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DishA7455 a

Rectangular shaped dish with flared sides. Shorter sides a convex, and longer sides are concave. Opposite ends have beaver head and tail carved as design; opposite sides have beaver sides as design.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Halibut HookA7452

Two carved wooden arms lashed together in a "v" shape. Iron spike lashed at an acute angle to main arm. Shank of darker coloured wood is carved with a boat shape design in deep relief flanked by two figures (heads of creatures?). A hole is drilled through the shank and the leader line secured through this hole.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dowry boardA7281

Thick wooden board with faint black eye design outlined with sea otter teeth to form a face.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, sea otter tooth and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA2131

Brown wood whistle that is circular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in brown twine in three sections, one near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is also a rounded rectangular hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA2130

Brown double reed whistle that is oval in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in three sections with brown twine, two near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby at either side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA2.583

Weight; roughly oval with hole drilled at either ends.

Culture
Inuit
Material
whale bone
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScraperA2.582

Roughly rectangular wedge carved from white-grey whale bone.

Culture
Inuit
Material
whale bone
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA7464

Square mat - very fine weave. Geometric design of intersecting bands formed by groups of dark strands running at regular intervals through both warp and weft. Edge finished by folding back ends to make a short hem and binding them down with an extra stitch.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
cedar bark and mud dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA7451

Leaf-shaped wooden dish with flat underside and vein design in relief on underside.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
alder wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA7449

Large spoon with a wide, deep bowl carved from horn: grey-brown handle, yellow-white bowl, bear carved on handle.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
mountain sheep horn
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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