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Canoe BailerA8070

Large canoe bailer with wooden handle. Outer bark remains on interior surface, but has been removed from both ends where the bark has been pleated. The pleated ends are secured to the wooden handle with strips of a different type of bark, which has more knots in it and is more reddish in colour. The pleated ends are tall and extend up past the wooden handle.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
bark, wood and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe BailerA8071

Cedar bark canoe bailer with wooden handle. The outer bark remains on the exterior surface. A straight incision has been made into the bark at each of the ends and most of the outer bark has been removed from the area above. The ends have been pleated and are secured to the wooden handle with string. Thin, wooden splints have been inserted into the bark along the edges of the bailer. There are three splints on each side, some of them have come through the bark and are visible on the inside. The bailer is slightly warped, with one end wider than the other.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
cedar bark, wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA8072

Model totem pole with two animal figures depicted. A bear figure forms the base of the pole with a raven perched at the top. The raven has its head and wings tucked in against its breast. The pole is painted blue, black, red, and orange.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Canoe ProwA8073

Carved wooden figure depicting a mythical sea wolf. The figure sits upon a small base. It has a wolf's head with prominent nostrils and bared teeth and small ears that extend backwards above the eyes. Below the head are two coils of a serpent's body. The serpent's body has incised cross-hatch designs and larger painted diamond markings. Black, red, and orange paint accentuate these designs.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubA8076

Short heavy club with bulbous head. Handle butt is carved with a face on one side whose mouth corresponds with a half-inch hole through the butt. Plain rounded handle expands into hexagonal fore-shaft which tapers and then expands to a slightly flattened ball-shaped head. Heavy working marks, especially on head. Very highly polished dark finish.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlA8079

Spindle whorl comprised of a round, wooden disc with a small hole in its centre. Flat dorsal surface and slightly convex ventral surface. The convex surface is engraved with an anthropomorphic bird figure with lines radiating from around its body. The head and torso are human-like, but the legs and wings are bird-like.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
alder wood
Made in
Westholme, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA8081

Carved figure of a seated man. The figure has a large head with a flat top, wide eyes and a wide open mouth. His hands are in his lap, his knees together. The front of the figure is painted green with markings in white, yellow and red. The back is brown with white markings. There are five nails in the back of the figure, two have string underneath.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat NeedleA8085 a-d

Four long narrow, wooden mat needles (parts a-d) with triangular cross sections and flat, pointed tips. The tips widen slightly before narrowing to a point. Round shaped, eye holes are present at the ends opposite of the points. Made from a yellowish brown coloured wood.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Westholme, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA8090

Bear tooth ornament, consisting of a large, slightly conical shaped tooth with a hole drilled through the top. Attached through the hole is a strip of leather, tied in a knot.

Culture
Coast Salish: T'Sou-ke ?
Material
leather skin and bear tooth
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PinA8091

Large safety pin. Sharp end of pin is secured by a rounded metal cap.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
brass metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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