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Figure2603/7

Black, miniature, carved figure depicting the head and upper body of a humanoid figure with a tall fin-like protrusion on the head and fin-like appendages on the sides--figure's teeth are jagged. Figure mounted on rectangular base. Inscription on back: "Skidegate 69 McGuire".

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone and glaze
Made in
Skidegate, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole2603/6

Carved and painted model totem pole with mask, frog and eagle figures. All figures have unusually large wide eyes. The base is a longitudinally cut piece of bone. The back of the pole is flat and uncarved.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
cow bone and paint
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet2603/5

Undecorated copper bracelet with open back. Bracelet has a square cross-section.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2603/3

Carving of a sitting male figure with a tool in his raised hand and a cross-hatched blanket on his lap. Inscription on base.

Culture
Siberian Yupik
Material
tusk ?
Made in
Russia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2603/2

Carved female figure, sitting, holding a fish. Her shirt is decorated with strips of triangular patterned etching around the cuffs and extending across her shoulders and down her back. She has a high forehead with hair drawn back into a bun. The bottom of the figure has a hollow, cone-shaped opening in which the inscription is carved

Culture
Siberian Yupik
Material
tusk ?
Made in
Russia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's Chest2603/1 a-j

Child's wooden chest with eight drawers of varying size. The front of the drawers are decorated with different objects and figures including a bird, cat, horn, toy horse, parasol, fish, rabbit, bell, and lantern, each done in ivory, abalone, wood or other material. Each drawer has a small handle that folds in to lie flat against the surface. The chest is raised on four 1.2 cm legs and has a 2 cm handle on top made of darker wood. Note: part j (foot) is in bottom left-hand drawer.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, ivory, abalone shell and lacquer
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stool1245/1

Wooden stool with four legs. Stool seat is flat and curves upwards at the ends. The ends are rounded. On the underside of the rounded ends and along the sides of the outside of the stool's seat, there are carved and painted designs of faces and wolves. The legs to the stool are carved and painted totem pole-like protrusions and are attached to the stool flaring slightly outwards. They are secured to the stool by a small piece of wood and have been nailed into place.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ditidaht
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolIe417

Carved wooden stool with a rectangular shape consisting of an elongated crocodile as the base with a flat, rectangular shaped, seat with rounded corners. The reptile has countless scales carved in shallow relief. The tail and neck extend; they are conical in shape and taper to a point. The neck has a chevron incised design and the face has an incised mouth with eyes and nose carved in relief. The seat is the back of the crocodile. The stool is covered in black pigment. The underside is hollowed.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
teak wood ? and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlIe420

Wooden oval shaped bowl with pointed ends. Small figures of fish (?) on either side of a bird (?) carved on both sides.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Suspension HookIe419

Carved wooden hook consisting of a female figure with a large oval shaped head with a long nose and a wide, open mouth displaying her teeth. Along the sides of the face is a rounded, triangular repeating design. The arms hang down to the knees which are slightly bent. The body is thin and triangular with an incised design; the genital area is exposed. The crescent shaped base has a stylized incised design surrounding a central face. There is a small fibre tie at the top. The wood is stained black, with a light coating of clay dust?.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre, clay ? and stain
Made in
Tami Islands, Morobe, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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