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Raven3204/9

Carved wood frontlet with three dimensional raven. Backing board is rounded, rectangular in shape and pointed at top. Raven emerges from centre, with carved black and red wings at its sides, knees bent up, face to front with curved beak and abalone eyes under squared ears. Raven figure is surrounded by two rows of abalone inlay. Back is concave, with a forehead piece. Signed on back: "Raven Henry V Robertson Kemano, B.C."

Culture
Haisla
Material
wood, abalone shell and paint
Made in
Kemano, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe3260/34

Pipe bowl in the shape of a baby bird with its mouth open wide. The mouth is rimmed with copper. The stem hole is in the bird's breast. Pipe stem is missing.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
walnut wood and copper metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish Club3260/32

Fish club carved in the form of a sea lion. Its head has prominent eyes, open mouth with teeth, and small ears. Its side has defined tail flippers, ribs and spine. The handle is shaped with finger grooves for a strong grip, and a small handle drilled through.

Culture
Tlingit ? or Haida ?
Material
yew wood
Made in
USA and Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood Bowl3260/38

Square, kerfed, steamed bentwood bowl: hardwood sides, red-cedar base, sinew stitching. Rim inset with operculum shells, originally four to each side (one missing). Outer surface carved with animal imagery.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, red cedar wood, operculum shell and sinew
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Toy3243/1

Wooden child's toy. Consists of a wood handle with a point at top, attached by a string to a wooden piece shaped like a small barrel with a hole at bottom. The handle is made of unfinished wood, with a thick white cotton string passing between handle and barrel. Barrel is painted with encircling stripes of blue, yellow, green, grey and red, and heavily lacquered to a high shine.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint and lacquer
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frog Moon3260/121

Thick square wooden carving with soft rounded corners and flat edge. Carving depicts the moon, and a frog with black almond-shaped eyes. Brass rod at centre of base for installation. Artist inscription and date on base.

Culture
Tahltan and Tlingit
Material
yellow cedar wood, acrylic paint and brass metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven and the Box of Daylight3260/118 a-b

Small rectangular bentwood box with lid (part b). Box has soft rounded corners and thin blue circles on the short sides. Wider sides have carvings in a square, at centre, painted in red. Three-dimensional carving on lid depicts a raven with protruding beak at one end, an animal head and front legs at the opposite end, and a face between them. Their eyes are all painted black; the animal's tongue is red. Artist's inscription on base and underside of lid.

Culture
Tahltan and Tlingit
Material
red cedar wood, yellow cedar wood and acrylic paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3210/10

Wooden figure of an animal. Creature is carved from several pieces of wood, with torso and head one piece, legs each separate pieces nailed onto the body. Tail is wide and held up at a slight angle. Neck curves upward, mouth open as if animal is calling. The large leaf shaped ears are inset and glued into the head, sticking out to either side. White, green and black eyes surrounded by long lashes are painted onto either side of the head. The body is painted red with a dense covering of small light blue dots overpainted by larger dark blue dots. Face has short lines of green and black.

Culture
Mexican
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3210/5 a-d

Wooden figure of an animal. Creature is carved from several pieces of wood, with torso and head one piece, legs each separate pieces nailed onto the body in a wide stance. Tail (part b) is long and tapered at end. The large leaf shaped ears (parts c and d) fit into small holes bored high on the head. Animal’s mouth is open, with tongue emerging, white teeth painted along the edges. Nostrils are incised above. Eyes sit on the sides of the head and are painted white, green and blue. The body is bright pink overall with large patches of black.

Culture
Mexican
Material
paint, wood and metal
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3208/1

Large round basket. Tightly woven willow wood basket has a small, flat base from which the wall flares upward toward the wide mouth. A rattlesnake pattern decorates the midpoint: rust coloured diamond shapes outlined in dark brown, with brown border lines running above and beneath.

Culture
Tohono O'odham ?
Material
willow wood ? or fern ?
Made in
Arizona, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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