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The shaft is carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above the cane joints with x-lines near the bottom middle. The base of the shaft, near the pointed end, is knot-wrapped with fibre strips. The brown point is painted with a black and red design consisting of horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon1283/9

Light brown coloured ladle spoon. Bowl of spoon curves upwards. Inside of bowl of spoon has red and black painted form line designs on it.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing Lure1666/4

Wooden cod lure with carved sea-wolf(?) head and decorated with black and red painted designs. Cotton string is wound around the piece just below the head.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feast LadleA6427

Large, wooden ladle with a raven carved at the end of the handle. The raven is painted with red, black and green designs, and has an elongated tail that cups the bowl of the ladle.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tray1666/1

Square wooden box with flared sides and two perpendicular wooden dividers sectioning the interior into four equal spaces. The outside and inner compartments of the box have all been painted with black, green and red designs featuring distinctive form lines, ovoids and split u forms.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stool1245/1

Wooden stool with four legs. Stool seat is flat and curves upwards at the ends. The ends are rounded. On the underside of the rounded ends and along the sides of the outside of the stool's seat, there are carved and painted designs of faces and wolves. The legs to the stool are carved and painted totem pole-like protrusions and are attached to the stool flaring slightly outwards. They are secured to the stool by a small piece of wood and have been nailed into place.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ditidaht
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb320

A shadow puppet of a male. Pale red, and pale purple skin. Black curly beard and moustache. Large curved bulbous nose. Gold teeth. Wearing a layered turban-type headdress. Wearing a frilly skirt with a black and white checkered pattern outlined in gold. Figure is on a wood stick. One moveable arm is attached separately with a stick attached to its palm and rivets at the joints.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
skin, paint and wood
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Benevolent Spirit Mask1570/60 a-s

The main body of the mask (part a) is in the form of a caribou or reindeer with two attached antlers (parts b and c). The centre of the body of the mask has a circular face with cut out eyes, nostrils, and mouth with teeth, around which, on the outer of two protruding circles directly in front of it, are the other attached pieces. Part d: feather with fish at 12 o'clock position, part e: feather with knob, part f: feather with hand, part g: feather with knob, part h: feather with fish, part i: feather with knob, part j: feather with fish, part k: feather with leg, part l: feather with knob, part m: feather with knob, part n: feather with leg, part o: feather with knob, part p: feather with fish, part q: feather with knob, part r: feather with hand, and part s: feather with knob. (Note: going clockwise from d). The main mask is made of lightly coloured wood. The feathers are dark brownish-black. The antlers, and hand and leg pieces are reddish-brown. The fish are painted blue and red, and the knobs with a blue line around the middle.

Culture
Cup'ig
Material
wood, paint, fibre and feather
Made in
Nunivak Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleNb11.370

Miniature totem pole mounted on a circular cross section of branch with bark attached. Figures from bottom to top: bear-like figure, frog, eagle, and thunderbird with spread wings. Painted orange, blue, black, red and brown. Inscription on reverse: "Made in Kyuquot BC".

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Kyuquot, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ChestM2133 a

Large trunk. Front feet carved as claws; front of trunk painted black. Elaborately carved detail on front of trunk, plants, flowers, vines, and a lion on each side of center. Key hole at center top. The lid is plain except for a black painted border, sides also plain with black border. Metal handles on each end. (The tunk is part a; part b is the key.)

Culture
Cypriot ?
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Cyprus ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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