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Three Faces of the Dragonfly2975/1

Woven three-sgil hat, with a painted dragonfly design. The hat is conical in shape, with slightly concave sides that flare to the brim. Stylized line paintings of dragon flies decorate the body of the hat, in black and bright red-orange. At the top of the hat are three stacked basketry rings (sgil), unpainted. A headband is woven into the interior of the hat. Davidson's initials and date are painted inside.

Culture
Haida
Material
spruce root and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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This Song is a Museum2932/4

Octagonal drum with deer hide stretched over a wooden frame and secured at the back with sinew. The face of the drum has a splash pattern at the centre in black ink. The hide is translucent along one half of the drum. The sinew, threaded through the edges of the hide, is pulled to the centre like spokes. A piece of elastic black string has been tied to two of the sinew spokes, for hanging.

Culture
Tahltan
Material
deer skin, yellow cedar wood, sinew, ink, adhesive and fibre
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2957/1 a-b

Small round finely woven basket with a flat, fitted lid. Circling the basket are several ducks or loons, with a linear pattern woven around the base. Similar birds appear on the lid.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, dye and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2898/2 a-b

Small round basket with a tight weave. The body (part a) has straight sides decorated with four identical images of small brown mice, tails curled to the front. Two thin lines of green encircle the bottom, with short lines of red and yellow between. The bottom is flat, with a thicker weave and a dark square in the centre created with a criss-cross style. The lid (part b) is round and slightly indented at centre, with a low profile and straight sides that are decorated with thin encircling rings in green with red and yellow. The top is embellished with a flower shape at the centre, and four small mice circling.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2898/1 a-b

Small round basket with a tight weave. The body (part a) has straight sides decorated with images of beavers and ducks. The bottom is flat and undecorated, with a slightly thicker weave radiating out from the middle. The lid (part b) is round and slightly pointed at centre, with a low profile and straight sides decorated with thin, encircling rings in red and brown. The top is embellished with a flower shape at the centre point and three swimming ducks below.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Diving Eagle Cloak Mask2953/1

Carved, wooden eagle mask with three large faces stacked vertically. The face at the top is blue with thick black eyebrows, a pointed nose and wide lips. The oval eyes have black pupils decorated with unpainted half-crescents. The nostrils and lips are black. There are unpainted shapes against the blue of the forehead, cheeks and chin. The face at centre has thick, gently sloped, black eyebrows and a slightly open mouth. The holes bored as pupils are lined in black. The lips and nostrils are painted red. The figure at the bottom of the mask has a blue face and a large, curved beak. The underside of the beak and the lower jaw are painted black, as are the nostrils and pupils. There are small red designs below each eye and unpainted shapes on the cheeks. There are two small blue bird figures with black beaks, nostrils and eyes on both sides of the mask. The feathers on the sides and top of the mask have thin red lines and have small carved three-point shapes. There are two long green hide straps on both sides. Threads of cedar bark have been woven into a braid around the sides and bottom of the mask. Long strands of cedar bark are sewn in five overlapping bundles to the bottom of the mask. On the back is written the title, artist name and year, as well as a carved insignia.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
alder wood, cedar bark, rawhide skin and paint
Made in
Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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People of the Water2012-104/142

The paper is cedar bark. The ink is black and red.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squaxin Island
Material
paper, cedar bark and ink
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Basket2012-90/1
Basket2012-96/2

The bear grass is natural, red, dark blue, green, and orange.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ? or Makah ?
Material
cedar bark, sedge grass, raffia and bear grass
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Lidded Basket2012-96/1

The bear grass is natural, red, and dark blue.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, sedge grass, swamp grass, raffia and bear grass
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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