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Ceremonial DaggerA3824

Ceremonial wooden dagger in the shape of a wedge with a cylindrical handle. Top of handle is bulbous in shape and has two carved Dzunuk'wa heads on the end. Dzunuk'wa has prominent eye brown ridges, pursed lips, and deep inset cheeks. Worn edges are accented in red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4212

Brown wood double whistle made of two single whistles of equal length bound together by brown twine and beige cloth. Both pieces are circular in cross section and come to a tapering end and are bound in twine in three sections, two near the smaller end and one around the wider end, and in beige cloth in one section around the wider end. While the wider end is solid on each piece, there is a hollow (two in total) through the tapering end where there is a bordered taper cut semi-oval hole (two in total) painted in green nearby on the outward facing side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4211

Brown wood whistle that is square in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two places with brown string, one near each end. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4208

Brown wood double whistle made of two single whistles of equal length bound together by brown twine. Both pieces are circular in cross section and are bound in three places with brown twine, one near each of the ends and one near the middle. While one end is solid on each piece, there is a hollow (two in total) through the the other end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole (two in total) painted red nearby on one side. The letter 'A' is carved on one piece on the side opposite to that of the hole.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4202

Brown wood double whistle made of two single whistles with one shorter than the other bound together by brown twine. Both pieces are oval in cross section and come to a tapering end and are bound in three places with brown twine, one near each of the ends and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid on each piece, there is a hollow (two in total) through the tapering end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole (two in total) nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4201

Brown double reed whistle that is square in cross section and bound in three sections with brown twine and cotton, two near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby at either side. One side has the letter "A" carved.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4200

Brown wood whistle that is rectangular in cross section and bound in three sections with brown string, two near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there are two taper cut rectangular holes painted red in opposite corners nearby on one side. On the opposite side, the letter 'A' is carved. Single whistle with two air vents to produce two tones.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4199

Light brown wood triple whistle made of three single whistles of equal length bound together by brown string. All three pieces are octagonal in cross section. All three pieces come to a tapering end and are bound in three places with brown string, one near each of the ends and one near the middle (bound across all three around the middle and the tapering ends). While the wider end is solid on each piece, there is a hollow (three in total) through the tapering end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole (three in total) nearby on one side. Lower portions are painted navy blue as is the string binding at that end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, yellow cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4198

Two brown wood whistles of different shapes bound together with brown twine overall. One piece is oval in cross section while the other is circular in cross section. Both pieces come to a tapering end. While the wider ends are solid, there is a hollow (two in total) through the tapering ends where there is a taper cut round cornered rectangular hole (two in total) nearby on one side. Pitch is used to join the seams.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
alder wood, resin and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA2174

Dark brown, fish-shaped wooden dish with a small bowl, abalone shell inlay eyes, and white shell inlay on back.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood, operculum shell and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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