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Tray3147/5

Basketry divided tray. Constructed of cedar slats wrapped in cedar root. Base is rectangular, with short, straight walls. The interior is divided in half by a partition with a rounded top, that sits higher than the basket edge, with a handle hole at centre. Dark red and black cherry bark imbrication decorates the sides of the basket in sets of short diagonal lines.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark and dye
Made in
Seabird Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3147/4

Basket made of cedar root wrapped slats. Base is a long, thin rectangle with rounded corners, sides flare slightly outward toward the rim. The decoration on the body is alternating horizontal rows of black and red cherry bark, as well as six spaced out black squares (three rows wide) of imbrication on each side. Two hide strap handles are attached just below the rim on the long sides.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, rawhide skin and cedar wood
Made in
Seabird Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl of Memories3184/1

Large wooden bowl. Long and narrow, carved from rosewood, with thick walls, and a wide base that is concave on the underside. Ebony wood is inset along the outer rim in a line of diamond and triangle shapes, below which are carved the outline of birds in a linear design. On one end of the bowl sits a large sculptural element showing a shark transforming from its human shape. The figure of a man emerges from below, with large head, flat jaw, heavy brow and shell eyes, and is backed by swirls and circular designs. On the opposite side of the bowl is an eagle, wings angled behind the head to rest on the edge of the bowl, beak in contact with the upraised tail of a fish whose head supports the bird’s belly. Abalone is used for the creatures’ eyes, and in a repeating motif along the lip of the bowl.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
rosewood wood, ebony wood and abalone shell
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa40 a-b

Metal double-barbed point (part a) with rough metal shaft (part b), fitted and sinew-wrapped in socket of shaped wooden section. This is inserted into a reed section, sinew-wrapped and glued with pitch. Intermittent wrappings of sinew continue down length of shaft. The end of the reed is notched.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
metal, wood, reed grass, sinew, adhesive and poison resin
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa39 a-b

Metal double-barbed point (part a) with a bark-covered fore-shaft, fitted into a sinew-wrapped reed (part b). The arrow is a series of reed and wood fitted together and glued with black pitch. The reed sections have further pitch-blackened sinew wrapping at the centre, end, and near the bark fore-shaft.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, wood, metal, bark, sinew and adhesive
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2848/21 a

Male figure standing on a red base. Right arm is bent at the elbow and arm is stretched outward. His hand is clenched in a fist and has a hole in the centre, indicating it may have once held an object. Left arm is bent and hand rests at his hip. He is wearing a black robe with gold trim and a black hat with a red stripe. There is a rectangular cut out in the figure's back. Chinese characters are painted in black on the front of the stand.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Speaker's Staff1601/1 a-k

Highly decorated and carved talking stick, or speaker's staff, accompanied by deer hooves (parts b-k). Stick has deeply incised figures (top to bottom) of a thunderbird with wings extended above head, a killer whale, a male wearing a spruce root hat and holding a long stick in his right hand and a rock(?) in his left hand, and a snake. A binding of leather with suspended deer hooves separates the killer whale and the male figure.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood, stain, deer hoof and skin
Made in
Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beater3110/25

Long, round wooden beater. The handle is about one third the length of the whole, with a thick carved ring between it and the head, and another ring at the bottom.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drumstick3110/24

A small red drumstick with a tear-drop shaped head. It has faint ridges from mid-way up to the head, tapering towards the tip.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drumstick3110/23

Small unpainted drumstick made out of light brown wood. It has a thin handle, with a tear-drop shaped head.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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