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Small lathe-turned wooden bowl (part a) with a fitted lid (part b). Two rectangular panels are carved along exterior sides of bowl with formline designs that mirror one another; designs consist of ovoids with eyes and with teeth, and circles with small tapering triangles extending from the bottom edges. The ovoids with the teeth design are along the bottom edges of the panels with the circle designs above them. Small trigon and crescent cutouts along top and bottom edges of panels, toward centres. Panels and carvings done in mix of relief and raised styles. Interior of bowl is undecorated; small ledge for lid to rest on. Lid has a raised circular knob; short flange extends from bottom. Base of bowl has artist signature in pencil: "83 Cranmer".
Replica house front boards, painted in red and black; reconstruction of image from a Tsimshian house screen board in the MOA collection.
Replica house front boards, painted in red and black; reconstruction of images from a section of a Tsimshian house screen in the MOA collection. Image shows the pair of boards mounted together (DC5.1 and DC5.2).
Small ceramic wine jug (part a) with a handle on one side, and a stopper-style lid (part b). Jug has a circular opening with edges that curl inward slightly; spout with similarly curled edges protrudes from front of opening. Opening extends into a long slanted shoulder and a round body; body tapers slightly to circular base. Handle has an irregular rectangle-shape; top exterior corner has a sharp point. Glaze of jug is dark brown with large sections of dark blue; glaze lightens to green-grey around the opening and along exterior of handle. Lid has a small knob that tapers sharply to the circular lid; stopper is cylindrical and flares at the base. Knob is dark blue and rest of lid is dark brown; bottom edge of stopper is unglazed. Engraved into base: "Vernon B.C."
Short knife consisting of a stone biface blade with antler handle. Blade is triangular with a rounded point; tang inserted in between two pieces of antler. Antler pieces have flat interiors, with carved notches where tang fits, and rounded exteriors; making handle cylindrical. Pieces of handle are attached with metal rivets and sinew lashing.
Model pole with a thunderbird on top and a masked human at the base. The bird on top has wings pointing upward, in black, red and green; a large yellow beak and feet; two small vertical black ears, green around its eyes and a red mouth. The human at the base is in a kneeling position and has bear claw hands in black outline, a red-brown body, a mask-like face with bright green across the eyes, red on the nose and mouth, and black painted hair on top. The middle section is rounded and painted in two shades of green. The pole is attached to an unpainted, square wooden base, with nail heads showing on the bottom. Artist name and date written on the back of the bird, in black, under the wings.
Lidded dish carved in the shape of a bear. Painted black on exterior with white painted interior. The dish (part a) has an oval-shaped concavity in the bear's back; holes drilled into left corners. The bear's head extends forward, with ears back, a line for the mouth, and the eyes are lightly carved with circular cutouts for inlay. Each paw has carved toes. The lid (part b) is rectangular, with rounded sides. The two shorter sides are angled inward, and the interior of the lid has an oval concavity with a hole drilled at centre; two holes drilled into left corners.
Pair of hide moccasins with high ankle wraps, long tongues, and knotted laces; laces are threaded through ankle wraps and secure at front. Different beadwork designs along top edges of ankle wraps, sides of moccasins, vamps and uppers. Designs on ankle wraps are alternating large and small stepped triangles; done in red, light blue, white, and dark blue. Alternating circles and inverted triangles along sides; done in light blue and red. Toes have large red flowers, facing outward; light green and yellow highlights throughout. Vamps are outlined in dark blue, white and red lines; smaller flower in centre, done in dark blue, red, and white. Soles have bifurcated ends with holes through their centres. Edges of ankle wraps are scalloped; interior of moccasins are unlined.
Model sturgeon-nosed bark canoe (part a) with two model wooden paddles (parts b-c). Canoe hull has a long, pointed bow and stern, creating sharp angles at the opening. The body is shaped with rib and slat frames, lashed together with bark and plant fibre. There is metal wire along the underside of the stern, and a small hide tie towards the middle of canoe (left side). There is one thwart across the middle of the canoe opening. Paddles have rectangular blades with flattened handles; designs painted in light red and dark blue across front and back of blades. Smaller paddle (part b) has connected diamonds with crosses through them on front; horizontal stripes across back. Larger paddle (part c) has zigzags painted and incised across front of blade; chevrons across back.
Round beadwork mat, or roundel, with scalloped edges. Central design of large, yellow sun-like decoration with a smaller dark blue sun inside. Smaller sun filled with concentric circles and checked bands; done in dark blue, yellow, and green. Solid and checked circular bands surround smaller sun; done in light blue, green, dark blue, and yellow. Space between large sun and edge of mat done in dark blue; outlined in yellow. Scallops are decorated with horizontal blue and maroon stripes; outlined in yellow, maroon and blue bands. The maroon and blue beads extend past edge of mat. Back of mat covered with grey fabric.