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Whistle1977.480

Set of two single stopped whistles with internal ducts and without finger holes. Pitch is F and D. Repaired in Cavendish Lab. 1971. Numbered 147.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Whistle1977.479

Pair of single stopped whistles with internal ducts without fingerholes, made from one piece of wood. The pitch is E and G, one duct painted red, one green. Repaired in Cavendish Lab. 1971. Numbered 146.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Whistle1954.134

Whistle in the form of a tapering cylinder with closed end and consisting of four separate whistles. Bound round the middle, and was probably also bound around the bottom edge but this has been lost. There are several traces of red paint on the whistle.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
wood, cedar wood ? and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Trumpet1954.133

Straight wooden end blower or trumpet, of two halves bound together longitudinally, with bark at the mouth end and gut at the other. Four pieces of red ribbon are stretched across the air passage. Described on label as a dog-eater' s whistle.; Good

Culture
Xaisxais ?, Heiltsuk ? or Wuikinuxv ?
Material
wood, cedar wood ? and bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Carving1924.753

Carved wooden hand with outstretched fingers and a long tapering wrist, probably used as a handle, it appears to be broken as it has a rough end. The hand is the left as there is slightly concave palm on one side.; Good

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
wood and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Blanket1924.5

Chilkat blanket woven from black, cream and yellow wool of the Mountain goat and cedar bark. The blanket has a long fringe. Good.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
bark, cedar wood, wool and mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hat1928.966

Red cedar bark hat which has a slightly depressed crown, a raised rim at its edge and a reddish tinge to the crown, as if it has been painted. Inside the hat a headband has been woven, to ensure a secure fit for the wearer.; Good

Culture
Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
bark and red cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Box1928.965

Painted wooden box, which the catalogue card notes as a fine specimen . The top of the box has operculum shells set in three groups of six. These shells were originally identified as Cariboo teeth but later corrected by Paul Sant Cassia (081986) to be operculum. The box has substantial painting on two sides, and simple enclosed side profile face designs with thin vertical lines following the corners on the other two. The substantial designs are slightly different on each side, one having black cross-hatching. The designs have thin formlines supported by red secondary lines which are distanced and positioned to give the painting an overall lightness.; Good

Culture
Haida ?
Material
wood, cedar wood, shell and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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BoardZ 11449

Thick cedar wood board which resembles a box lid or side but is in fact a dowry board. The board is painted with a black design of a creature' s face, with eyebrows, eyes, nostrils and toothy mouth, edged in a black border. Through the centre of the design three black stripes run vertically. Set into the wood and the black painted design are numerous sea otter teeth.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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BoxZ 11448

A front or rear panel from a bent box which has been carved and painted with a double eyed face design. The paint is black and red, there are also faint traces of greenish blue paint in the eye-sockets. The edges of the panel are damaged but on one side the remnant of the bent corner is visible. The panel has had wood worm at some point .; Good

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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