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Blanket1992.3

Button blanket made from dark blue wool material, with red felt borders . Central design made of red cut out felt with plastic buttons highlighting the shape of a raven with a young raven inside it. The blanket is a child' s blanket and would be worn at social occasions involving the whole community, e.g. potlatches, memorial feasts, weddings, etc. Button blankets were adaptations of dark blue Hudson Bay blankets which were traded up the coast in the 1850' s. The designs appliqued in red and outlined in buttons are of the owner' s crests and serve to identify the wearer as belonging to specific lineages. Recently in an effort to encourage traditional knowledge of lineage membership the Council of the Haida Nation have been giving button blankets to all young Haidas who graduate from high school, thereby instilling a sense of pride and belonging for the young; Complete

Culture
Haida
Material
textile, cloth, wool and plastic
Made in
Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Panel Pipe2713/35

Carved, long argillite pipe. The body of the pipe is detailed with a human figure; the top of the bowl is position as if it was a headdress. On top of the body is a female figure sitting against the stem of the bowl facing the mouthpiece. In each of her hands she holds a leg of an octopus which has the rest of its legs in her mouth. The woman’s head is pulled back, her eyes shut. The octopus is facing left; has carved tentacles, eyes and beak.

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole2713/34

Carved argillite pole with a slight taper and a concaved back mounted on a square base. From top to bottom: seal ? with spotted skin and protruding snout. Raven with a long beak and the wings tucked inwards; bear with a snout, carved nostril, bared teeth and protruding tongue holding onto three rings that sit on the head of a beaver. Beaver with two large front teeth holding onto a chewing stick. Its tail is turned upright and holds a human face.

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Napkin Ring2713/1

Carved silver napkin ring depicting a bear(?) in profile. It has bear-like body with a snout and bared teeth. Fine crosshatching in the negative spaces; vertical hatched border around each rim. The initials ‘M.F.R’ are engraved in the body.

Culture
Haida
Material
silver metal
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeA7096

Model wood canoe with three seats inside and an exterior decorated with abstract motifs in red and black. All three seats are painted red, except for one outer seat which is plain in the middle while the other outer seat has a hole in the middle. The rim of the canoe is painted red. Both sides of the canoe are painted symmetrically. One end has a circular black eye surrounded by a tapering oval and a horizontal dashed area with a black brow above. Below this eye, there is a long red nostril. Behind this eye, there is a black paw with three digits and a circle in circle within. Below all of this, there is a red line section with a pair of red and black dashed split u's and a black oval in tapering oval in ovoid eye with a sideways black split u within a larger red u form above at the back. The other end has a black ovoid in ovoid in a red one from which two elongated sideways pointed red u forms extend outward. Behind this, there is a black oval in a tapering oval in a red ovoid with a u form underneath that has a plain oval within. Below all of this, there is a black split u with red underneath. A horizontal, black rectangular panel is in between both ends.

Culture
Haida
Material
cedar wood, alder wood ? and paint
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA2227

This model totem pole features a humanoid frog figure over a beaver figure. The paint palette consists of burgundy and green, and the frog figure on top features dashing on the body. The beaver at the bottom has circular black eyes surrounded by a plain tapering oval outlined by black. It has a green area with black brows above the eyes, red nostrils, an open red mouth showing eight plain teeth and two front buck teeth. The body is black dashed red with a plain crosshatched tail curving upward and forward. The figure on top has similar facial features but no teeth and has a black dashed plain brown body. Nailed to a rectangular base.

Culture
Haida
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletNb1.761

Silver bracelet with the outer surface covered entirely with carved design and cross-hatched background. Main animal is a split thunderbird in profile, facing away from each other. In the center are the two faces with the talons under the head and the wings and the body on the sides. The bracelet has squared ends with two small hook clasps that fit into corresponding slots; edges are rolled.

Culture
Haida
Material
silver metal
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PendantNb1.760

Carved silver pendant of a thunderbird. The bird looks to its right and has its wings raised so they meet above its head. There is a small loop at this point. Inscription on back.

Culture
Haida
Material
silver metal
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA488

Cylindrical shaped basket that tapers slightly towards the base. Tight woven strands. Thick patterned strands near top. Four bands of faded black around perimeter.

Culture
Haida ? or Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
cedar root ? and dye
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole2651/1

A carved argillite model totem pole with a flat rectangular base. The figures on the pole, from bottom to top, include the following: a beaver, a raven with its beak tucked behind its own upturned tail, a human-like face, and an eagle.

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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