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Building Brick3045/1

One rectangular reddish brown clay brick with a slight intentional rectangular depression in the top surface. Brick has many chips, as well as splashes of green paint and white accretions.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
clay, sand, lime mineral ? and iron oxide pigment ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash3034/1 a-b

Woolen knit sash with a pouch at the end. Long, thin, knit band in alternating colour blocks of grey, red and black. An open topped pouch is attached to one end at its mouth, with a zigzag pattern knit into one side, and lines into the other of the same alternating colours. The opposite end of the band is attached to the pouch’s side with a thick woolen tie. Inside the pouch is a packet (part b) of 11 coins, all Canadian quarters.

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
wool fibre, nickel metal, steel metal and copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Quilted Blanket3000/2

Large quilt with a red and white checker pattern on front, plain on back. On each square are lists of names embroidered in cursive writing. The writing is in red thread on the white squares, and white thread on red squares. The quilting is stitched in horizontal lines across the piece, with the corner of each square done in diagonal lines thereby creating diamond patterns linking four squares.

Culture
Canadian
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House Feast DishA4147 a-i

Wooden feast dish (parts a-i) consisting of three large, deeply carved bowls (parts a-c), the whole forming a supernatural creature called a sisiutl. The bowls each sit of 2 sets of wheels that are loosely joined by mortise and tenon arrangements. The two end bowls (parts a and c) each depict the head and body of the serpent with a large protruding snout, carved eyes, ears and bared teeth. The middle bowl (part b) has a carved and painted human-like face on the sides, with two hands on the joins. Two large ladles (parts d-e) balance in the mouths of the sisuitl, projecting outward like tongues, held in by their handles. On top of the heads are four horn-like extensions (parts f-i), one at each end and two in the middle section. The bowl is painted with black, white, green, red and yellow design elements. There are holes in the overlapping slotted pieces for dowels (not incl. with dish).

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, red cedar wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband3034/2

Woolen sash constructed of three parts. The centre portion is a long panel of woven wool, the warp white, weft black, creating a small diamond pattern. At each end the warp becomes a thinner multi-strand plait, fastened at ends with a piece of black wool. Braid culminates in a loose tassel.

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
wool fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Halibut Hook3000/15

Large fish hook in a ‘V’ shape, with a pointed bone barb lashed to the thicker arm, positioned inside the ‘V’, with wound cedar root. Lashed to the thinner arm at mid-point in a similar fashion is a short, twisted cord.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, cedar root, fibre and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rope3000/14

Cedar rope made of three twisted strands. One end is knotted. The rope lies in a coil with the ends wrapped around the coils to hold it together.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rope3000/13

Cedar rope made of three twisted strands. The end is fastened with wound cotton string. The rope lies in a coil which is held together with a patterned strip of tied fabric.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar root and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ladle3000/12

Large wooden ladle. Bowl has flat base and is deep and long, with a triangular piece missing from the tip, and a small hole bored through the wood at the rear bottom. A slight rim line has been carved into the interior, just under the lip. Bowl's curve extends part way up the handle, ending in a long cylindrical grip.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe16.1/2460