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BroochD4.88

Silver brooch, in an oval shape, with alternating large rectangles of turquoise and narrow rectangles of red shell mounted in a plain bezel with a separate thin silver frame for each fragment of stone or shell. Ceremonial dancer figure in open oval center panel. Soldered to the back are a pin and clasp.

Culture
Zuni
Material
turquoise mineral, silver metal and shell
Made in
New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BroochD4.89

Silver brooch, circular in shape, with numerous turquoises affixed to bezels. Cluster formation; center cluster of turquoise outlined by twisted wire rings. Outer border consist of swirls of silver with turquoise in the center of each. Soldered to the back are a pin and clasp.

Culture
Zuni
Material
silver metal and turquoise mineral
Made in
New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BroochD4.90

Silver, cutout brooch, circular in shape, with numerous turquoise pieces set in bezels. Needle point formation, spoke design with a four pointed star in the middle. Soldered to the back are a pin and clasp.

Culture
Zuni
Material
turquoise mineral and silver metal
Made in
New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA6329

Brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, each with a semi-cylindrical handle, creating a full rounded oval rattle nailed together on the handle. Along either sides of each piece, there is a hole to bind the two pieces together with white string and cedar bark fringes. Pieces are also bound together at the top with white string and cedar bark fringe. On one side, there are pencil sketches of ovoid designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, metal and graphite mineral
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earthquake MaskA6357

Earthquake mask with movable eyebrows and lips and dark glassy eyes. The nostrils and cheeks are emphasized with curvilinear lines. The eyebrows and lips are controlled by cords that feed through to the reverse of the mask, where there is also a bent, movable wooden head strap. The mask is painted white with black eyebrows, green around the eyes, a vertical black band over the nose, black and red nostrils, red lips, green around the mouth, and black and red lines around the mouth and on the cheeks.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, metal, graphite mineral and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA4028

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 are two holes to bind the two pieces together with white string. Pieces are also bound together at the top with white string. Handle is bound with brown string. Designs consisting of a face on both side, one carved and the other in pencil. The carved face has a circle in oval eye, a downward pointing triangular nose, and a horizontal double oval mouth from which three diagonal bands angle upward at either side. Eyebrows are pencilled in as are the split u's at either outer sides of the eyes. The pencilled face has tapering oval in double ovoid eyes with brows above, an oblong shape along the cheeks, and an open mouth with fourteen teeth and a tongue sticking out.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
fibre, wood and graphite mineral
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3637

Black humanoid mask with protruding forehead, recessed eyes, hooked nose, and pursed, red lips; eyebrows and head have bear fur trim. Facial features are red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cinnabar mineral, wood, metal, root, graphite mineral and bear skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4297

Brown wood whistle that is semi-oval in cross section and bound in three sections with brown twine, two near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is one hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side. Underneath the hole, a face is lightly pencilled in with ovoid in ovoid eyes, curved oval eyebrows, and a downturned mouth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and graphite mineral
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire KitA2.448 a-d

Fire starter kit. Pieces a-c range from 7.6 to 12.7 cm in diameter. Two pieces (a-b) are iron pyrite, each in a caribou skin bag. Part c is a piece of copper. Part d is a skin bag of moss (for tinder).

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
iron pyrite mineral, moss, copper metal and caribou skin
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxB545

Box with turquoise chips inset into the hinged lid. The sides are incised with a band of geometric design featuring losenge shapes.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
brass metal and turquoise mineral
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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