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'Ksan Doors3685/1 a-d

'Ksan Doors: four large cedar panels that join in pairs. Each panel is covered with carved figures and designs, with an uncarved border around the edges.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
red cedar wood
Made in
Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harbour Canoe3659/1

Traditional style harbour canoe. The designs painted on the outside are Thunderbird and Killer Whale, with a black background.

Culture
Coast Salish: Stz'uminus
Material
red cedar wood, yellow cedar wood, oil paint, lacquer and iron metal
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tray3624/1

Shallow square wooden tray or Nibutani-ita (二風谷イタ) with rounded corners and a raised lip, carved from one piece of dark brown wood. The tray is decorated with a symmetrical carved pattern made up of traditional Ainu spiral and fish-scale patterns. The lip of the tray is decorated at each corner with two wavy lines that connect at the corner with a darker scallop shape pointed towards the centre of the tray. The bottom of the tray has a rounded square dark background of fish-scale pattern carving. The lighter smooth pattern inside the tray is made up of a fish-scale diamond in the centre, with four thick, pointed spirals outlined in dark carved lines ending to the left and right of the tray. The surface of the spirals are shallowly carved out to be concave. Four fish-scale petal shapes are at the top, bottom, left, and right sides where the spirals touch. The top and bottom petal have two smaller smooth petal shapes nested at the bottom. Around the spirals, an organic shape is outlined in dark lines against the fish-scale background, creating a lighter rounded floral background for the spiral pattern and petals.

Culture
Ainu
Material
wood
Made in
Nibutani, Hokkaido, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weaving tool3621/5

Wood and metal tool, consisting of a spinning frame mounted on a cylindrical wooden handle. The frame has two long side pieces with two horizontal bars inserted into notches in the side pieces. The horizontal bars are held in place with nails. A large nail is inserted through the centre of the cross-bars, and hammered into the handle, which allows it to rotate.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
metal and wood
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wool Beater3621/4

Wooden beater for weaving. Beater has long, flat blade with a rounded end. The carved handle has a cylindrical hand guard and pommel-like end piece. The blade is dull on both sides.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
yew wood
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hook3625/3

Carved black wooden yipwon (hook figure). Downward pointed hook containing the form of a human figure in profile. The figure's face is carved underneath the uppermost hook. The face is elongated with a furrowed brow, sharp cheekbones and chin. The eyes are closed and the mouth is small with a defined lower lip. The body of the figure consists of four opposed hooks encircling a central diamond shaped protrusion. The back of the hook is slightly curved, ends with one human leg with a striped knee and a small foot. The surface of the wood has been blackened.

Culture
Abelam
Material
wood and pigment
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole3623/4

Model totel pole with two carved figures. From top, a thunderbird with eyes outlined in blue and a mouth outlined in red. Wings are painted with red and blue feathers. Left wing has been reattached with adhesive. The thunderbird sits atop the tail of a whale. The whale is positioned head down with eyes outlined in green, nostrils outlined in red, and mouth outlined in purple. 'CHARLIE JAMSON' written on back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, paint, metal and adhesive
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boomerang3615/8

Brown-grey wooden boomerang with painted designs across surface; back is flat, front is curved. Left arm of boomerang is slightly wider than the longer right; left arm tapers to a point, right has a round end. Elbow has a high curve. Alternating band and chevron pattern along length of boomerang; done in black and trimmed with white dots. End of left arm also done in black, with a white dot border. Back is undecorated.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boomerang3615/6

Dark brown wooden boomerang with grooves carved across entire surface; back is flat, front is curved. Left arm of boomerang is slightly wider than the right; both arms taper to sharp points. Elbow has a high curve.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boomerang3615/7

Wooden boomerang(?) with painted designs across surface; back is flat, front is curved. One arm is shorter than the other. The shorter arm is wider and rounds out to a small point, longer arm tapers to a rounded end. Elbow has a soft curve. Front has a central snake-like design; done in pink, with a white dotted black border. Both arm ends are pink with identical borders to snake. Additional design of splatters of black and white on either side of the snake, and a semi-circle with dots underneath it. Back is stained dark-grey and red, the wood appears to have been burnt at one end.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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