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Salish Vision3113/6

Large, round, wall panel carving in the style of a spindle whorl. The motif at the lower centre is a frog, whose back legs are composed of salmon heads, while the frog’s front legs are feathers from a pair of thunderbirds. Circles of oxidized copper make up the eyes of the creatures. The background, between the animals, is painted grey.

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
red cedar wood, copper metal and acrylic paint
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood Trailbox3113/4 a-b

Bentwood box made of yellow cedar, with separate lid (part b). Box is deeply carved with images of birds on two sides, decorated with inlaid circles and ovals of abalone shell for eyes and feather decoration. Into one side of the box is carved a wolf, painted black, with 8 shell operculua creating an even row of teeth in the open mouth. Abalone shell is used for the eye and other decoraton. A flower with foliage is carved beside the wolf. The fourth side is carved into repeating triangular and oval motifs, with black and rust paint accents. The lid (part b) is raised on one side, with 18 shell opercula in 6 rows of 3 shells decorating the high edge. Edges are painted black, while the top is coloured rust. Lid has an inset lip at bottom.

Culture
Coast Salish: Stz'uminus
Material
yellow cedar wood, operculum shell, abalone shell and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thunderbird Rattle3113/3 a-b

Carved wooden rattle with stand (part b). Rattle has a round head, relatively flat, with strips of cedar looped around the outer edge. The front is decorated in a blue painted thunderbird motif with white accents, while the back is painted with a black thunderbird. The handle of the rattle is tightly wrapped with a braided cedar rope. The stand (part b) is cone shaped, with a hole at centre top into which the rattle's handle fits in order to hold it upright. The stand is undecorated except for black paint in and around the hole and base.

Culture
Coast Salish: Stz'uminus
Material
yellow cedar wood, cedar root and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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White Heart3113/2 a-d

Tall glass sculpture with three cedar mount parts. A tall glass cylinder (part a), rounded at top and bottom, is the central piece in the sculpture, representing a trade bead. Its under-layer is frosted white, covered by a red frosted cut-out layer in swooping patterns and dots. It sits on a low, round cedar base (part b), carved along the edge, with a mat of woven cedar bark at centre. A hole in the middle supports a wood pole (part d) that extends throught the glass cylinder and is capped at top by small wooden lid (part c), carved similarly to the base.

Culture
Coast Salish: Stz'uminus
Material
glass, yellow cedar wood, cedar bark and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubE 1887.74

A short wooden club the two ends representing seals heads.; Good.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Basket3103/21

Cylindrical woven basket with round flat base, wide mouth and walls that flare slightly towards rim. Decorated with geometrical swirls around sides, and a ringed circle on the base. Rim is dark brown.

Culture
Akimel O'odham
Material
grass ? or willow wood ?
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tray3103/17

Large woven tray with steep walls and flat base. Decorated with four chequered bands decreasing in size towards centre of basket. Top band has four pronged squares hanging at equal intervals around basket.

Culture
Apache
Material
willow wood ? or dye ?
Made in
Arizona, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow3077/31

Bow and four wooden arrows tied together in a round bundle. Three arrows are made of reed with long sticks inserted into one of the ends, black and grey-white feathers on shaft and grey stone points sunk into the wood at tip. Black twine used to secure joins. One of the arrows is made of cane and has a pointed tip inserted into one of the ends. Wooden bow has a twisted plant fibre string tied to each end.

Culture
Lower Amazon ?
Material
feather, reed grass, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb3077/27

Comb with 35 palm wood teeth and woven coconut husk fibre making diagonal patterns. Two horizontal sticks and twisted cord on top as handle.

Culture
Yanomami ?
Material
palm wood and coconut husk fibre
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Stick3077/20

Stick with feathers on top, blue and orange-red parrot feathers in the middle. Black cotton threads alternating with bast fibres to make two vertical bands of geometric patterns around stick. Twisted cord at one end.

Culture
Bororo
Material
parrot feather, feather, wood, cotton fibre, bast fibre and jute fibre
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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