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Spoon1885.66.1

Steeply curved spoon made from mountain-sheep horn and inlaid with rectangular pieces of deeply coloured abalone shell. The pale colour of the horn suggests it has not been used extensively. The horn darkens with use.; Good

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
horn and shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Rattle1934.1072

Rattle made from mountain-sheep horn with an incised design and strands of mountain goat wool cascading from the sides. As Emmons writes, On one side is shown in full front face of the Thunderbird, very human, but the bird view indicated by the mouth on each side the two profiles. On the other side the double profile of the Thunderbird in the middle. Good

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
horn, mountain sheep horn, wool and mountain goat horn
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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Blanket1928.773

Chilkat blanket in characteristic yellow, black and white design, with fringed lower edge. The blanket is made from mountain-sheep wool woven onto cedar bark. The blanket is slightly damaged.

Culture
Haida ?
Material
textile, cloth, wool and mountain sheep horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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SpoonZ 14928 A-C

Three horn spoons. A: Back of bowl carved as well as handle. Bowl attached by copper rivets.B: The dark spoon has a decorated handle with a curved bowl afixed to the base of the handle by two small rivets (Alaska 1892). The handle is composed of possibly a human figure (the head as been broken off) holding a spear-like object. This figure is standing on a frog which in turn is seated on the head of a beaver. The beaver has a chewing stick between its teeth, a tail which extends behind the bowl. C: Has two lines of hatching running along bowl inside. handle short (' Ukon, Klondike' ); Good

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
horn, metal, copper metal and mountain goat horn
Made in
Yukon Territory, Canada ?; British Columbia, Canada ? or Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Drum1992.2 A-B

A: Wooden ceremonial drum or ' gujaaw' , painted by the well known Haida artist Reg Davidson. Goatskin stretched over yellow cedar hoop. Caribou horn handle at back of drum. Round design on front depicts front view of eagle face, in red, black and white acrylic paint. The drum is used to accompany traditional singing at many celebratory occasions. B: Beater, made from cedar wooden, with end bound in red cloth. The drums of this type are used to accompany traditional singing at many celebratoryoccasions such as feasts, potlatches, and pole raisings. The unpainted drum was not made by the artist but purchased ready for painting the design. The drum maker was from Vancouver Island; Good; Complete

Culture
Haida
Material
wood, cedar wood, cloth, skin and horn
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Bull Mask2736/2

Round, two-part, red and white painted bull mask with natural horns and cow hide at top has foam lining attached with nails. Green bottle glass eyes surrounded with painted white cow hide stare upwards and there is a long rectangular opening below the chin. Several lengths of green synthetic rope are wound and bound around the neck joins, others emerge from inside through nostrils and holes in the head, one of which has a fibre bundle toggle at the end.

Culture
Bijogo
Material
wood, paint, glass, cow horn, cow skin, grass, synthetic fibre, metal and plastic
Made in
Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shark Headdress2736/5

Hammerhead shark headdress consisting of curved crown-like wood head piece with small carved hammerhead shark facing forward from on top of a grass pompom with dangling red ribbons. Long strands of brown grass hang down in two thick bunches from grass pompoms at the base of the wood and a goat ? horn projects out to each side. Carved and painted designs in white, red and black decorate the wood on both sides and a grass rope head strap is knotted through a hole below the shark to form a head strap.

Culture
Bijogo
Material
wood, paint, goat horn ?, grass and plastic
Made in
Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bull Mask2736/3

Round, two-part, white, black and red painted bull mask with natural horns and cow hide at top has foam lining attached with nails. Green bottle glass eyes surrounded with cow hide (painted white in places) stare upwards, a piece of hair is attached at the backof the head between the ears, and there is a square opening below the chin. Several lengths of green synthetic rope are wound and bound around the neck joins, others emerge from inside through nostrils and holes in the head, ot one of which is attached a piece of lead, a stick and a grass bundle at the end.

Culture
Bijogo
Material
glass, metal, lead metal, synthetic fibre, sisal fibre, polyurethane foam, grass, wood, paint, cow horn and cow skin
Made in
Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bull Mask2736/1

Round, two-part, black and dark brown (stain or paint?) bull mask, with natural horns bound with cow hide and black woven band, has foam at bottom edge attached with nails. Green bottle glass eyes surrounded with cow hide stare out to the side and there is square opening below the chin. Several lengths of green synthetic rope are wound and bound around the neck joins, white rope and more of the green are knotted inside the head and emerge through nostrils and holes, one has a fibre and wood toggle at the end.

Culture
Bijogo
Material
wood, paint, cow horn, cow skin, metal, polyurethane foam, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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