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Book Stand3655/5

Wooden book stand. X-shaped when open; collapses flat. The stand has a decorative panel composed of small pieces of painted wood mosaic with gold(?) inlay. The legs have simple scrollwork designs and an unpainted underside.

Culture
Iranian
Material
paint, gold metal ? and wood
Made in
Iran
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3595/11

Antelope headdress. Wooden carving depicting an antelope-like animal with a large head, neck, horns, and small body and legs on a rectangular base. The body and legs are smooth, while the neck, head, and horns are decorated with incised lines, diamonds, and dots. In the centre of the neck, triangles are cut through the wood. Curved shapes stick out from the back of the neck, resembling fur or a mane. The front of the neck has a U-shape cut through the wood. The long horns curve backward and are incised with curved lines.

Culture
Bamana
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frog Bowl3656/25

Wooden dish carved in the form of a frog. The frog's facial features are carved, and the nostrils have inlaid white glass beads; eyes are made of inlaid abalone pieces; the rim has inlaid glass beads and oval operculum shells. The four carved legs serve as the feet.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood, abalone shell, operculum shell and glass
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3656/16

Standing wood figure. Figure wears a full-length robe, and is shown with their right arm on hip and left arm bent with hand on abdomen. The figure's large head is carved with large eyes, narrow nose, neutral mouth and neck-length hair combed back.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paddle3656/18

Paddle with carved formline design representing a whale, on both sides. V-notched handle. Short leather tie on handle.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood and leather skin
Made in
USA and Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3595/12

Antelope headdress. Wooden carving depicting an antelope-like animal with a large head, neck, horns, and small body and legs on a rectangular base. The body and legs are smooth, while the neck, head, and horns are decorated with incised lines and shapes. In the centre of the neck, triangles are bored through the wood. Curved shapes stick out from the back of the neck, resembling fur or a mane. The front of the neck has a u-shape bored through the wood. Two metal hooks are attached to the wood on the same side; one on the animal's ear and the other on the side of the animal's body. There are two square-shaped holes bored through the base.

Culture
Bamana
Material
wood, stain and metal
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Club3656/32

Bi-pointed stone head club. The polished stone head tapers at centre and has a hole drilled on one side. It is attached to a handle by inserting the stick into the hole, and then further securing it by wrapping a length of skin around the stone head followed by the shaft. The stick is covered by skin, which is stitched together with hair along one side. It is wrapped with beads in three sections: white, red, white; in between two pieces of red fabric. The end has two short leather tassels and an ornament with a white and a red bed, and hair wrapped in red fabric.

Culture
Plains
Material
stone, wood, skin, glass and hair
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Letter Opener3656/27

Letter opener with totem pole design. From top, the carved figures are: bird with separately carved and attached wings spread; seated wolf or bear. 'Victoria. B.C.' written on the blade.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
mahogany wood ?, paint and metal
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole3656/26

Model totem pole. From top, the carved figures are: double bird head's, large bird (with missing wings) and large seated human figure.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Ketchikan, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Speaker's Staff3656/19

Speaking staff. The carved figures are: a killer whale, eagle with folded wings, seated wolf, and raven with long down-turned beak and folded wings. The lower section is plain and cylindrical, slightly tapering in towards the base.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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