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Bag Handle1570/3

Small and narrow yellow-white walrus tusk piece that is wider in the centre and tapers to a blunt point on each end. Black coloured line designs decorate all sides of the object. Starting in the centre is a hourglass-shaped design with two arrow-like designs pointing inwards at its sides. Close to each end, are two sets of line marks that resemble horizontally placed Y shapes. On each tip, there are small square-shaped sections of cross-hatching.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk and paint ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon Point1570/11

White-yellow carved walrus tusk with one end consisting of two grooved squared-off points that each have three serrated ridges. The centre consists of a raised ridge with two deeply carved indentations on either side leading to a hole on the underside of the object. Three-quarters of the way down the point, there is a band of nine serrated ridges extending the width of the point. At the end of the point tip there is a circular piece of metal that attaches the black-brown coloured metal point to the tusk.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish Pendant1570/10

Light yellow coloured fish-shaped pendant, attached at the tail fin to a brown hide cord. The body has a small top fin on the upper body, a small back fin near the tail fin, a large carved circular eye, a down turned mouth and a linear square design across the length of the body. Carved grooves on lower portion of the body are indicative of gills.

Culture
Yup'ik ?
Material
bone and rawhide skin
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Benevolent Spirit Mask1570/60 a-s

The main body of the mask (part a) is in the form of a caribou or reindeer with two attached antlers (parts b and c). The centre of the body of the mask has a circular face with cut out eyes, nostrils, and mouth with teeth, around which, on the outer of two protruding circles directly in front of it, are the other attached pieces. Part d: feather with fish at 12 o'clock position, part e: feather with knob, part f: feather with hand, part g: feather with knob, part h: feather with fish, part i: feather with knob, part j: feather with fish, part k: feather with leg, part l: feather with knob, part m: feather with knob, part n: feather with leg, part o: feather with knob, part p: feather with fish, part q: feather with knob, part r: feather with hand, and part s: feather with knob. (Note: going clockwise from d). The main mask is made of lightly coloured wood. The feathers are dark brownish-black. The antlers, and hand and leg pieces are reddish-brown. The fish are painted blue and red, and the knobs with a blue line around the middle.

Culture
Cup'ig
Material
wood, paint, fibre and feather
Made in
Nunivak Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe1570/58

Black stone pipe mottled with white. Carved from a single piece of stone into a t-shape, with a short vertical section set at a right angle to the longer horizontal section. A hole is bored through the centre of the vertical segment and through one side of the horizontal segment, ending where they intersect.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
stone
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon1570/52

Brown spoon with oval-shaped bowl. The handle of the spoon curves slightly upwards, and is carved with Northwest Coast form lines. It tapers to a pointed tip.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain sheep horn ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleNb22.92

Model totem pole that tapers from base to top. Figures listed from base to top: base has abstract design with cross-hatching detail, figure with nose pointing towards base and cross-hatching detail above head, beaver with smaller figure's head between its arms, bird.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole1570/49

Painted model totem pole with, from top to bottom: a bird, a bear in the process of transforming into a frog, and a bear. Pole is concave and unpainted on the reverse, with a metal hook attached in the centre.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
Clayoquot, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon1570/46

Spoon with scoop in same plane as long handle. End of handle is in the shape of a bird with carved decorations in relief on wings.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleNb22.90

Painted model totem pole with standing humanoid figure squeezed around the neck, waist, and ankles by a figure with six tentacles, possibly an octopus, whose head sits at the humanoid's feet. At the base of the pole is a figure's head that has light blue around the eyes and an open mouth with black teeth.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood and paint
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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