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FigureA2466

Frontlet figure? Thin rectangular carving with a concave rear surface, convex front surface. Main area of the front is a human-bird style face on a long neck. Mouth is open with upper teeth of abalone exposed. Nose is shaped as a sharp beak curving down and attaching to lower lip. A panel above the forehead is carved with a humanoid creature with arms and legs projecting from either side of its face. The back has had its side edges smoothed down to make it flatter.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
abalone shell and bone
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FrontletA2464

Thin square-shaped frontlet, concave in back, convex on front surface. Front carved in high relief with animal head with protruding tongue; eyes inlaid with abalone. Red and black paint highlight eyebrows, nostrils, teeth, tongue lips and chin.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
abalone shell, paint and wood
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA2457

A ladle with the bowl rounded, narrowing and curving at almost a right angle to the handle. Mountain sheep horn bowl is riveted to mountain goat horn handle. The handle is carved from the tip with the following: a chief in a three-ringed hat, a raven, and a bear. Handle is inlaid with abalone shell, most of which are for the eyes.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn, metal, abalone shell and mountain sheep horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Seal BowlA2449

Deep red-brown wood bowl in the shape of a seal. Shaped as a smooth, rounded seal's head at one end with inlaid oval abalone shell eyes surrounded by a carved tapering oval, a nose that has inward bored circular nostrils with a vertical ridge in between, and an open mouth showing a tongue. The other end is shaped as a tail enclosed by u-shaped piece representing flippers consisting of a central shell inset ovoid and three horizontal bands with eight, nine or ten small circular insets. Flipper design carved at each side behind the head consisting of a central shell inset ovoid, a split u, and four curvi-linear lines with four or five small circular insets along the upper three. The tail is also outlined by small circular insets. In between the side flippers and the back flippers, there is a central shell inset ovoid. Flat rim is inlaid with nine opercula. Back of seal is concave, forming a dish. Carved areas are inlaid with opercula, abalone, and beads.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
abalone shell, glass, operculum shell and wood
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA2448

Wood bowl in the shape of a seabird, probably a loon, with the neck extended outward and forward and the back hollowed to form a dish. The bird has circular abalone shell inlaid eyes surrounded by a plain tapering oval and a beak covered with red ochre. The body of the bird is painted black with eight oval opercula inset around the rim. On the upper surface of the tail, there is a face design that has small white circular inset bead eyes surrounded by an oval and a tapering oval, a nose, and an open mouth coated with red ochre showing four plain teeth.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
glass, abalone shell, paint, ochre pigment, operculum shell and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeA2631

Carved wooden pipe with wide corner end, indented copper rim, and tapered stem end. Bear cub(?) with inlaid abalone eyes crouches on the stem facing the mouthpiece end.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, abalone shell and copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shell BasketryNb11.243

Abalone shell covered on the exterior with wrap-twine basketry, conforming closely to its contours and brought over shell edges to secure. Pattern: dark blue rectangular ovoid at centre, with concentric bordering stripes of yellow/red, red, yellow/red and dark blue. Rest of field natural light brown, upon which five dark green flying bird shapes are arranged around centre area. Where basketry turns over shell edge, there are concentric stripes of red, dark green, yellow/red and light green. Colours fade on thick side of shell. Basketry slightly damaged in several small areas. Shell interior has four natural perforations.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ucluelet
Material
abalone shell, aniline dye, grass and cedar root ?
Made in
Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA6697

Necklace made from dentalium shell interspersed with blue and pink trade beads. Rectangular piece of abalone strung as pendant, placed at the end of a string of alternating red beads and dentalium dangling form the main necklace..

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
dentalium shell, glass, abalone shell and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA17146

Brown wood dish in the shape of a frog shape. Has circular abalone shell inlaid eyes surrounded by a plain carved tapering oval, nostrils, and a thin open mouth. Crouching on its back legs with the fore legs bent forward. Rim of dish decorated with seven mollusk opercula.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
abalone shell, wood and operculum shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA5326

Dark brown-black spoon that has a shallow bowl with a carved handle. Handle has four bear's heads and a raven head at the tip. Eyes of the animals are inlaid abalone.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
abalone shell and mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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