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Model PaddleA1544

Small wooden paddle painted in yellow, white, black, and red. The front side of the blade has a creature in the mouth of another. The main creature has a black oval in white tapering oval eye surrounded by a dark green area, a black nose, an open red mouth showing ten white teeth, a black and green u form behind the head with smaller red, yellow, and green ones behind, four black feather-like features, and two-feathered yellow tail with red and black u forms at the base. The creature in the main creature's mouth has a black circle in white tapering oval eye surrounded by a green area with a yellow face, a green nose, and an open red-lined mouth showing multiple white teeth. A red diamond shape is at the tip of the blade. The back has two diagonal red bands, one across at either end of the blade with 'Port Simpson .B.C.' written in black in between. The handle has a horizontal cylindrical finial.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thunderbird Cape863/2

Cape made of painted cloth and wooden slats in the shape of wings. The upper part of the cape is white cloth with red and black designs with some green detailing. There are four metal rings, two on each side, attached in the middle of the upper edge for fastening the cape. To either side of the rings, the edge is lined with white fur and large black and white feathers are attached. Midway down the white cloth wooden slats are attached and continue down past the end of the cloth. In the centre is a raised wooden oval painted red and black with three red downward barbs. From this centre piece, there are four painted wooden slats extending outwards on each side. The innermost slat is the shortest while the second is close in length to the third and fourth. The slats are painted in black, red and green designs. The underside of the cloth and wooden slats are not decorated.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, feather, skin, cotton fibre ?, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleA7462

Distorted design in basic colours of black and red on a small wood paddle. Same design on both sides, except reverse from 'A7461'. Has a black ovoid in tapering oval eye, a pair of red u form nostrils, and an inverted red-outlined split u underneath with another sideways one at the top back of the head, and a three digit red claw underneath at the back that has a central black dot within a circle. The tip of the blade has a curving red shape. The handle has a central black ovoid in red ovoid with a triangular extension at either opposite end. The handle has a horizontal cylindrical finial.

Culture
Tlingit ? or Tsimshian ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleA7461

Distorted design in basic colours of black and red on a small wood paddle. Same design on both sides. Has a black ovoid in tapering oval eye, a pair of red u form nostrils, and an inverted red-outlined split u underneath with another sideways one at the top back of the head, and a three digit red claw underneath at the back that has a central black dot within a circle. The tip of the blade has a curving red shape. The handle has a central black ovoid in red ovoid with a triangular extension at either opposite end. The handle has a horizontal cylindrical finial.

Culture
Tlingit ? or Tsimshian ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA3656

Brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, each with a semi-cylindrical handle, creating a full rounded oval rattle. Handle is bound with metal wire. Rattle is in the form of a killer whale which curves all the way around with the tail meeting the small blow hole on top with the human figure attached to it. Black eyes in white oval in green oval with extended curving red line around and black and white u forms above. Black body is decorated with white in red circles that have abalone shell inlay at their centres. Side fins have a central abalone shell inlay surrounded by a green ovoid with a red split u at the end. Vertically black dashed tail is outlined by black and bordered by white. Human figure is red with a green area surrounded the black eyes. Cedar bark decorating the end of the tail and the human.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, abalone shell, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueN1.501 a-b

Pair of parallelogram-shaped wooden plaques carved in high relief depicting two different outdoor scenes of an emperor and his guard. Colours are predominantly gold, green, red. Each plaque has a pierced brass handle attached on the back at the top for hanging; hanging handles feature ornate linear patterning.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, shell, lacquer, brass metal and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5277

Mask of a human-like face. Graphite black face has circular cut out hole eyes outlined by graphite black and surrounded by a plain tapering oval with red brows above. The large nose is rounded and triangular. The open pursed mouth is red. Leather skin is tied through a hole at either side.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
wood, paint, leather skin and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7957

Mask of a woman's face with a swiveling bird on top. The red-brown face has circular cut out hole eyes outlined by black and surrounded by a white tapering oval with black brows above and a vertical ridge in between up to the black hairline. The nostrils are cut out as is the open white mouth. The cheeks are painted with a pair of black u forms. The bird on top has black tapering oval eyes surrounded by a plain carved tapering oval with a black head, a red-brown beak and body, and brown fur for the wings. The bird is perched on white feathers. Skin strips are tied around the back at the top and at either side with mulit-coloured patterned cloth and a wood stick.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wood, fibre, feather, bear skin, skin and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress1060/61

Headdress consisting of concentric rings of hide and a circle of hide at the top of the crown, all joined by strands of beadwork in dark red, dark blue, medium blue, white, and light green with a fringe at the rim of small blue and white beads as well as larger purple beads. There are four short beaded strands also attached at the rim as well as two long strands of larger blue and green beads alternating with lengths of small white beads and intersperced with light pink beads as well as large painted wooden(?) beads in green and red. Two brass hooks are attached to a hide loop at the rim.

Culture
Alutiiq ?
Material
glass, moose skin, paint, brass metal, cotton fibre and wood ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird FigureA1145

A wood bird figure. Has a small distinct forehead, eyes, nostrils, and a long red beak line. The wings are slightly curved, creating a inverted U-shape in cross section with the tail. The black body is painted with turquoise to accentuate the feather outlines. Bottom has hole piercing through.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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