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Book Stand3655/5

Wooden book stand. X-shaped when open; collapses flat. The stand has a decorative panel composed of small pieces of painted wood mosaic with gold(?) inlay. The legs have simple scrollwork designs and an unpainted underside.

Culture
Iranian
Material
paint, gold metal ? and wood
Made in
Iran
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Letter Opener3656/27

Letter opener with totem pole design. From top, the carved figures are: bird with separately carved and attached wings spread; seated wolf or bear. 'Victoria. B.C.' written on the blade.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
mahogany wood ?, paint and metal
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole3656/26

Model totem pole. From top, the carved figures are: double bird head's, large bird (with missing wings) and large seated human figure.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Ketchikan, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tray3656/5

Deep painted tray that is divided into four compartments. The sides of the tray flare out from the square base. The interior bottom of the tray is painted with a black design, a circle within four corners with a four point star at centre, partially covered by the divivder. One wall of the divider has a curved upper edge that extends above the sides of the tray and has a hole drilled through it with a fabric tie attached. The sides of the tray and the divider have all been painted with formline designs in black, red and green.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ladle3656/4

Ladle with round bowl and long narrow handle. The handle gradually flattens towards the end, where there is a triangle-shaped cutout. The ladle has been painted black and red, which has faded.

Culture
Yup'ik ?
Material
paint and wood
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Club3656/1

Wood club with a long cylindrical barrel, short shaft and handle - each section separated by raised knob with another at the end. The barrel is carved and painted with four winds designs, a fish, and a water fowl set between a black and red snake that is wrapped around the barrel. The designs are painted red and black on a white background. The barrel tapers in slightly to a cylindrical knob carved with zigzag designs. The handle is carved and painted with an upside-down face. There is string tied around end knob.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3595/10 a-c

Tall wooden figure (part a) standing on a circular base; the figure's arms are detached (parts b and c). Figure is wearing a beige police uniform with a black peaked cap and black boots. The uniform has a black belt, black cross-body strap, and two brown, green, and orange metal rectangles on the chest. Two metal buttons are below these rectangles, and three more buttons are on the centre of the figure's chest. There is also a button on the figure's cap. Four nails surround the figure's left shoulder. The figure's right arm (part b) originally extended down, next to the body, with the right hand open. The figure's left arm (part c) originally extended straight out from the body, with the left hand pointing.

Culture
Makonde
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Antelope Mask3595/14

Large wooden mask depicting a bearded face with horns. The face is long with a protruding forehead, brow bone, nose, lips, and beard. Horizontal eye holes, in a roughly rectangular shape, are bored through the wood below the brow bone. U-shaped sections of wood protrude from the sides of the face, resembling ears. A semicircle protrudes from the top of the mask's head, with two long, curved horns with incised concentric lines on either side. The mask is decorated with diamond and chevron patterns, as well as diagonal lines, painted onto the wood. Five holes are bored through the wood on each side of the mask's jaw. Four holes are bored through the back of the head. Most of the back/interior of the mask is open.

Culture
Bamana
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gelede Mask3595/16

Wooden headdress, or mask, carved to depict a humanoid head wearing a circular headpiece, with four smaller humanoid figures sitting on it. The main head is primarily dark red, with protruding eyes outlined in blue and a protruding nose, mouth, and ears. Circular holes are bored through the centre of each eye. Triangular holes are bored through the bottom of each nostril. Three black incised lines are on each cheek as well as the forehead. This head has a blue circular headpiece, on which four small humanoid figures are sitting around some kind of table or board (Wari ?). The figures at the front and back of the head are facing each other; while the figures sitting near the ears are facing the same direction as the main head. Below the latter two figures, a fibre chin strap for the wearer of this headdress/mask is looped through small vertical sections of bored-through wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood Box3641/1 a-b

Bentwood box (part a) with red painted corners and lid (part b). The box is lashed and sewn together with root along the seam. There is a notch cutout of the centre of the front panel. The lid has a carved geometric design on the top painted with red details and red corners that line up with the red corners of the box. There is a small x-shaped cut centred along the edge on the underside. Price penciled on interior with small adhesive price label overtop.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
red cedar wood, paint, root and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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