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Handle ?Na1140

Rectangular walrus tusk ivory slab with hole in one end. Flat surface angles slightly from hole to end. Other surface is convex. End opposite hole and sides are rounded. Central core of mottled dentine shows on convex surface. Coated in varnish or resin.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and lacquer ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mouthpiece: DrillNa1139

Mouthpiece of bow drill. Walrus tusk or tooth drill mouthpiece, oval in cross-section, constricted near centre, wider at one end with a groove 0.4 cm from this end. Hole longitudinally drilled through centre of oval.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Northern Fur SealNb7.292

Stylized configurative animal image in black form line with orange-brown detail. Animal lies on its back with flipper-like appendages overlapped at the top. Large black ovoid body with a flattened long edge at the top. Upside down salmon-trout head at the centre outlined by black with an orange-brown split u and s-shapes to the sides. At the left top, there is black u form with two orange-brown u forms inside, each of which has an ovoid at the top all outlined with a u-shaped orange-brown line. Flipper-like, black appendage to the right is crossing the second which starts at the right end of the u form. Neck stretches out to the right with four evenly spaced orange-brown s-shapes along the interior. Large circular, black eye is followed by a tapering snout with an orange-brown u form and five horizontal, red whiskers pointing to the left side. Sweeping black line from the ovoid to the right bottom divides into three. Two close, parallel black lines run horizontally behind the animal. Two segment, discontinuous black horizontal line across the top has four and five orange-brown tree-like vertical lines, respectively. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge '61/195 3/7/78 NORTHERN FUR SEAL Roy Henry Vickers'. The print is on a horizontally rectangular, light white-brown paper stock.

Culture
Tsimshian
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.229

Rectangular basket with two braided handles sewn on with black thread. Base has wide strips of checker weave cedar bark. Sides are of grasses woven in a diagonal pattern with two strips of cedar woven in near the top and bottom, each edged with a faded purple stripe. The upper edge has grasses coiled around it. Woven into both sides is a design of a purple eagle clutching an arrow.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
fibre, dye, grass and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatNb11.278

Dome-shaped basketry hat with small checker work plaited square at top, where warps are visible. This area is outlined with twining and then the warps are split into smaller pieces and double strand twining resumes, but as much finer work. There is a row of triple strand twining, after several rows, and then the warps are split again and two strand twining continues. The bottom rim is finished with a row of triple strand twining followed by four rows of double strand twining, and then another row of triple strand twining. There is a fitted hatband inside hat with a cotton string sewn through it. A small cloth tag with a red letter "M" is sewn to the inside of the hat band.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark and cotton fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven RattleNbz798

Rattle depicting a horizontal raven with a straight beak, which rests upon the bird's chest. The wings are at the sides and there are five splayed protruding tail feathers at the bottom. The bird figure is painted blue with red accents delineating the beak and feathers. A long unpainted handle extends from the base of body. There is a horizontal cut through the body and the handle. The two pieces have been nailed together with one nail, which is located in the handle at base of the raven's body. The nail protrudes through the underside of the handle. The hollow body likely contains pebbles, which create noise when shaken.

Culture
Coast Salish: K'omoks
Material
stone ?, adhesive, metal, paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb643

Originally round, plaited basket with wrapped, twined, and twisted detail at the rim. Plain plaited bottom in larger elements than the sides. Row of twining at the juncture of the bottom and the sides. Base elements are split in two to form warps for the sides. Sides have double horizontal rows of checker work in alternating red-brown and dark brown with three plain rows between. At the top, there is a row of dark brown twining, then open work where each warp is split in two and twisted, then four rows of twining, next bundled elements are wrapped in dark brown, and finished with three strand twisted elements at the rim.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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When Worlds CollideNb3.1393

Series of design units. At the top right, there is a black and white banded ovoid with a u-shape extending on the top right side and the lower left side. U forms have black band to the outside, a second band has diagonal lines across, and a split u at the ovoid. Below and to the left, there is a second unit as the first except it has a scratched appearance and is broken where the u form and the ovoid join. Third unit is below and to the right and is further scratched and divided. Across the bottom, there are disconnected and very scratched segments of the same design. Below the image, there is a written pencil inscription which reads: 18/30 "When Worlds Collide" Lyle Wilson 3/13/79. The print is on vertically rectangular, white deckle edged paper with the bottom left edge cut on an angle. Framed.

Culture
Haisla
Made in
Kitamaat, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frolicking WhaleNb3.1392

Black and very dark grey stylized image with twelve variously and brightly coloured (in rainbow sequence) bands sweeping across the top from the left in an expanding arch, each band having branch-like projections towards the end. The image below is in two parts, coming together at the centre top. On the left, there is an ovoid profile face on an angle with crosshatching around the eye, a semi-circle 'spout' from which multi-coloured bands extend, an ovoid nose, even teeth rows with prominent canines, and above and below the head, there are u forms in bent u form. Centre u form has diagonal lines across, closest to head is split, outer is dark grey, the top is slightly bent, with a small circle at the end, bottom ends in sharp point with a circle just before. Right side has an ovoid frontal face on an angle with two diagonally striped u forms in split u, beside the band above the ovoid tapering to a point at the top. Below the face, there is a hand with diagonal striping between the digits and the crosshatched ovoid palm. Written pencil inscription across bottom reads '15/47 Frolicking Whale Lyle Wilson '81'. The print is on a vertically rectangular, light white-brown deckle edged paper piece.

Culture
Haisla
Made in
Kitamaat, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Art and EagleNb3.1391

'Black and white' stylized bird image composed of shapes intersected by lines dividing each shape into alternating black and white segments. The head is in profile, the top left is circles within circles, and the hooked beak is on the right. Segmented wing below with circles within a circle at the bottom left. Image is in black outlined rectangle with outlining wider on the left than on the right. Wide black band at the top contains a blue stylized bird which has a profile head facing to the left side, having outstretched wings indicated by four sweeping lines, and three segment tail at the centre to the bottom. Viewed from the side, the word 'art' can be seen in the positive and negative image ? Black band at the bottom contains a red stylized bird which has a profile head facing to the right side, but otherwise the same as the top. Written pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads '1/40 Art & Eagles Lyle Wilson '82'. The print is on a vertically rectangular, deckle edged light white-brown paper stock.

Culture
Haisla
Made in
Kitamaat, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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