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Model Totem PoleNb3.1307

Model totem pole painted brown, black, green, and red-brown. It consists of a human figure on a base; a long fish held face down in front of the human; and an eagle with outstretched wings standing on the human's head. The base and wings are separate pieces of wood, attached by nails and glue. Painted designs include facial features, face painting on the human, fish scales, a face on the eagle's body. Signed "Charlie James" and "EGD" on back; "Duncan" written on base.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, adhesive, paint and metal
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA2540 a-c

Model totem pole figures (part a) portraying a raven(?) and a Sisiutl which has panels (parts b and c) that are inserted into the base of the pole and project from each side. Overall, painted with the colours black, red, and green. Figures are secured to a rounded base with nails.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA1930

Model totem pole figures portraying an eagle with upswept wings perched on a whale, embellished with a face on its tail. The black eyes are surrounded by a dark green area with black brows above and a red lined beak. The upswept wings each have five feather sections painted dark green and red outlined with black. The chest has a face that has its black eyes surrounded by a dark green area. The whale is painted black with black eyes that are surrounded by a dark green area, a red nose, and red lips, with eiqht pairs of circles along each upper side of its back. "Alert Bay" written on back of bird.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance KnifeA7831

Warrior dance knife, or baton in the form of Sisiutl. Central front-facing head with two upward and outward curling horn-like appendages at the top and a profile head on either side, each of which has another upward and backward curling horn-like appendage at the top. Each profile head has a red tongue that protrudes outward at a slight upward angle. Painted black, red, and green.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA8086

Model totem pole. From the top down, the pole has the following figures: an eagle with outstretched wings, a killer whale, and a human. Figures rest on a round base. Colours used are black, red and green.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA7819

Eagle figure (part a) with outstretched wings. Embellished with Northwest Coast design elements painted in red, green, and black. Part b is a detached wing. On the back is the artist's name.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and lacquer
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA7816

Figure of an eagle (part a) with outstretched wings. Northwest Coast design elements are used to decorate the piece. Colours used are red, green and black. One wing (part b) has the artist's name on the back, as well as the number six. Another wing (part c) has the number six in pencil and has pencil outlines near the edges.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and lacquer
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA7813

Totem pole model from bottom to top: block of wood with designs on sides, man holding frog, bear holding killer whale, thunderbird, pole is inserted in the block base. Dorsal fin of whale and wings bird are inserted. Lateral fin of whale nailed. Colours are black, red, and green. Signed on back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, fibre and lacquer
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA6601

Wooden dish in the shape of a wolf. Tail protrudes from the back of the dish and curls inwards. Head of the wolf has a long snout and an opened mouth. There are Northwest Coast design elements painted on the outside of the dish in green, black, and red. On the underside of the dish, a handwritten inscription reads: "Charlie James." There is also a word written in Kwakwa'la below the name.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA17139 a-e

Model totem pole (part a). Figures from the top down are Thunderbird (wings parts b-c), a human figure (possibly Tsonoqua?) holding its knees, a wolf or bear with a copper in its mouth, a raven, and Sisiult (double-headed serpent) at the base (includes parts d-e). Signed on the back. Pole is secured to a rounded base with nails.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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