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MaskE 1885.66.7

Large human mask painted and with leather and copper applique. The eyes rotate and have black eyeballs on one side, and red with copper bands on the other. The pieces of copper sheet are applied in patterns composed of lines, diamonds and eye-shaped sections. The lips and eyebrows are also made from shaped copper, the teeth are painted white and made from wood. The hide arranged in strips down the cheeks, across the upper lip and under the chin could once have had hair, giving the mask a beard. The reverse of the mask has a crossbar for the wearer to grip in their teeth, there are several leather thongs, and a lever attached to leather lines to operate the rolling eyes.; Good

Culture
Tsimshian ?, Tlingit ? or Haida ?
Material
wood, leather, metal, copper metal and paint
Made in
Fort Simpson, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Dance Apron3089/2

Small dance apron of red and black felted cloth; the outer edge has a row of large shell buttons, with a row of smaller shell buttons inside. Three horizontal rows of off-white shell buttons top three strips of leather tassels and copper bells sitting on attached leather thongs and scalloped red felt. The waistband extends into ties to secure the apron around the body.

Culture
Nuxalk and Heiltsuk
Material
wool fibre, leather skin, copper metal, shell and fibre
Made in
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow3081/7

Arrow has long wooden shaft, tapering slightly and reddening toward nock. Fletching has come loose and is attached to shaft with string. At bottom, the point is sunk into the wood and secured with wrapped sinew. The point is copper, cylindrical in shape, with incised circles and diagonal lines along its length. The tip has 4 outward barbs surrounding the central point.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood, copper metal, feather, sinew and cotton fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow3081/6

Arrow has long wooden shaft, tapering slightly and reddening toward nock. Fletching is attached to shaft with wrapped sinew at feather tops and bottoms. At the tip, the point is cast in copper, with a long, thin base culminating in a wide point with serrations below the barbs on the neck. It is sunk into the wood and secured with wrapped sinew.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood, copper metal, feather, fibre and sinew
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow3081/5

Arrow with a long wooden shaft, tapering slightly and reddening toward nock. Fletching is attached to shaft with wrapped sinew at feather tops and bottoms. At the tip, the point is cast in copper, with a long, thin base culminating in a wide point with three large serrations on each side of the neck. It is sunk into the wood and secured with wrapped sinew.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood, copper metal, feather and sinew
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow3081/4 a-b

Arrow with a long wooden shaft, tapering slightly and reddening toward the nock. Fletching is attached to shaft with a wrapped thread at feather tops and sinew at bottoms. At the tip, the point head (part b) is cast in copper with several serrations along the barbs, and a long, thin bone base sunk into the shaft and secured with wrapped sinew and string.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood, bone, feather, sinew, copper metal and fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow3081/3

Arrow has long wooden shaft, tapering slightly and reddening toward nock. Fletching is attached to shaft with a thick thread at top, and sinew at bottom. At tip, the point is sunk into the wood and secured with wrapped sinew. The point is cast in copper, cylindrical in shape, with incised circles and diagonal lines along its length. The tip has 4 outward barbs surrounding the central point.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood, feather, sinew, copper metal and fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow3081/2 a-b

Arrow with long wooden shaft (part a), tapering slightly and reddening toward nock. Fletching is attached to shaft with wrapped thread at feather tops and sinew at bottoms. At opposite end, a long, thin bone shaft (part b) is sunk into the wood and secured with wrapped sinew. The point head sits in a notch in the bone, and is cast in copper with serrations along the barb bottoms.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood, bone, feather, sinew, copper metal and fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow3081/1 a-b

Arrow with a long wooden shaft (part a), tapering slightly and reddening toward nock. Fletching is attached to shaft with wrapped thread and sinew at feather tops and sinew at bottoms. At the opposite end a long, thin bone shaft (part b) with notching along its length is sunk into the wood and secured with wrapped sinew. The point head is cast in copper with serrations along the barb bottoms and is nailed to the bone.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood, bone, feather, sinew, copper metal and fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash3034/1 a-b

Woolen knit sash with a pouch at the end. Long, thin, knit band in alternating colour blocks of grey, red and black. An open topped pouch is attached to one end at its mouth, with a zigzag pattern knit into one side, and lines into the other of the same alternating colours. The opposite end of the band is attached to the pouch’s side with a thick woolen tie. Inside the pouch is a packet (part b) of 11 coins, all Canadian quarters.

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
wool fibre, nickel metal, steel metal and copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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