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Model Totem Pole3648/1

Model pole with a thunderbird on top and a masked human at the base. The bird on top has wings pointing upward, in black, red and green; a large yellow beak and feet; two small vertical black ears, green around its eyes and a red mouth. The human at the base is in a kneeling position and has bear claw hands in black outline, a red-brown body, a mask-like face with bright green across the eyes, red on the nose and mouth, and black painted hair on top. The middle section is rounded and painted in two shades of green. The pole is attached to an unpainted, square wooden base, with nail heads showing on the bottom. Artist name and date written on the back of the bird, in black, under the wings.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA6570 a-b

Wooden, two symmetrical dish halves (parts a-b) in form of a killer whale and squid; carved and painted. The inside has a black painted sea serpent ? design on both sides. The two halves are held together by a metal latch; together the dish is conical in shape. The dish is painted in black, red, white and green.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chest3630/1 a-b

Large lidded wooden chest. The exterior of the chest (part a) shows finely grooved texturing on surface. Each panel has borders at all four edges, with fine, vertical, parallel lines throughout the centre. Five parallel grooves run horizontally along the upper and lower edges of the chest, with diagonal grooves down each adjacent corner. The corners and base are secured with root-like(?) ties, wood pegs and nails. The exterior has a dark brown-black colour. The interior of the chest shows carving tool marks. There is a rectangular piece of wood along the interior, bottom edge of one side panel. The lid (part b) is flat on underside, with an upright ridge along the long front and back edges. The side edges are also carved with fine vertical parallel lines. The lid is composed of three pieces of wood pegged and nailed together. The underside surface of the lid is covered in carving tool marks.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar wood, root ? and metal
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Trans Mountain3585/1 a-e

Multi-piece ceramic sculpture of a black ship hull with a crushed can, twisted product tube, log, and pitted sphere bolted onto it (part a). The can and product tube are black; tube has a red cap. The log is grey and dark brown, and covered with a small black blanket; olive green sphere, representing COVID-19, is perched on top of blanket. Additional components rest on the hull and sit around it; additional pieces are: small, crushed olive green can (part b), small, crushed black can (part c), grey pitted COVID-19 sphere (part d), and a dark brown flower with a wilted stem (part e). Ship hull, cans, and green sphere are glazed; rest of sculpture is painted.

Culture
Canadian
Material
clay, glaze, paint and metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drumstick3521/2

Drumstick with a cane body set into a wood handle, topped with a black metal ferrule. Cane body curves twice, in middle and near top; top curve ends in a curl. Body has a hook-like appearance. Handle is an irregularly shaped cylinder with a flattened front; tapers into an oval-shaped base. Bands of raised vertical rectangles carved along length; plain rings throughout. Bottom section of cylinder, that tapers, is decorated with incised vertical lines. Triangular channel carved into front of handle, near bottom edge.

Culture
Nepalese
Material
stain ?, cane grass, wood and metal
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3522/88

Brass oval-shaped bracelet with opening at back. Top and bottom sides are flat; interior and exterior are rounded. Top, exterior and bottom sides have channels moulded along their lengths, forming six pointed ridges throughout bracelet.

Culture
Krahn
Material
brass metal
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3522/85

Brass oval-shaped bracelet with opening at back. Top and bottom sides are flat; interior and exterior are rounded. Exterior is decorated with incised knotted band along the bottom edge. Small circular protrusions extend from the loops within the knotted band.

Culture
Krahn
Material
brass metal
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3522/82

Brass oval-shaped bracelet with opening at back. Interior is undecorated; rest of bracelet covered with raised motifs. Designs consist of plain and braided horizontal lines and three protruding shapes evenly spaced throughout. There is a plain "I" shape along the right side of the bracelet; a curved "I", with rounded tips, in the centre; and two cones connected to a curled line on the left side. The cones have lines incised along their sides; dots decorate length of line. Ends of bracelet are hoof-like and undecorated.

Culture
Krahn
Material
brass metal
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3522/81

Brass oval-shaped bracelet with small opening at back. Top, bottom and interior sides are flat; exterior is rounded. Exterior is decorated with small circular protrusions all along the bottom edge; rectangles are imprinted in between the circles.

Culture
Krahn
Material
brass metal
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3522/79

Brass oval-shaped bracelet with small opening at back. Interior is undecorated; rest of bracelet covered with raised motifs. Design consists of plain and braided horizontal lines with three butterfly-like motifs evenly spaced throughout. Butterfly-like designs consist of columns of concentric semi-circles surrounding plain and braided vertical lines. Ends of bracelet have large semi-circles attached and are trimmed with bands of plain vertical lines, a braided strand and a column of concentric semi-circles.

Culture
Krahn
Material
brass metal
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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