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Ladle3260/45

Sheep horn ladle with designs carved in low-relief from back of bowl up the back of the handle. At the base of the handle a small human face gazes outward.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
mountain sheep horn
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle Basket3207/4 a-b

Rattle basket. Small basket has a recessed base decorated with encircling lines of green, from which rises a short straight wall. Weave is fine, with two lines of imbricated designs either side of midpoint consisting of stepped lines in faded shades of tan. Interior has corresponding lines of dark blue-grey and red. Lid fits over mouth of basket and is concave at centre with a large, squat finial. Design is of encircling lines of triangles and rectangles in light tan and orange. Set inside lid under the finial is a chamber containing material that rattles (likely beads?). Encirclilng rings of blue-grey and red decorate the underside of the lid.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
Hoonah, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe3260/35

Pipe bowl in the shape of a raven lying on its back. Small three-dimensionally carved faces are at both sides of the beak. The pipe bowl, in the bird's stomach, has a copper insert. The stem hole is at the feet.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
walnut wood and copper metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3260/48

Bone amulet in animal (frog or toad?) form with wide, toothless mouth, large eyes, and forelegs positioned on either side. The back is carved with twelve faces - divided into two groups facing opposite directions of two rows of three faces. Small remnant of a hide cord at one side. Three sides are bordered with a twisted rope design.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
bone and rawhide skin
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe3260/34

Pipe bowl in the shape of a baby bird with its mouth open wide. The mouth is rimmed with copper. The stem hole is in the bird's breast. Pipe stem is missing.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
walnut wood and copper metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3207/6

Round basket with gammadion cross design. Woven basket has a recessed base from which rises the wall, flaring slightly outward toward rim. Weaving is fine and tight, and decoration is an imbricated pattern of an encircling line of gammadion crosses (swastikas) at centre in dark brown between rows of parallelograms in brown and shades of orange.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
grass
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3207/5 a-b

Round basket with lid. Small basket has a recessed base from which rises the short, straight wall. Weave is fine, with two lines of imbricated design around midpoint, rectangles each with an interior panel, in colours of purple, blue and light green- likely faded. The lid fits over the mouth of the basket and is concave at centre with a convex finial. Designs similar to those on the basket encircle the finial.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
grass, spruce root and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger3260/30

Dagger with a long, narrow blade, sharpened on both edges. Carved horn pommel in the shape of an animal head. Handle is wrapped with a hide strip and has a small piece of hair attached. Creature has inlaid abalone eyes.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
iron metal, mountain sheep horn, rawhide skin, abalone shell and hair
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shaman's Wand19/1216
Shaman's Carving, 'Yake'19/513