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Canoe BailerNb3.1455

Canoe bailer with a curved rectangular base made from a piece of cedar bark supported with wood strips that have been inserted into the bark, the ends pleated and bent perpendicular to the base into a triangular shape, and the gathered ends bound with string to a length of wood that extends between them to serve as a handle.

Culture
Wuikinuxv
Material
cedar bark, fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA8046

Brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, each with a semi-cylindrical handle, creating a full rounded oval rattle. Along either sides of each piece, there is a hole to bind the two pieces together with cedar bark. Pieces are also bound together at the top. Handle is bound with brown cloth. Designs consisting of whale, bird, and bear motifs. One side has two inward facing profile bird heads, each with a black oval in oval eye with the head outlined by black and the beak outlined by red with black diagonal lines underneath. In between the beaks of the birds, there is a red split u with a pair of inverted red split us within black u forms above. The other side has a larger face on top of a smaller one. The larger face has black ovoid in ovoid eyes, a long horizontal oval nose, an open red mouth with twelve plain teeth with a red split u in between the eyes above the nose and an inverted red u form within a black one above that has diagonal red lines at either top side. The smaller face has circular black eyes outlined by a tapering red oval with an inverted tear-drop-shaped red nose, and a downward turned red mouth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, cedar bark and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HornA3615

A hollow, brown trumpet-like horn, sometimes called a whistle. Circular in cross-section with a tapering section that flares outward to the larger end. Bound with bark near the middle. (No additional air vent.)

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA5263

Brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, each with a semi-cylindrical handle, creating a full rounded oval rattle bound together on the handle brown string and cording. Along either sides of each piece, there is a hole to bind the two pieces together with brown string and cedar bark fringes. There is also a hole at either top side. Realistic design in green and black painted on both sides. One side has a face that has dark brown circle in circle in tapering oval eyes, a nose, and an open mouth showing twenty-four plain teeth. Above this face, at either top side, there is a pair of black u forms within a larger dark brown one that has four horizontal black dashes within and a black ovoid at top. At either side, there is a pair of dark brown u forms within a larger one. Below the face, there are eight horizontal black dashes. The other side has another face that has dark brown circle in circle eyes surrounded by a tapering black oval with dark brown brows above as well as a pair of u forms within a larger one that has four horizontal black dashes within, a nose, and a downturned open mouth showing twenty-four plain teeth. A black ovoid in ovoid with curling sides is above this face. On the same side, the initials 'EW' are carved in the handle on the upper portion.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre, cedar bark, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatA7305

An off-white skin hat that has a long bristle-like red tassel at one end and is painted with human faces and animals with bark and yarn decoration. The top of the hat has a central green turtle outlined by red with an inward pointing triangle at either end and a black line that has green diagonal lines at either side. Under the tassel, around the side, there is a human face that has tapering oval red in black eyes with black brows above that have red lashes, a light blue nose, and a tapering oval red in black mouth. Around the rest of the sides, there are the following: a human face that has tapering oval red in black eyes with black and red brows above, a black nose, and a tapering oval red in black mouth; and an animal that has a green and yellow centred body outlined by black with circular yellow eyes and a red mouth. Decorated all around the sides with cedar bark along the top and red yarn around the bottom.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
skin, bark, swamp grass, wool fibre, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA2125

Two metal bowls wired together and nailed to a wood handle which is wrapped with beige cloth. Centre is painted with a red design on a cream background. One side has an eight-pointed star motif with a face inside that has two upward curved eyes and an open mouth showing two plain teeth while the other side has a face motif that has two circular eyes with brows above, nostrils, and a closed mouth on the upper portion of a copper with an upward pointing arrow on the lower portion of the copper and a T-shape at either side. Cedar bark is attached on one side in between the rattle and its handle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre, cedar bark, metal, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7316

Light yellow/red-brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, creating a full rounded tapering oval rattle bound at both tapered ends with cedar bark fringes tied on with white and brown string. Design is consisting of a killer whale carved on both sides. Circle eyes surrounded by a diagonal tapering oval with a connective brow above. Open mouth shows ten teeth at either side. Side fin is a sideways split u. Tail is an ovoid with an inverted split u angled upward.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7315

Light yellow/red-brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, creating a full rounded tapering oval rattle bound at both tapered ends with cedar bark fringes tied on with white and brown string. Design is consisting of a killer whale carved on both sides. Circular eyes surrounded by a diagonal tapering oval with a connective brow above. Open mouth shows ten teeth at either side. Side fin is a sideways split u. Tail is an ovoid with an inverted split u angled upward. There are two side-by-side circles above on top of the body.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat841/36

Cedar bark mat with angled corners. Edges finished.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BrushN1.220 a-c

Set of three brushes: a-b) two brushes with wide off-white bristles (the bristles of part a are stained light pink), a black wood ferrule with incised lines that tapers towards the cylindrical bamboo handle that has a piece of paper with a printed image of a bird and Chinese characters and a length of twined and knotted fibre threaded through a hole in the handle near the end; c) a brush with short black bristles, a cylindrical bamboo handle with a black end and a short loop of woven black fibre attached to the end. Each brush has incised characters on the handle shaft near the end: the lettering on parts a and b are in red, and on part c it is in black.

Culture
Chinese
Material
hair, bamboo grass, wood ?, paint ?, fibre, paper and ink
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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