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Frontlet Headdress709/1

Ermine headdress attached to a wooden frontlet. Frontlet in painted in blue, red and black with a central figure of a humanoid face with protruding, hooked nose encircled by a red-lined ring of abalone. Two faces, one humanoid and mask-like, the other round and black with red lips, sit atop and below the main face. The eyes of all three faces are inlaid with abalone. The frontlet is attached to the front of a circular white fur cap, attached to a long train (90 cm) of white ermine pelts with brown tails sewn onto a length of white fabric backing. A vertical row of brown whiskers protrude from the cap directly behind the top of the frontlet.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
yew wood, fibre, ermine skin, paint, abalone shell, eagle down feather ? and sea lion whisker ?
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Woman's KnifeEd9.4 a-b

Knife with light-coloured carved wooden handle (part a) and carved wooden sheath (part b). Both handle and sheath are decorated with oval-shaped sections of cross-hatching that are outlined with scroll designs. Sheath has grey and green coloured fibre wrapped around the opening that is threaded through a wooden loop at the side and connects to a wooden peg-like piece.

Culture
Ainu
Material
yew wood, metal and fibre
Made in
Hokkaido, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shaking the Crown BoneNb7.346 a-b

Sculptural installation in the form of two very large lahal sticks. Each is installed vertically, and rotates on a central axis. The 'male' stick (part a) has a wide copper band around its centre, with the Royal Proclamation of 1763 acid-etched into it. The 'female' stick (part b) has 5 copper inlay hands, each with a year acid-etched into it. Both have carved hands protruding from the main post - one pair of hands extend palm-up in the lower area; 8 fisted hands extend out, around the post, above the central area; one hand points downward from the upper area. Both sticks also have two colour-stained, wood veneer bands at each end, with inlaid abalone figures between them. The 'male' stick has 2 crown and 2 jester hat shapes between the top bands, and 2 trees and fish between the bottom bands. The 'female' stick has 2 trees and fish between its top bands, and 3 pairs of sticks between the bottom bands.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
yellow cedar wood, yew wood, abalone shell, steel metal ?, mahogany wood, maple wood, copper metal, stain, lacquer, wax and adhesive
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Eagle Amhalait1791/1 a-f

Round, gold pendant (part a) on a gold chain (part b). The pendant has a three-dimensional design of an eagle face with blue abalone eyes, and is framed by flat pieces of abalone shell all the way around the outside of the face. The pendant came in a rectangular hand-made wooden box (part c) with a lid (d). The top of the lid has silver clasps for lifting, while the underside has silver hooks for displaying the pendant. There is also a purple velvet pillow (part e) inside the box for storing the pendant and a purple velvet bag (part f) that fits over the outside of the box.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
gold metal, silver metal, cotton fibre, abalone shell, paua abalone shell and yew wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxNb3.1489 a-b

Bentwood box (parts a-b) painted and carved with human/frog transformation. The box (part a) has a lid (part b ) with cedar rope lashings and yew wood toggle. The front edge of the lid is tall while the rest is flat. Three sides of the box are carved to have round fluting, the front has a circular transformation design framed in a blue painted rectangle; corners and top edge of sides are painted red-brown. Corners have been steamed, kerfed, and bent. Pegs at bottom are wooden. Rope lashings toggle together over lid.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, adhesive, mineral oil, yew wood, cedar bark and paint
Made in
Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow1768/66

Wooden bow with flat back and curving towards inside. Ends taper into carved pointed protrusions..

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
yew wood ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Libation WandEd9.6

Libation-offering wand, known as ikupasuy in Ainu. Long, thin wooden piece that tapers to a squared-off point at one end and has rounded corners at the other. There is one oval-shaped sections near the end of the piece with cross-hatching designs inside. It is outlined with scroll-like designs that continue the length of the piece. There are three carved lines at each end.

Culture
Ainu
Material
yew wood
Made in
Hokkaido, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Soup BowlEd9.2

A carved, rectangular, light brown bowl with upper pointed ends, one of which is bigger and more ornately carved.

Culture
Ainu
Material
yew wood ?
Made in
Hokkaido, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleNb11.379

Long black wooden paddle with a tapering, pointed tip. Narrows between the blade and handle. Rounded rectangular handle at top.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
yew wood and stain ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1383/5

A brown wooden mask with bulbous cheeks and tufts of hair along the top of the head. The eyebrows are painted red, the blue eyes have a hole in their pupils, with another hole below each eye. The red nostrils are cut out, the red mouth is slightly parted and the ears are carved.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
yew wood ?, paint and hair
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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