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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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Model Totem PoleA9319

Totem pole model. Standing figure has hands on belly and a thunderbird on head with outstretched wings. Colours used are green, orange and black.

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 PoleA2208

Model totem pole. From the top to the bottom, the pole features an eagle (missing one wing) and a bear holding and standing on a whale. Figures rest on a round base. Pole is signed on back with the following inscription: "Yakuglas Charlie James."

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 PoleA5336

Painted model totem pole with several figures on a base. From bottom to top: whale, man with fish, wolf with seal, and thunderbird. Artist's name on back near base. Figures are secured to rounded base with nails.

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 PoleA5334

A model totem pole depicting a man with a headdress and a wolf with a whale (from bottom to top). The wolf is painted with black eyes, a red nose, and dark green decoration around the sides of its head, and its body is painted red. The whale is painted black with dark green accents on its body and red dots along its lip line. The whale's head is in the wolf's mouth while its tail is in between the wolf's legs. The man has black eyes, black brows, and a black curled and 'spiked' moustache. His headdress has six flat upward pointing angular protrusions painted dark green, and red. He is painted with a dark green upper garment and a red lower garment.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
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 PoleA5333

Model totem pole. From the top down, the pole has the following figures: Thunderbird, a bear holding a whale, a man with a bird. Overall colours are blue, red, and black. Faint faint inscription on back. Figures sit on a round base and are secured by nails.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood 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 PoleA5331

Model totem pole with a thunderbird on top of a human holding a fish(?). Overall colours are black, brown-red, and green. Figures are secured to a rounded base with nails. Signed on the back.

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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