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Drawing3193/8

Drawing in pencil and pencil crayon on paper. At centre sits a group of stylized men, crouched, torsos merging together. Each wears a tall hat. Their features are animated. This image has been roughly sketched and shaded in pencil, and drawn over more clearly in blue pencil crayon.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3193/7

Drawing in pencil on paper. Large central image is of a group of three figures, each wearing a tall hat with a flared rim. The left-most figure is in outline only, while the centre is more developed with facial features, fingers and toes. The third is face and hat only. Below and to the right is a large face in profile, while above is a similar face but much smaller. Along the right edge of the page are scribbles and dots in a light coloured ink.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3193/6

Drawing in pencil on paper. One side of the page shows the outline of three houses in the distance, each with a window and tall chimneys. In the foreground is a similar house, drawn larger. To the left of these are the outlines of totem poles, the leftmost with details of a large bird at bottom. On the other side of the paper is a line drawing of a passenger train car, concentrating on the windows and metal studs. At the top of the page is a diagram in four parts centring in on one of the train windows. Below is printed “zooming as train rolls by frame”.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3193/5

Drawing in pencil on paper. Four birds are sketched in formline style on the paper, two in flight, one standing, and one ‘speaking,’ with the word “hark?” inside a speech bubble. Light eraser marks can be seen around the images. The words ‘Yelth’ and ‘Raven’s Call’ are printed near the centre of the page.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3193/4

Drawing in pencil and ink on paper. Image is a pencil sketch, partially erased and covered with ink, of a totem pole that curves diagonally across the page, drawn in clean simple lines. The artist has written the name of each creature below it: Kun/Whale, Tsinn/Beaver, Gaalo/Cormorant, owl, Raven. Two boys in hats run across the page beneath it, one in ink who shouts at the retreating back of other, drawn in pencil.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3193/3

Drawing on paper. Image is a light sketch in pencil of a human head, face, and neck, partially outlined in black ink. The expression drawn is quizzical, with raised brows and a partial smile. The beak of a cap over the forehead is inked, with the remaining parts of the hat in pencil only. Image is small and sits on the upper portion of the page.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing3193/2

Pencil drawing on paper. Image is a light sketch of a human standing and facing forward with one foot, one arm, wearing a large coat. Head is large, face is round with oversized features. Portions of the sketch have been erased particularly on face and around the hands.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven's Call Owl3193/1

Pencil and watercolour drawing on paper. On the left stands an owl with wide ears on top of his large head, small eyes, and a pointed yellow beak. Its small wings are spread; it is painted in shades of brown and light grey. Next to this image is a smaller one of an owl’s back, in similar colours. Below is a pencil sketch of a frightened owl, feet, wings and tongue extended in surprise.

Culture
Haida
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Club3196/2

Halibut club. Wooden cudgel is made from a single piece of yew wood, with an oval head longer than it is wide and a long handle. Facets have been carved in the handle’s proximal end, while the grip is thinner and smooth. A pommel is carved at the end. A dark brown wood stain has been applied.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
yew wood and stain
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife3196/1

Knife made from thick steel cable. Thin strands of steel are wrapped into small cables, then joined with similar and twisted to make a thick rod. Knife handle retains the cable’s structure, and then is flattened, thinned and shaped to make a blade. Patterning of the twisted strands can be seen along the blade’s back and sides. Knife rises to a point at tip.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
steel metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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