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PaddleA1555

Wood paddle that is heavily shellacked. Blade is deeply carved in relief and painted with yellow, red, black, and green in the design of a frog ? on both sides. Has black ovoid in yellow tapering oval eyes, red nostrils, an open mouth with a red tongue and yellow teeth, hunched legs, green sides, and a different creature at either side. Double handle grip.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
cedar wood and paint
Made in
Aiyansh, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA1556

Wood paddle that is heavily shellacked. Blade is deeply carved in relief and painted with yellow, red, black, and green in the design of a beaver on both sides. Has black ovoid in yellow tapering oval eyes with black brows above, red nostrils, an open mouth with yellow in the middle surrounded by red, hunched legs, and red-brown cross hatched tail parts showing at either side with green at the ends. Large double handle grip.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
cedar wood and paint
Made in
Aiyansh, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA1575

Short wooden paddle with a leaf-shaped blade. Complex design painted in black on one side of blade - dominated by a claw or foot design. The other side of the blade painted with the outlines of two intersecting ovoids (unfinished). Two painted black stripes and a printed "Mr. Raley" near handle grip.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA399 a-b

Tall square sided bentwood box with lid (part b). The same Northwest Coast stylized designs are painted on the front and back in black and red. Rectangular box has steam bent sides. Last corner held together with wooden pegs. Sides are undecorated. The lid is slightly flared and unpainted.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe PaddleA1599 a

Painted wood paddle with a design of an eagle lying on its back on both sides of the blade. The eagle is painted in black with white details and red feet. The remainder of the paddle is painted green, except for the end of the handle and a small area above the blade which are in the natural wood colour.

Culture
Coast Salish: K'omoks
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe PaddleA1599 b

Carved wood paddle painted black with red bands. White and red double-headed snake motif painted on the blade on both sides. Handle grip mortised and nailed to the shaft.

Culture
Coast Salish: K'omoks
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA8132

Model totem pole. From bottom to top, the following figures that appear on the pole are: a bear, a killer whale, and a naked human sitting behind and holding the dorsal fin of the whale. Colours are red, green, black, white. Figures are secured with nails to a square shaped base.

Culture
Haida
Material
wood, paint, metal and paper
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA8103

Carved wooden, crooked beak headdress. The face has red flared nostrils with a central frill detailed with white s-forms that curves down into the middle of the mouth. The mouth is unpainted, flat and protruding; bottom part of jaw is missing. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are white outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The inside is hollow with the exception of a cloth wrapped crown to secure it to the head. Attached to the top are short, bundled cedar strips that hang down. Painted in black, white and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, wood, metal, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8101

Male face mask with deep mouth shadow, small circular eyes, and slightly pursed lips. Colours are green, red and white. Wicker-like strap at the back of the mask is attached to holes on the sides.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, stem ?, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA8086

Model totem pole. From the top down, the pole has the following figures: an eagle with outstretched wings, a killer whale, and a human. Figures rest on a round base. Colours used are black, red and green.

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