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Miniature PaddleA2154

Small wooden paddle with a lozenge-shaped blade ending in a sharp point; painted black except for the handle and a band around the base of the shaft.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleA2159

Grey wooden paddle with an elongated, lozenge-shaped blade. "This side" written in pencil on one side of the blade.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA2242

Painted paddle with a wide and flat blade that has rounded edges and a rounded tip. Configurative painted designs in red and black on both sides of the blade. One side represents a whale, the other a raven. The handle is cylindrical near the centre, and flattens out slightly towards the round handle grip.

Culture
Nuxalk ?
Material
cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpindleE144

Dark brown, wooden spindle with a spherical whorl on a cylindrical shaped stick that tapers to a point.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paddle HandleC234

2 birds face each other on a scroll, black, red and blue-grey.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Roviana Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JugE159

A ceramic jug with a flat base, a short rounded body which tapers upward into a spout, and has a tall flat handle. Orange-red, brown, and dull pink linear geometric and floral decoration on pale greyish ground. Underneath is a number "11" in black.

Culture
Central Mexico
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatA125

Hat with sloping brim and flat crown with slight indentation. Several different kinds of twined weaves: brim - mixed twined weave, i.e. Plain-twined weave with a 'skip stitch' (also known as diagonal-twined weaving) which gives a chevron twilled pattern. Border is a braided cut-warp border. Crown - sides of crown are woven in three-strand twined weave with top of crown in concentric band of three-strand interspersed with plain-twined weaving. Inner support section - diagonal-twined weave. Warp and weft; design painted in red-brown, green and black paint. Expansive and representational.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
spruce root and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC313

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: six sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and six sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes and a u-shaped nose with double u's underneath), and a fibre tuft. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a similar pattern as the one above but which is more compressed in its design. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
fibre, grass, bone, wood, paint and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC323

The tip is coiled with red and yellow plant fibre, below which, there are the five barbs alternating at either side. The point is decorated with a red and yellow plant fibre coiling, underneath which, the wood is black and then there is a plain brown wood pyramid shape that is black around the base. Below this, there is more red and yellow plant fibre coiling with black at the base. The brown wood shaft is plain and has a cone-shaped finial.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bone, stem ?, wood and paint
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe FigureC325

Face and arms. Wearing hat and earrings. Prominent chin. Colour: black.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
paint, shell and wood
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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