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Kimono2723/1 a

Yellow, patterned-silk woman's kimono with a white lining edged in pink. Large daisies with pink centres and green leaves, highlighted with gold and silver, are painted onto the fabric. Three metal snaps are sewn onto the inner collar.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, paint, metal and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Obi Panel2723/1 n

Drum section for an obi bow and obi pad. Part of an obi (part m) for a woman's kimono. Stiff, shimmering light pink drum style panel with ties, and with a small pink pad and green plastic-covered wire handle at one end. Parts are hand-sewn together. Material is folded and creased in several places.

Culture
Japanese
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre, dye, plastic and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierA6301 a-c

Wooden cradle, or baby carrier, in three pieces. Part (a) is the bottom and the side, (b) is the other side, and (c) is the bottom end. The main part is loosely held together with nails; the other two parts have nails protruding along the side (part b) or bottom (part c).

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Drying RackA2.214 a-c

Model drying rack with three parts: two wooden sticks with short metal spikes protruding from the bottom end, attached to each other near the top with sinew strung through holes bored through the centre of each stick (a); wooden stick with a short metal spike protruding from one end (b); short, flat, slightly convex piece of wood that tapers towards either end (c).

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood, steel metal and sinew
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole2785/1

Carved and painted model totem pole nailed to a squared base. Perched on the large ears of the top figure of the pole is a bird with outstretched wings grasping a spotted seal in its talons. The green, red and black painted figures in the pole include three birds and a human dangling from the clenched teeth of a wolf.

Culture
Haida ?
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet2009-72/1
Spoon Bracelet2008-154/1
Yagis - Kwagu'l Sea Monster2004-90/3

Spirit of the Ancestors-Spectacular sea-monster masks are part of the Kwakwaka'wakw Tlasula ceremony. Masked dancers impersonating supernatural beings enter the big house in firelight, dramatizing an encounter and declaring the high status of the family presenting the dance. This sea monster can spout water through the float at the top of its head by the dancer blowing on a plastic hose and water container concealed inside the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw: Kwagu'l
Material
red cedar wood, cedar bark, rope, plastic, copper ore metal, horse hair, cloth, string, nail and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Bracelet2004-72/7
Mask2004-2/238

The paint is black, blue, red, yellow, and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, copper ore metal, cedar bark, string and feather
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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