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HeaddressA8099

Painted grouse headdress with an attached protruding beak and a large opening under the beak. To either side of the opening are four carved sections, painted green, brown, white and red. The cheek area is green with three half circles along each side. The beak is brown. The eyes are white with round black centres and the area surrounding the eyes is red with a line of white dots. Two black arches extend over the eyes. There is a white band with red half circles and black dots at the top. Twigs visible above the headdress are attached to the back of the mask with fibre and wire. (Similar to A8100).

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon HeadA8089

Iron point with two long barbs embedded in and riveted to a copper fore-shaft with twin barbs. The fore-shaft is bound with twine and attached to a thin rope (presumably the retrieval line). Detachable harpoon head.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
iron metal, fibre and copper metal
Made in
Port Renfrew, 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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HeaddressA7298

Elasticized cotton band sewn in a circle and affixed with eighteen bear claws at even intervals. Points of claws held upright in a circle by a thin string tied from tip to tip.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre, cotton fibre and bear claw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8478

Coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with pedastal foot. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of double-diamond in tri-colour of natural cat-tail grass (?), black and red cherry bark (repeats 6 times). Foot has continuous scallop pattern in black with red.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8477

Small round coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with a double looped border. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design in vertical rows of double diamond shapes in checkered white cat-tail grass (?) with black and red cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA3535

Rectangular mat. The mat has geometric designs of intersecting bands of several dark strands at regular intervals through both the warp and weft. The edge is finished by including wide dark strip of cedar as outermost strand overcasting on a core of cedar.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark and mud dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA3534

Rectangular mat with woven pattern. There are four bands of dark strands running at regular intervals through the warp, creating a running diamond pattern. The border around the outside of the mat is made of woven dark strands. The edges are finished by including a wide strip of dark bark as the outermost strand and casing on a core of cedar bark.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark and mud dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA3532

Rectangular mat with woven pattern. There is a pair of thick borders running the length of the mat. The borders have a group of deep shade cedar strands flanked by dark strands woven through the warp. There are four dark, intersecting bands running through the weft at either end. The edges are finished by including a thick strip of cedar as the outermost strand and overcasting on a core of cedar.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark and mud dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA3529

Rectangular mat with woven pattern. The mat has bands of dark cedar through both the warp and weft. The bands intersect at regular intervals, creating a grid-like pattern. The edges are finished by turning over a narrow hem and stitching down the strand ends.

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