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Model Totem PoleNb3.1441 a-c

Model totem pole with two figures: bear at bottom, thunderbird at top. Thunderbird has large, outstretched wings (parts b-c), each screwed into the back of the pole. Painted black, green, orange, brown, yellow and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
yellow cedar wood, paint, lacquer, wood and metal
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Deity Plaque1521/7

A rectangular wood piece painted with a picture of a woman riding a white bird and a man riding a white horse. Both have beige faces and are robed in white with a red centre outlined with green. She has a green earring and a green scarf, while he has a black hat and a blue scarf. Red clouds are in between two groups of three red birds at each top corner. The plaque is standing on two red feet.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA2654

Food bowl with convex sides, the two longer sides with a top edge that scoops down at the centre and the two shorter sides with top edges that arch upwards. Each side and the base is made from a different piece of wood, and the top edges are painted red and inset with off-white opercula shells. The sides of the dish are painted with designs in black and red.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
cedar wood, yellow cedar wood, paint, operculum shell and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumNb7.251

Circular, handheld drum with a Northwest Coast bird design painted on the front in black and red. Light tan coloured skin stretched over a circular frame, held in place with nails. Thongs of skin attached at back to form handle.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
skin, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BucketEdz1188

Bucket with cylindrical shape, slightly flared towards the top, and two protrusions on the outside near the top rim that serve as handles. The bucket is made from wood slats held around a circular wooden base with twined strips of bamboo near the centre of the slats and a thick metal wire at the base. Painted black on the outside.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
wood, paint, metal and bamboo grass ?
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNb3.1305

Carved male shaman figure holding a bundle in hands with frog on head. Bundle has a face. Painted designs in black, red and green paint. Signed on back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool Box1374/42

A rectangular wood box painted brown with a two-hinged lid that has a hinged red metal latch to go through the corresponding red metal loop on the box. Inside there is one paper wrapped package containing objects 1374/43-59 and there is another containing objects 1374/50-72 and 1374/80.

Culture
Western Indonesian
Material
wood, metal, paint, paper and pigment
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance PaddleNb11.359

Painted wood paddle with a protruding handle. Blade is painted with a simple black killer whale on both sides with a red tip at the point.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar wood, lacquer and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6223 a-b

Wooden mask adorned with cedar bark fringe at back that extends down past the bottom of the mask. Face is carved forward with a strong downward slant. There are two deeply carved ridges running from nose to temples that are accentuated with black lines. There are heavy black brows at the top of the face, a scalloped design in black below the cheeks, a dark yellow hooked nose with red nostrils, pursed protruding red lips, and a slightly pointed chin with a short horse hair beard. A feather with a long shaft protrudes upwards from one side and there is a bunch of white, grey and grey-brown feathers attached to a pointed piece of wood with adhesive fabric tape (b) and inserted into a hole in the top of the mask. The edge of the mask on the sides of the face and chin is painted brown.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, paint, horse hair, cedar bark and feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chair839/1

Carved wooden chair with an upholstered seat. Four legs are carved on three sides and topped by carved heads, two at front are animals, and two at back are human, all have abalone shell eyes. All interior surfaces of chair are carved. Backrest has carved human face at top. Designs include ovoid, circle, eye, and animal forms, combined with plant, leaves, and other design elements. Red paint and dark stain applied. Small white stones are inset into edges of chair. Brown upholstery cushion, with metal studs along base.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, vinyl plastic ?, cotton fibre ?, metal, stone, abalone shell and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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