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MaskA1743

A raven mask with a moveable beak pulled by a string. Oval eye socket is surrounded by a dark blue area. Entire face is black with red lips.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, metal, leather skin, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA1715

Dark brown wooden spoon with a carved frog on the handle and an elongated bowl.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Klemtu, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3734

Wooden, carved, bear mask with a long snout painted black with red nose and edging. The jaw is hinged with fibre twine on either side to the lower mouth. The face is black with black, outlined eyes on a white background. The brow is black with white edging and line design. There is a square piece of abalone inlay on either side, centred in a white U-form. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of an attached twine cord that attaches to the mouth. The mask is painted black, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell, wood, paint, metal and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Button BlanketA3730

Button blanket made of a large blue wool blanket. Black band at each end, and a wide red woolen flannel border sewn to both sides and across the top, with a section cut out at the neck and inserted with dark blue and red cotton. Another wide red flannel band is sewn from top to bottom on each side, along the edge of the blanket's black band. This whole border design section is heavily decorated with button designs. The main crest design is a red flannel tree of life design. There is a manufacturer's stamp mark on the bottom of the red flannel border.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
shell, bone ?, cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK5.7

Spoon carved from one piece of wood with a bowl that has a slightly pointed tip, and a long, curving handle with a carved tip that is cut in half and tapers to its tip. simple incised and dark brown burned linear design on the underside of the bowl, and the tip of the handle is also burned to a dark brown finish.

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK5.4

Spoon with ovoid bowl and flat rim that is parallel to the cylindrical handle. The handle tip is carved in an angular shape, and nearly one third of the way up the handle from the bowl is a slightly elevated, thick band that has been burnt to a dark brown finish. The edge of the bowl rim has also been burnt to a dark brown finish.

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK5.3

Spoon with ovoid-shaped bowl that has a lip that is parallel to its handle. The handle surface is burnt to a dark brown finish with a diamond-shaped notch pattern overall and a hole at the end with string threaded through for hanging. The lip of the bowl is also burnt to a brown finish.

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonK5.2

Spoon with ovoid-shaped bowl that has a pointed tip, and a long cylindrical handle with a giraffe finial on the end. Slightly more than half of the bowl edge has a dark brown, burnt band, and there is a burnt geometric design on the reverse of the bowl. The head of the giraffe is also burnt to a dark brown finish, and the giraffe's spots have been carved into the wood.

Culture
South African
Material
wood
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK4.352

Five figures carved into rectangular piece of wood, surrounded by a raised framed and strung with a twisted fibre as cording for the pendant.

Culture
Southern African
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK4.351

Three pieces of wood carved and bound with fibre at the base and top. Fibre is attached to a long piece of braided cording. Each wooden piece represents a figure with simple facial features. There is a tall incised hat on the middle figure.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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