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Frontlet3260/68

Carved and painted wooden frontlet with abalone inlay all around the sides and as eyes in the three faces. Roughly circular in shape; main, central face is a bird with a large beak projecting outward. Above is a small three-dimensional head projecting outward; there is another small round face below the beak. Each figure's eyes are abalone disks. A flat rim surrounds the whole frontlet, inlaid with numerous abalone pieces in various shapes, primarily rectangular or rounded squares. Many of the inlays have holes drilled through both sides. Brown plastic wire is tied at the back through four of the side holes; there are six holes drilled through on each side. (There is an epoxy resin filled area at the back, from an old repair).

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
maple wood ?, abalone shell and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven Rattle3260/36

Raven rattle with red and black painted designs and cord lashings around handle. Raven has wings in a gliding position. On its back is a frog is connected by a tongue to a reclining human (shaman or healer?). The frog is held in the long beak of a bird (kingfisher?) that forms the raven’s tail. The stylized face carved in shallow relief on the belly of the raven. (Interior thought to hold beads?)

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
cotton fibre ?, maple wood, paint and stinging-nettle fibre ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon3260/44

Hardwood (maple?) spoon with carved handle in form of a human figure with 4 potlatch rings on his head, sitting atop a small bird. Some areas highlighted with dark paint.

Culture
Haida ? or Tsimshian ?
Material
maple wood ? and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle3260/31

Shaman or healer's globular-shaped rattle features an owl on the front, its beak pronounced and its wings and legs carved in low relief; and on the reverse, another beaked creature, with legs and two-toed claws. Pins of native copper secure the handle, and sinew ties hold the rattle closed; black and red paint accents the carved imagery. (Interior likely holds pebbles, beads or lead shot.)

Culture
Gitxsan ? or Tsimshian ?
Material
copper metal, maple wood, sinew and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lidded Box2014-118/10

The acrylic paint is black and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
maple wood and acrylic paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Ladle2012-100/16

The wood is maple.

Culture
Tsimshian and 'Ksan
Material
wood and maple wood
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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People's Moon Mask3194/24

Moon mother mask. A large face protrudes from the centre of a convex oval of wood, with a smaller face both above the forehead and below the chin. Central face has prominent black brows and round, black, staring pupils to either side of a carved vertical ridge. Nose has flared red nostrils, above a wide red mouth with a circular labret in an extended lower lip. The smaller faces are nearly identical but with less carved detail and no labret. The bottom face is upside down. Each has several plugs of long brown hair at top of head. The surrounding oval is painted along its edge with black, red and blue-green stripes, with evenly place inset squares of abalone shell. The back of the mask is concave with chamois ties.

Culture
Tahltan and Tlingit
Material
maple wood, abalone shell, hair and acrylic paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beaver Handled Knife2014.14.24

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Culture
Penobscot
Material
maple wood and metal
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Soapberry Spoon48.3.800

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
swamp maple wood
Made in
Nass River, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Mat Creaser48.3.686

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
maple wood
Made in
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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