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Fish ClubA3818

Wooden club with large bulbous-shaped end and long handle.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA3629

Alternate groups of strips of red and golden colour cedar bark. Strips are folded over at the top and secured with two rows of twining.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA3793

Painted wood rattle held together with metal nails and having strands of commercial black wool representing hair while a handle forms the lower jaw. The white face has circular black eyes outlined by a tapering oval surrounded by a green area with black brows above outlined by orange-red and extending downward to a sideways double u form at either outer side of the eyes. The nostrils are orange-red and there are orange-red dashes across the cheeks. The open, downward turned, orange-red mouth shows white teeth with curved line that has perpendicular lines across it. At either side of the mouth, there is a pair of orange-red u forms within a black one side-by-side. Vertical orange-red dashes are at either sides of the handle. The back of the head is painted black with an orange-red n form that has orange-red dashes within its white space.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, wool fibre, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA3796

Painted wood rattle held together with metal nails and having strands of commercial black wool representing hair while a handle forms the lower jaw. The white face has circular black eyes outlined by a tapering oval surrounded by a green area with black brows above and a very thin continuous orange-red line below the brows. The nostrils are orange-red and there are five sideways orange-red u forms along the cheeks. The open, downward turned, orange-red mouth shows white teeth with curved line that has perpendicular lines across it. At either side of the mouth, there is a pair of orange-red u forms within a black one side-by-side. Vertical orange-red dashes are at either sides of the handle. The back of the head is painted black with a black ovoid within a small white oval.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wool fibre, wood, paint, stone ? and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA3795

Painted wood rattle held together with metal nails and having strands of commercial black wool representing hair while a handle forms the lower jaw. The white face has circular black eyes outlined by a tapering oval surrounded by a green area with black brows above. At either outer side of the eyes, there is an orange split u form that has green accents within. The nostrils are orange-red. The open, downward turned, orange-red mouth shows eleven carved white teeth. At either side of the mouth, there is an orange-red u forms within a black one. Vertical orange-red dashes are at either sides of the handle. The back of the head is painted black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, wool fibre, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA3794

Painted wood rattle held together with metal nails and having strands of commercial black wool representing hair while a handle forms the lower jaw. The white face has circular black eyes outlined by a tapering oval surrounded by a green area with black brows above and a thin downward pointed orange-red line below the brows. The nostrils are orange-red. The open, downward turned, orange-red mouth shows nine carved white teeth. At either side of the mouth, there is a black ovoid in ovoid with three orange-red u forms above it and an orange-red ovoid within a black split u next to it near the nose. Vertical orange-red dashes are at either sides of the handle. The back of the head is painted black with a black ovoid within a large white oval.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wool fibre, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA3622

Brown wood whistle that is square in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in four places with white and brown string, one near the wide end and three near the tapering end. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end. A semi-oval hole is inbetween the string at the wider end and the three strings near the tapering end on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA3623

Brown double reed whistle that is rectangular in cross section and comes to a tapering end. Bound in beige gauze around near the wider end and in brown twine in two sections, both near the middle. Paper is placed along the sides in between the holes. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut square hole nearby at either side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, fibre, paper and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8406

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and comes to a flatter tapering end and is bound in two places with brown string and white cloth, one near each end with the former at the wider end and the latter at the smaller end. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
alder wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8403

Brown wood whistle that is circular in cross section and comes to a flatter tapering end and is bound in two places with brown string, one near each end. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end where there is a taper cut triangular hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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