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Pendant3260/256

Carved oval shaped, argillite pendant with abalone inlay. Design features a shark on front with abalone eyes. Plain border. Carved fin and artist's inscription on back. There is a small hole at top centre.

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spring Emerging3260/132

Small basketry rattle with a ball shaped head, made of woven basketry, with a wooden handle. Flicker feathers added for decoration, along with a round abalone inlay on the handle.

Culture
Haida
Material
spruce root, yellow cedar wood, abalone shell, feather, fibre and adhesive
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skate3260/264

Carved wooden figure in form of a skate fish with many round abalone inlays. May also hang as a pendant with a cord through the curved tail.

Culture
Haida
Material
boxwood wood and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant3260/266

Carved round argillite pendant. Design features a raven head in profile on decorated background. Small hole with metal hook on top. Artist's inscription on back.

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone and metal
Made in
Skidegate, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3258/17

Small argillite carving of an abstract bird form. The head and beak point upward, with its wings flat at sides. Bird stands on rectangular base. Lightly engraved signature on back: "Skidegate McGuire 68".

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone
Made in
Skidegate, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earrings3258/14 a-b

Pair of silver and argillite earrings. Black squares of argillite are carved to show the side view of a grizzly bear’s face, squared ears at top, a prominent nose with curled nostril, and an open mouth. A silver border surrounds the argillite and attaches to the screw backs.

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone, silver metal and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bear Mother3260/122

Yellow cedar sculpture depicting a female with two cubs on top and a bear at the bottom. There are fourteen operculum shell teeth set into the bear. There is a face carved on the underside of the sculpture. The back is hollow. Inscription on back, artist name, date, title.

Culture
Tahltan and Tlingit
Material
yellow cedar wood, operculum shell and acrylic paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fisherwoman Figure3271/1

Carving of a fisherwoman. Painted figure stands on a thick round base, knees slightly bent, arms at sides. On her face is painted an intricate mask with cowrie shell eyes, thin ropes hanging from her orange ears, wrists and torso. A large white, brown and orange bird stands on top, pecking at her brow. Its wings are held close to its body. Artist’s signature painted on front of base.

Culture
Iatmul: Simal
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Palembei, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch3258/25

Argillite brooch in shape of curved whale with small triangular dorsal fin at top. Metal pin clasp on back. Unsigned.

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant3258/18

Round argillite pendant with small double hanging loop at top, of gold coloured metal. Disk shows an upright bird with its head looking right and wings outstretched, with a fish in its talons. Lightly engraved artist signature on reverse: "Arthur Moody Skidegate BC Oct 25 1958".

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone and metal
Made in
Skidegate, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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