied by short, thick, vertical slits towards the middle of the mat. Above this is a decorative border of white stitching. Red strings attach small bundles of dried grass to the mat along this white stitching at regular intervals. Three groupings of red tipped feathers are sewn to the mat towards the middle. One group forms a circle, with their grey-brown insides at the centre and their red tips pointing outwards. There are two stamps in a corner: one is faint and circular, the other is dark and rectangular.

Culture
Samoan
Material
pandanus leaf, cotton fibre and parrot feather
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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This Song is a Museum: The ndn artist's paintbrush2932/6

Wooden drumstick with a heavily beaded handle, with a white fur tip. The shaft is decorated with tightly packed rows of small clear plastic beads, with the base of the handle covered in rawhide, wrapped with sinew. The top half of the fur tip has been darkened with black ink. There is a circular metal loop screwed into the end of the handle.

Culture
Tahltan
Material
diamond willow wood, plastic, rabbit skin, rawhide skin, sinew, ink, fibre and metal
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Offering Bowl2931/27 a-b

Bowl with lid (part b). Bowl has short base pedestal. Lid is domed and has small knob.

Culture
Korean
Material
brass metal
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Incense2931/13

A small pile of pine needles still joined at their ends in groups of three. Needles are tied together in a bundle.

Culture
Korean
Material
pine needle
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Incense2931/23 a-n

Fourteen small pieces of wood. Each piece is curved except for part c, which is straight.

Culture
Korean
Material
wood
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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