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Spoon2713/10

Carved silver spoon with an oval shaped bowl and long handle ending in a triangulated point. Depicted is a killer whale on the shaft, a bird’s head on the tip of the handle and a face on the bottom of the bowl. The tip of the handle curves slightly back. Fine crosshatching in the negative space. There are seven lines of design on the whale's tail. The underside is engraved with ‘Fort Simpson; B.C.’, written on two rows.

Culture
Haida
Material
silver 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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Spoon2713/9

Carved silver spoon with an oval shaped bowl and a handle that curves back at the tip. Killer whale is depicted on the shaft, a bird’s head on the tip of the handle and a face on the bottom of the bowl. Fine crosshatching is in the negative space. There are six lines of design in the whale's tail.The underside is engraved with ‘Fort Simpson; B.C.’, written on one line.

Culture
Haida
Material
silver 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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Brooch2713/8

Small rectangular silver engraved brooch in shape of totem pole. Depicted are two bird-like figures and two animal-like figures. The reverse has a long metal pin and clasp.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
silver metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch2713/7

Small rectangular silver engraved brooch in shape of totem pole. Depicted from top to bottom is a bird-like figure, an eagle, a wolf ? and a human. The reverse has a long metal pin and clasp.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
silver metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch2713/6

Small silver engraved brooch in shape of a salmon with detailed fins and scales. Tail fin curls upright.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
silver metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch2713/5

Small silver engraved brooch with a rectangular body and a circular middle. Depicted in the circle is a frog with its hind legs flanking the centre. The reverse has a long metal pin and clasp.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
silver metal and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet2713/3

Thin silver bracelet engraved with a front facing frog with its body split on either side. Fine crosshatching in the negative spaces.

Culture
Haida
Material
silver metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Napkin Ring2713/1

Carved silver napkin ring depicting a bear(?) in profile. It has bear-like body with a snout and bared teeth. Fine crosshatching in the negative spaces; vertical hatched border around each rim. The initials ‘M.F.R’ are engraved in the body.

Culture
Haida
Material
silver metal
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BucketCi11 a-b

Bucket (a) and lid (b). The bucket has a cylindrical body that flares at the top and bottom, and is widest at the bottom of the base. A handle of bent copper is fastened to the body with a copper loop and rivets at each end. The handle is engraved with a series of lines in a zigzag pattern as well as dots and circles. The body is hammered and incised in horizontal bands of geometric and intertwined guilloché designs. The lid is slightly convex with a knob at the top centre and is decorated with concentric bands of floral and geometric pattern.

Culture
Turkish ?
Material
copper metal and silver alloy metal ?
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frontlet HeaddressA4173

Headdress with frontlet. Frontlet depicts eagle with killer whale above and human-like face below. Painted black around eyes and beak, blue around mouth, red on forehead, side of face, mouth, and claws. Mirrors inset for bird eyes. Frontlet is inlaid with abalone shell pieces around three edges, with an extra, smaller, row on sides. Shell pieces are tied on. Ermine pelts, some with red cloth tied to them, drape down at the sides and back. Only a few sea lion whiskers still extend at top.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
silver alloy metal ?, glass, abalone shell, wood, ermine skin, sea lion whisker and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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