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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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Halibut Hook3259/34

Large wooden halibut hook. Two pieces of wood, lashed together by cotton sailor's binding, to form a V-shape. Iron spike is lashed at an acute angle to shorter arm. The hollowed-out arm is carved with an animal body, with exposed ribs, a hole in the chest, and vertebrae and a tail extending over the head of a bird.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
alder wood, cotton fibre and iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Odyssey III: With A Vengeance3261/133 a-d

Small bentwood box, slightly angled on the square base with sloping top (a). A carved man stands inside the box, holding a broken paddle (b). The box is surrounded by five octopus arms. Artist's inscription on base.

Culture
Tsimshian
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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Hat3261/116

A light brown woven basketry hat. Done in a large weave, with plain cedar bark weaving across the flat top. Below the tapered top section, the hat gradually widens toward the flared rim.

Culture
Haida
Material
cedar bark and bark yellow cedar
Made in
Masset, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Killerwhale3260/89 a-b

Small bentwood box (part a) with lid (part b). Box has soft rounded corners with thin square base painted in grey-blue. Killer whale design carved around exterior. Thick grey-blue square lid with sharp edge. Artist initials carved in base.

Culture
Haida
Material
yellow cedar wood, red cedar wood and acrylic paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl3260/127

Dark brown grease bowl carved in the shape of a bird. The bird's head and tail extend beyond the oval bowl, at either end. There is a small frog carved in the beak of the bird at the very front. A bird face is carved on the top of the tail and design elements are carved along the sides.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
alder wood ? and stain
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl3260/123

Carved wooden bowl in the shape of a frog. Exterior design painted in red, black and blue. Artist's inscription on base.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
alder wood ? and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood Box3260/88 a-b

Small bentwood box (part a) with lid (part b). Box has soft rounded corners with a thin, unpainted, square base. Thick square lid with sharp edge and green-blue painted sides. Raven design on box exterior in black. Interior is unpainted. Artist initials on base.

Culture
Tsimshian
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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Figure3260/37

Wooden sculpture of a human figure with a carved dish, or bowl, on the back of a slave. The main figure is kneeling and holding a bulging bentwood-style dish, balanced on the back of another smaller figure, who is crouched down on all fours and looking out from the front of the base.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
yellow cedar wood
Made in
Quatsino, British Columbia, Canada ? or Xwatis, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3260/113

Large owl mask with moveable jaw and eyes. Eye holes are carved out, sides of nose have semi-circular red shapes, and the mouth is painted red. Black design on mask depicts feathers with red details. On reverse are cotton and cedar(?) bark ties controlling the movements of the jaw. A hide tongue is tied to hide strips through the eyes. Three hide strips are nailed to the sides; two other nails protrude at top edge. (Metal wire for hanging on back.)

Culture
Tsimshian ? or Nisga'a ?
Material
metal, plant fibre, alder wood, paint, cotton fibre and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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