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Model Totem PoleNb3.1449

A model totem pole model depicting a beaver, a human with a fish, an animal with a frog, and a bird (from bottom to top). All of the figure's black eyes are surrounded by a mint green area with black brows above, except for the fish. The beaver has a birght blue ring going around through its mouth. The human has a black moustache around its closed red mouth with a blue design on each cheek. The human is painted wearing a blue upper garment and a red lower garment. The fish that the human is holding is painted with a blue, yellow, and black decoration. The animal above is painted wtih a red body. The frog that the animal above is holding is painted mint green and yellow with black dots. The bird's outstretched wings each have six feather sections painted mint green and red outlined with black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, metal and adhesive
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleNb3.1448

A model totem pole model depicting a bear(?), frog, and bird (from bottom to top). The bear's black eyes are outlined with yellow and it has yellow upper teeth with a black tongue; its brown body is painted red, yellow, and black. The frog's yellow eyes are outlined with yellow with dark red-brown brows, and its body is painted dark green with red and yellow dots. The bird's red eyes are surrounded by a yellow and a dark green area with black above and a yellow beak. The outstretched wings each have five feather sections painted dark green, red, and black. Writing on the back says: "J. Johnson Alert Bay BC Skidigate".

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA8122

A model totem pole model depicting a beaver, a killer whale, and a bird (from bottom to top). The beaver's black eyes are surrounded by a dark green area and is painted with a red mouth and a black body. The killer whale's black eyes are surrounded by a dark green area, a red mouth, and a black body that has a green dorsal fin, and three red dots along either top side of its back. There are two black eyes surrounded by a dark green area in between the killer whale and the bird. The bird's black eyes are surrounded by a blue-green area with black brows above and a yellow beak. The wings, kept close to the body, each have two feather sections painted dark green and red outlined with black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA6153

Wooden carving of a human head with the features carved in slight relief. Face has faded colours of red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA17145

A model totem pole model depicting a killer whale, a human with an otter, a bear with a killer whale, and a thunderbird (from bottom to top). Design elements painted in black, green, red and blue. Inscription on back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombK2.29

Curved handle with inverted triangular protrusion at the top. Comb has six teeth that taper to a point. The front of the handle has geometric line and triangle design in red painted on its surface. The back is un-painted.

Culture
West African
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA6603

Totem pole model featuring a squatting man holding seal, top has salmon and eagle with outstretched wings. Painted in colours of green, red and black. Signed: Charlie James, Alert Bay. Has piece of printed paper attached to the underside of the base. Pole is secured to the base by two nails.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, metal, paper and ink
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff BottleN1.409 a-c

A small cylindrical porcelain snuff bottle (part a) that is painted blue with a design consisting of a large five-clawed dragon on an overall peony pattern on a white background. There is a stopper (part b) made of green mineral (?). The wood stand (part c) has the shape of a circle, and has four legs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint, wood and mineral ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxN1.606 a-b

A shallow rectangular dark brown-black box (part b) with a fitted lid (part a). The lid (part a) is painted with two bronze-coloured characters along the top middle with a panel design below, consisting of a four-clawed red, and bronze-coloured dragon, amidst clouds.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA1113

Model pole standing on a proportionally large carved animal figure with four inlaid shells, hollowed out underneath. From top to bottom, the pole has a human with bear ears, a shark(?) and a beaver on the front. Minimal use of red and black paint on pole only. Signed on the base. Pole is secured to the base with a screw.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, metal, operculum shell and paint
Made in
Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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