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Model Totem Pole1354/2 a-c

Model totem pole of a bear holding an animal figure with an eagle perched on the bear's head. Totem pole is painted green, red and black, and has two spread, painted wings protruding from the sides of the eagle (parts b and c). Entire carving is mounted on a square wooden base.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Winter Harbour, British Columbia, Canada and Oyagamla, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA2.462

Spade-shaped, brown wooden bellows with a tan-coloured suede bag affixed with metal rivets and a conical metal nozzle. On the bottom, two circular holes have been bored through the centre and the letters "M M" inscribed in red paint.

Culture
Siberian Yupik
Material
wood, steel metal, metal, leather skin, paint and stain
Made in
St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lamp1432/1 a-b

A wood lamp carved and painted with a metal light bulb holder (part a) and a lamp shade (part b). The lamp (part a) is black and has an animal with an open mouth at the bottom. The eyebrows are yellow, and the black oval eyes are outlined with green. The lips are red with white fangs and molars. The red nose is outlined with white. Above, in the front middle, there is a long vertical red piece. Above, at each side, there is a green upside down tear-drop-shape outlined with brown and having a white circle outlined with red in the middle. Back, at each side, there is a white feature with yellow, red, and green designs. The lamp shade (part b) is made of orange fabric outlined with a gold-coloured rim along the top and the bottom and has a metal frame which fits onto a light bulb.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, paper, paint, plastic and metal
Made in
Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood Box1648/3 a-b

Bentwood box with vertical red bands around corners; bands have borders of incised lines. Bottom is of a square plank held onto box with metal nails around its edge. A lid with a lower area that fits into the opening is decorated with red and natural triangles that emanate from the centre. Lid is made of two planks that are held together by sinew; one of the underside corners has an engraved hand or paw.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood, paint, sinew and metal
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1262/304

Angel figure wearing a red, floor length robe and green tunic. The hands are together in front of the left torso and it apears that something was once held vertically by them. The figure is standing on a two-tired, rectangular pedestal.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1262/312

Santos figure carved in the round with front decorated in relief. Some remnants of dark paint are on the surface. Figure has holes on front where arms would attach.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frontlet Headdress709/1

Ermine headdress attached to a wooden frontlet. Frontlet in painted in blue, red and black with a central figure of a humanoid face with protruding, hooked nose encircled by a red-lined ring of abalone. Two faces, one humanoid and mask-like, the other round and black with red lips, sit atop and below the main face. The eyes of all three faces are inlaid with abalone. The frontlet is attached to the front of a circular white fur cap, attached to a long train (90 cm) of white ermine pelts with brown tails sewn onto a length of white fabric backing. A vertical row of brown whiskers protrude from the cap directly behind the top of the frontlet.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
yew wood, fibre, ermine skin, paint, abalone shell, eagle down feather ? and sea lion whisker ?
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff1003/37

Wooden staff with elaborate, undulating carved designs. Top of staff is spherical with sinuous descending carved ridges. Centre of staff features a raised black snake with two serpentine carved ridges on the opposite side, echoing the snake's shape. Directly underneath the snake--marking the bottom third of the staff--is a ring of raised elliptical shapes.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
wood, paint and lacquer ?
Made in
Alberta, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress1398/1

Wooden thunderbird headdress with an orange beak, red mouth and nostrils, and black, white and red ears and face. Top edge of headdress is ringed with braided brown and dyed, red cedar bark. Top of headdress between the two ears are tightly packed vertical strands of brown and red cedar bark and brown and white feathers.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, feather, paint, cedar bark, fibre and metal
Made in
Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood Box1182/1 a-b

A rectangular wood box on a flat base with a lid (part a) that fits on top. The sides of the box and lid are painted with red and black stylized creatures. There are two carved faces on the either sides of the lid with black eyes and eyebrows and a red mouth. The base, top, and sides of the box are made of red cedar; the faces are carved of alder and inset into the cedar, held in place with small wooden dowels. While there may be commercial paints used on the outside, the inner part is painted with a mineral-based paint made of red ochre.

Culture
Haisla
Material
red cedar wood, paint and alder wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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