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Chief's Chair3261/120

Chief's chair, fully carved with animal motifs on most of its components. The chair has a deeply carved seat with a figure that likely represents a sculpin, characterized by a broad, toothed mouth, a horn-like spine on either side of the head, a series of spines along each fin, and the body with tail fin. Its mouth is centred on the bowed front edge of the seat, the facial features are carved on the seat’s upper front surface, and the fins and body (portrayed as a face) are arranged over the remaining seat in a split, bilateral fashion. It is painted in black and red, with some blue-pigmented areas and diagonal parallel hatching; other areas are left unpainted. The carved upper panel on the chair’s back depicts a face with black eyebrows and broad, toothed mouth. Connecting the panel to the seat is a vertical splat carved in the form of a fish and enclosing a human figure. The chair’s curved arms represent wolves, their heads facing downward and limbs folded. Also distinctive are the front two chair legs, which are carved in the form of downward-facing, supernatural raven heads; these feature blue-pigmented eye sockets and teeth, black beaks and eyes, and red lip-line and nostrils. The rear legs and stiles are painted but not carved. The four carved stretchers between the legs are made to represent different creatures: a killer whale with dorsal and pectoral fins folded back along its body and tail flukes folded up; a bear-like figure holding a long fish with ridged body; a wolf-like figure with extremely long “fingers”; and a figure with a beaver-like head, characterized by prominent incisors.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
maple wood ?, paint and metal
Made in
Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada and 'Qvuqvai, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frontlet3260/58

Carved and painted hardwood frontlet with abalone inlays around the sides and top. Main image is a raven with a large bird beak projecting outward. A small, three-dimensional whale sits at the top of the frontlet. Three small faces are carved along the bottom: a grizzly bear or wolf head is in the centre, with human-like faces at each side.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, abalone shell and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Box Cover16/743 B
Box16/743 A
Mask, Double, Man And Killer16/781
Bentwood Box2779/1 a-b

Bentwood cedar box (a) with lid (b) has painted sides nailed to base and nails along seam corner. Each side has a design of staggered black eyes, some with red and white details, and a thick greenish blue border. The undecorated lid is made of two pieces of planked wood and has 4 strips of wood nailed to the underside.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
cedar wood, paint and metal
Made in
Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada and 'Qvuqvai, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Masmasa'lano2768/1

Portrait mask. Red, blue and black facial features and tattoo are painted onto the natural wood background. Abalone shell discs and a thin band are glued to the eyes and mouth and a thick coil of red bark rope is attached along the chin line. Long twists of dark hair and tied bundles of painted red bark strips with blue ends drape across the forehead and down the sides.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
cedar wood, cedar bark, human hair, paint, abalone shell, metal and epoxy adhesive
Made in
Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada and 'Qvuqvai, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood ChestNb3.1334 a-b

Bentwood chest with lid (part b). Painted distributive designs on all four sides, split symmetry on long sides. Heavy black formlines with red and black details. Complex designs on front and back; one short side has wide curving black bands with red outlined ovoids, split u's and a round eye shape; cross-hatched details. Other short side has wide curving black bands, a red circle shape to right, red split u's, ovoids and crosshatched details. Two drilled holes at top of each long side. Box lashed at one corner; metal patch nailed with square nails at top. Lid is thick and carved from a single piece of wood; rounded edges.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
metal, paint and cedar wood
Made in
Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada ? or 'Qvuqvai, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA6540

Wooden arrow with feathers at distal end of arrow shaft and a triangular shaped, rock, point at the other. The feathers attached to the shaft by grooves cut into the sides. The arrow head is hafted by using wire and pitch.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, chalcedony mineral, feather and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubA1481

Long, wooden club with a oval shaped end that tapers into a thin, cylindrical shaped handle with a flat, circular knob on the end. The handle is sectioned into three by two sets of carved lines. The head of the club is carved, in relief, with a human facial design.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and stain
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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