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Club3196/2

Halibut club. Wooden cudgel is made from a single piece of yew wood, with an oval head longer than it is wide and a long handle. Facets have been carved in the handle’s proximal end, while the grip is thinner and smooth. A pommel is carved at the end. A dark brown wood stain has been applied.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
yew wood and stain
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow2013.71.8

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Culture
Modoc
Material
yew wood and paint
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Compound Whistle48.3.801

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
yew wood
Made in
Kispiox, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Staff48.3.459

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
iron metal and yew wood
Made in
Wrangell, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Canoe Figure48.3.444

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
paint and yew wood
Made in
Klukwan, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Ceremonial Comb48.3.359

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
yew wood
Made in
Wrangell, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Bowl48.3.246

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
yew wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Club3138/1

Carved wooden club. Blade is a long leaf shape, increasingly thick toward the centre on both sides where a line runs down the spine from tip to hilt. Swirling foliage is carved into the surface, a natural light brown colour in crevices, with the surface painted a dark brown or black. The grip on the hilt is undecorated, smooth and rounded, Pommel is in the shape of a bird's head with patterning carved along back and top, under which is a large eye and curved, blunt beak.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
yew wood ? and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb16/8180

PRIMITIVE ART. BOAS, FRANZ, 1951, Publisher: CAPITAL PUBLISHING COMPANY THE KWAKIUTL OF VANCOUVER ISLAND. BOAS, FRANZ MEMOIRS, 8, 1909

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw: Koskimo
Material
yew wood
Made in
Koskimo, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Needles16/4676 AB

THE LILLOOET INDIANS. TEIT, JAMES MEMOIRS, 4, 1906

Culture
Cowichan
Material
yew wood
Made in
Mouth Of North Arm, Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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