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PaddleA7520

Wood paddle with fine designs painted in black on both sides of the blade. One side has an ovoid in ovoid eye form with a split u in front and an elongated split u below with a larger black one underneath; behind, there is a split u and a circle in circle form; behind all of this, there is a circle in circle with a split u to one side and an elongated triangle to the other side with a large black split u above; and at the tip, there is a black triangle that has a plain circle within. The other side shas an ovoid in ovoid eye form with a split u and a u form in front with a split u behind; below this, there is a large black split u; behind all of this, there is a circle in circle with a split u to one side and an ovoid to the other side with a large black split u above; and at the tip, there is a black triangle that has a plain circle within.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA7522

Wood paddle with an elaborate design painted in black on both sides of the blade. One side has a profile face facing to the left side; from the left to the right below this face, there are the following: a large black split u, an s-shape and a u form with partial cross hatching, and an ovoid in ovoid with a split u; underneath all of this, there is an ovoid in ovoid within a large black split u; and at the tip, there is a black triangle that has a plain circle within. The other side has an ovoid in ovoid with a split u in front; below this, there is a plain split u and a larger black split u; behind all of this, there is a circle in circle with a split u and a large black split u above; and at the tip, there is a black triangle that has a plain circle within.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA7519

Fine designs using eye forms painted in black on blade (both sides), rounded end on the blade. Has an ovoid eye form with a split u above; extending along one edge, there are the following: a split u that has cross hatching on the bottom, an ovoid eye form, a pair of split u's, a pair of split u's that have cross hatching within, and two talon-like features with an s-shape below that has cross hatching within surrounding a plain circle; extending along the other edge, there are the following: four various solid rounded shapes; and an eye form and a split u with various solid roudned shapes.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA7523

Wood paddle with an eye design painted in black on both sides of the blade. Has an elongated ovoid in tapering oval eye with a split u in front and a u form below that has dashes within. Underneath, there is a plain split u and a black split u with another one extending down to the handle while there is a solid curved shape at the tip. Behind this eye form, there is an ovoid, a pair of split u's, s-shapes that have diagonal lines within, and an abstract curving shape.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA7524

Wood paddle with a complex design in red and white painted on both sides of the blade and the handle. Both sides of the blade has an outward facing profile face with a pair of red-outlined split u's below and a black split u at the tip. Behind this face, there is a pair of red u forms within a red u form that has cross hatching within within a black u form, an eye form, and a black-outlined split u. One side of the handle has three pairs of black semi-circles and one pair of red semi-circles at the end while the other side of the handle has cross hatching and diagonal lines with a red-outlined split u within a black u form that has a plain ovoid within at the end.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA7525

Wood paddle with a design painted in red and black on the blade and the handle on both sides. Near the tip of the blade, there is an outward facing profile face. Behind this face, there is a red-outlined split u within a u form that has cross hatching within. There are also three black talon-like features. 'Siwash Indians Vancouver Is.' is painted on the handle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA7516

Wood paddle with designs painted in green, white, and red oil paint on the blade. One side appears to be a whale while the other side has an eye form. Whale has red ovoid in ovoid in tapering oval eye with a red body that has green accents as its tail curves upward. Green eye form has elongated red u form extensions. White background with red and green borders. Handle heavily varnished.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic1228/1

Man’s off-white, long, silk shirt with round neck and long set-in sleeves, embellished with a panel of fine white-on-white embroidery (including some open work) in the front chest area, from the neckline to the waist. A placket opening on the right shoulder is closed with two metal snaps. Sleeves are straight with a simple hem at the wrists. Narrow yoke at the back shoulder area. A small pocket is located in the right side seam. There is a tuck at the waist. The hemline is curved, with small side slits.

Culture
Afghan
Material
silk fibre and metal
Made in
Kandahar, Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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yaahl kingnganggang (Raven Calling)2690/1 a-e

Large metal sculpture, called "Raven Calling". Large, black, abstract raven design; made in two halves that join at the back and open outward. Pieces are held at bottom centre by three metal rectangular pieces (parts c-e) that screw into the two main pieces. Each side (parts a-b) is 147 x 115 x 3 cm. Made of epoxy powder-coated, machine-cut aluminum.

Culture
Haida
Material
aluminium metal and paint
Made in
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coat1404/29

Black silk garment with embroidered blue and white flowers. Sewn together at the sides and shoulders, with a short unfolded stand-up collar. Opens in the centre front, held together by four pairs of round metal buttons and has slits up each side. The collar is blue with several bands: white dots on red background, black dots on tan background, blue floral. Around the collar are more bands, floral on cream background, solid blue and purple, green on tan background, reach a decorative point beneath the shoulders. The bands begin again midway down the centre front of the tunic, continue along the bottom hem and midway up the sides. The bands are purple, green on tan background, floral on cream background and a thin band of solid blue. The end of each sleeve has a solid cream band that wraps inside the sleeve. The inside band has embroidery of women in a garden. There are many embroidered blue, white flowers spread over the rest of the garment. The bands around the neck and hem and the blue, white flowers continue on the back. The inside lining is blue-green silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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