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Wolf Headdress1529/1

Carved alder wood headdress with attached wolf skin. Wood is stained and details on ears and mouth are painted red and black. Nose is blue and red; eyes, brows, and other details are in black. The skin is attached to forehead and goes down approximately 1 metre.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
alder wood, wolf skin ? and leather skin
Made in
Kispiox, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Powder HornA1586

Hollow, curved section of yellow-brown horn with a stick-like wooden stopper at the pointed end and a wooden plug affixed with metal rivets blocking the large end. A braided srting strap with tassels runs from the stopper to the centre of the plug.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
horn, fibre, wood, metal and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Noble Woman with Labret2635/1

Female face carved from poplar wood. Red paint on lips and around nostrils; black eyebrows and pupils. Protruding bottom lip has oval-shaped unpainted section across top. Mouth is open, revealing a full mouth of individually carved square teeth. Human hair emerges from scalp in tufts. A long rectangular strip of rabbit fur hangs on other side of the face. Leather thong for hanging. Artist signature on inside.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
poplar wood, human hair, rabbit skin and paint
Made in
Kispiox, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA6514

Brown spoon carved from horn with an elongated, shallow bowl and a handle tapering to a point; small circular hole through handle.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumA4360

Drum made from hide stretched over a circular wooden frame and secured with nails; four extensions of the hide meet at the centre back, bound with cloth to form a handle.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wood, fibre and skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA3482

Dark brown wooden ladle with a handle in the form of a bird's head. Deep bowl with a round bottom.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Elbow AdzeA6436

Wedge-shaped blade of dark, coarse stone. Deep groove and knob along top face toward the butt end (to hold lashings securely). Lashed with hide strip to a carved wood hafting platform from which an acutely angled branch provides a handle.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
stone, skin and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7961 a

Rattle composed of two complementary halves carved from wood that have been pegged at the handle and tied on the sides with leather thongs. The rattle has an oval-shaped cavity and a cylindrical handle with a flared butt end that has a groove cut into it that extends across the bottom and partway up the flared sides of the handle.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
skin and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA7961 b

Head ring made from twisted cedar bark bound together at the ends with string.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CharmA7961 c

Charm consisting of three eagle's feet. Each is a different size, and the largest one still has down attached to the skin.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
eagle foot
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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