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Rattle48.3.371

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood and cotton twine
Made in
Alberni Canal, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Model CanoeA8168

Model dugout canoe. Upswept bow with a protruding prow-piece. Painted black with red, yellow and white stripes along the upper edges of the gunwale.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tseshaht
Material
wood
Made in
Alberni Canal, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffA8077

Carved wooden staff decorated with two figures. Lower figure is the angularly carved face of an old man with a full moustache and long beard, which curls three times around the stick. Amongst the beard curls are carved a mouse and a fly. The upper figure is a standing naked man holding a staff in front. Some carved sections are darkened for contrast. The entire stick is heavily shellacked.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood, paint and lacquer
Made in
Alberni Canal, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA8052

Five pairs of scallop shells hanging from two wooden hoops; two pairs of shells hang from one, while three pairs hang from the other. The two hoops are bound together at the top with strips of cotton.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
scallop shell, wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Alberni Canal, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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