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Bracelet2870/1

Silver cuff style bracelet. Engraving shows a whale, covering most of the length, eating a seal, with a wave or floral design behind the whale's tail. Background is cross-hatched. Both sides end with a line after which is a similar design on both ends. Inside plain, no inscription.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
silver metal
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShÏ Shaa Shá "Where is my Father?"2011.7

Gift of the artist in honor of Ruth and Sidney Schultz, Martha and Stuart Struever and the FRIENDS of the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian

Material
silver metal
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Bracelet2855/2

Silver bracelet with clasp closure. Floral design and cross-hatched background covering entire outer surface, except for thin border along upper and lower edges and around clasp area. Slightly concave inner surface, unsigned.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
silver metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet2855/1

Silver bracelet with classic split image bear design extending to ends; metal is very thin and shows signs of old repairs at each side. Slightly concave inner surface, unsigned.

Culture
Haida
Material
silver metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rank Badge2846/4

Military rank badge. Square embroidered silk panel with both gold and silver couching. The central figure is a lion embroidered onto a separate piece of fabric and sewn onto the panel. The background is a sequence of semi-regular patterns with ocean motifs interspersed, such as sea creatures, a shell, plant life. A border edges the panel and has a repeating pattern. The panel is sewn to a plain blue silk backing piece. On the backing fabric, sewn to the lower right corner is a small paper with the inscription “Lion, Military official of the second rank.” Colours are blue, light blue, gold, black, green, orange, and a very pale light blue.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, gold metal and silver metal
Made in
Sichuan, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Theatre Wall Hanging2846/17

Square silk panel with embroidered theatre scene. In the forefront of the scene five figures in elaborate clothing dance, some wearing headdresses and holding weapons. Behind them is a group under a canopy with a central male figure sitting on a throne, surrounded by five other figures. A border of flowers and insects separates this scene from a smaller one above, where a flutist sits inside a structure, with another figure and animals standing on the outside. Mountains can be seen in the background. To the left of this scene is a dragon, and to the right, a bird, possibly a phoenix. The background of both top and bottom scenes is embroidered entirely with metallic gold thread. This panel is sewn into a blue silk fabric frame, lined on the back with dark blue cotton. A paper label on the front bottom left corner says “Theatre scene wall hanging...” Colours are blue, gold, green, red, brown, light brown, purple, pink and yellow.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, silver metal and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rank Badge2846/3 a-b

Civil rank badge. The silk badge vertically divides into two halves, with the embroidered image continuing across both pieces. Embroidery contains both silver and gold couching. The central figure is a standing bird, embroidered onto a separate piece of fabric that has been sewn onto the panel. The bird stands on one foot, with wings partly spread. The embroidered background, from bottom to top, has a two-tone regular pattern in gold, blue rectangles, an irregular pattern in gold, and small blue rectangles in a regular pattern interspersed with a variety of motifs. A border edges the panel in a repeating pattern of motifs. Colours are blue, dark blue, black, gold, green, and red.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, gold metal and silver metal
Made in
Sichuan, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bolo Tie And Rectangular Pendant16.1/2648
Pin, Blanket, Beaver16.1/2538

OBJECTS OF BRIGHT PRIDE: SECOND EDITION. WARDWELL, ALLEN EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1978 OBJECTS OF BRIGHT PRIDE: NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN ART FROM THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.FIRST EDITION. WARDWELL, ALLEN EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1978, Publisher: THE CENTER FOR INTER-AMERICAN RELATIONS AND THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF THE ARTS

Culture
Haida ?
Material
silver metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Bracelet, Represents BeaverE/2462

PRIMITIVE ART. BOAS, FRANZ, 1951, Publisher: CAPITAL PUBLISHING COMPANY THE DECORATIVE ART OF THE INDIANS OF THE NORTH PACIFIC COAST. BOAS, FRANZ BULLETIN, 9, 1897

Culture
Haida
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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