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PaddleA2500

Wood paddle with a marquise-shaped blade with the widest point near the tip and which narrows to a shaft which is round in cross section. Butt is rectangular in cross section with an indentation cut near the top which is carved as a transverse cylinder. Blade has a painted design in black that consists of an ovoid in tapering oval eye with a pair of u forms below that have diagonal lines within and an elongated black u form below; a black panel at the base of the blade; and a black tip.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA1550

Wood paddle with an expansive design in black and yellow on both sides of the blade. Design consists of a black ovoid in ovoid in tapering oval eye in ovoid with a split u at either side; a pair of red and a pair of black u forms below; a three digit claw-like feature with an ovoid in ovoid behind; and a black split u at the tip of the blade. Spaces are mostly filled in with yellow.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA1558

Wood paddle that has a fine design carved in relief on the blade and painted in red and black on both sides. Design consists of an ovoid in tapering oval eye in an ovoid with a split u in front; a pair of red and a pair of black u forms below; a split u behind with a four digit claw-like feature with a central ovoid in ovoid below; a u form at either side; a black split u at the base of the blade; and a red split u at the tip of the blade.

Culture
Tsimshian ? or Nisga'a ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8102

Humanoid face mask. Oval shaped mask with wide pronounced red lips, red nostrils, circular black eyes on a green background, and black gill shapes around the mouth. The bottom half of the face has a white background as does the area above the eyebrows.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance PaddleNb11.358

Painted wood paddle with a protruding handle in green. Below the handle on one side, there is a pattern of ten red dots within the green outline of the staff while twelve dots are on the other side. From the handle to the blade, there are the following: a green-outlined circle; a green band around the circumference with ten red dots over it; four green-outlined tail flukes with twenty-nine red dots within the edges; and a black killer whale with red teeth on the blade; and at the tip, there is a red tail fluke design.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA7520

Wood paddle with fine designs painted in black on both sides of the blade. One side has an ovoid in ovoid eye form with a split u in front and an elongated split u below with a larger black one underneath; behind, there is a split u and a circle in circle form; behind all of this, there is a circle in circle with a split u to one side and an elongated triangle to the other side with a large black split u above; and at the tip, there is a black triangle that has a plain circle within. The other side shas an ovoid in ovoid eye form with a split u and a u form in front with a split u behind; below this, there is a large black split u; behind all of this, there is a circle in circle with a split u to one side and an ovoid to the other side with a large black split u above; and at the tip, there is a black triangle that has a plain circle within.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA7522

Wood paddle with an elaborate design painted in black on both sides of the blade. One side has a profile face facing to the left side; from the left to the right below this face, there are the following: a large black split u, an s-shape and a u form with partial cross hatching, and an ovoid in ovoid with a split u; underneath all of this, there is an ovoid in ovoid within a large black split u; and at the tip, there is a black triangle that has a plain circle within. The other side has an ovoid in ovoid with a split u in front; below this, there is a plain split u and a larger black split u; behind all of this, there is a circle in circle with a split u and a large black split u above; and at the tip, there is a black triangle that has a plain circle within.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA7519

Fine designs using eye forms painted in black on blade (both sides), rounded end on the blade. Has an ovoid eye form with a split u above; extending along one edge, there are the following: a split u that has cross hatching on the bottom, an ovoid eye form, a pair of split u's, a pair of split u's that have cross hatching within, and two talon-like features with an s-shape below that has cross hatching within surrounding a plain circle; extending along the other edge, there are the following: four various solid rounded shapes; and an eye form and a split u with various solid roudned shapes.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA7523

Wood paddle with an eye design painted in black on both sides of the blade. Has an elongated ovoid in tapering oval eye with a split u in front and a u form below that has dashes within. Underneath, there is a plain split u and a black split u with another one extending down to the handle while there is a solid curved shape at the tip. Behind this eye form, there is an ovoid, a pair of split u's, s-shapes that have diagonal lines within, and an abstract curving shape.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chilkat Pattern BoardA8326

Distributive design painted in black on natural wood. The left side, from the top to the bottom, has the following: three circles in a rectangle each; an eye form in an ovoid; a circle in a rectangle with a pair of circles in a split u each; an ovoid in an ovoid with a profile face facing to the right side; and three circles in a rectangle each. The right side, from the top to the bottom, has the following: an eye form in an ovoid with a pair of circles in a rectangle each; an eye form in an ovoid with a pair of circles in a rectangle each above and a front facing face with an oval in a box in between; an eye form in an ovoid with a pair of eyes and a pair of circles in a rectangle each below; and a pair of circles in a split u form each with a front facing face.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
cedar wood and paint
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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