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Club3425/7

Carved wooden club (patu or mere). Weapon is thin with tapering edges. Head is spatulate, with a wide top and a concave area below a carved upside-down humanoid face. The face has angled eyes with inset half-circle shell eyes, and a large tongue. Each side is ornately carved, with a single circular shell inset at centre. The short handle is smooth, culminating in a pommel carved into two circles, one with inset beads of abalone shell on each side at centre. Carved into the side, TE-RAU-O-TE-AROHA.

Culture
Maori
Material
wood, abalone shell and plant fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant3425/5

Wood pendant (hei tiki) of a stylized human figure. The figure's head is tilting to its right. The large circular eyes have shell inlay. Both hands are on its thighs. A braided cord is tied through a hole at the middle of the forehead.

Culture
Maori
Material
wood, abalone shell ? and plant fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gift Offering3396/23 a-i

Small box (part a) of paper noshi awabi (stretched abalone) offerings. Each noshi consists of folded paper, white on one side and red on the other, with a strip of dried abalone down the centre. There are three bundles (parts b-d), and five loose offerings (parts e-i). The open box is covered in striped paper, with Japanese characters written across a short edge, and a small cutout on either side.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, abalone shell and ink
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earrings (Pair)E/508 B

PEARLS (AMNH, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 2001)

Culture
Tlingit: Taku Qwan
Material
abalone shell
Made in
Taku Qwan, Sick Nar Son Kee, Juneau Borough, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Wolf and Killerwhale Transformation3309/8

Paddle carved from a single piece of wood. On one side, the blade and shaft have carved and painted designs with inlaid abalone and operculum shells. The shaft has a large red whale(?) with a row of operculum teeth facing the grip, and below the cedar wrap, a raven(?) profile. The blade has a black wolf-killerwhale(?) and a small red salmon(?). The grip is natural, with either side painted black and inlaid with abalone shell. The blade, throat and mid-shaft are wrapped with cedar root. A thin black leather strap is tied below the grip.

Culture
Coast Salish: Stz'uminus
Material
yew wood, abalone shell, operculum shell, cedar root and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3261/86

Silver cuff bracelet with engraved and crosshatched design. There are four round abalone inlays on the surface. Inscription: ALASKA 1867.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
copper metal, abalone shell and silver metal
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Woman with Labret3260/111

Portrait mask. Mask is painted blue with large black eyebrows and black eye outlines. The eyes are carved out as circles; the nostrils are painted red; the mouth is slightly open and carved through with a rectangular opening, the lips are painted red. Below the lower lip is an inlay of abalone as the labret. On the back are four holes with a hide strap attached at each side. Artist’s inscription on back: RD 75.

Culture
Haida
Material
alder wood, acrylic paint, abalone shell and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Walking Stick3260/107

Walking stick (or cane) carved, with abalone inlay. The handle has been shaped in the form of an animal’s head with a small, crouching human emerging from its jaws. Inset abalone eyes. Wrapped around the shaft are low relief carvings of bird and sea-creature imagery on the upper section; the lower section is plain.

Culture
Haida
Material
yew wood and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Panel Pipe3260/63

Carved argillite panel pipe with squares of abalone inlay. The pipe bowl is designed in the shape of a human head, facing straight forward. The figure's hands reaching back to the muzzle of a dog, standing inside the main part of the pipe. A duck-like bird is carved standing on the stem, facing the opposite direction, with its beak down. Tobacco leaves are carved along the stem sides; a patch-like pattern of squares cover the dog. The top and lower back edge of the upright section have had their drill holes closed off with small wooden plugs.

Culture
Haida
Material
wood, abalone shell and argillite stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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