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House Screen BoardNb7.242 c

A long rectangular cedar plank with faded red and black painted Northwest Coast designs imprinted in the surface of the wood. Circular hole on bottom half of plank. Two rectangular notches are horizontally carved to one side of the plank near on side of the centre of the plank and have cedar bark stitching. Two rectangular notches are vertically carved on the bottom and the top end of the plank near the other edge of the plank.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
cedar bark, cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Calligraphy2645/4

Calligraphy on the insides of two hinged sheets. Both the left and the right images show text in a linear form that are outlined in black following the shape of the words on a background of gold. Borders of dark blue, then green, surround the text all on a background of orange. Writing appears above the right text. The meaning and purpose of the texts is on the front outside cover. Small writing appears in the lower left front cover and the lower right back cover. A piece of paper with writing, in ink, was between the hinged sheets.

Culture
Persian
Made in
Iran ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Calligraphy2645/2

Calligraphy on the insides of two hinged sheets. The left image text is black ink surrounded by a thin black outline which is following the shape of the words. The background is gold with finely drawn black flowers. Borders of gold, red, and blues separate the text into two lines. A brown border surrounds these, and an orange border surrounds them all. Above the orange border, there is a gold, blue, and orange design element with writing below it. The right image is different text but with the same layout and design. The outside front discusses the purpose of the text. Writing appears on the front and back outside covers. Writing also appears in the top right corner of the front and the top left corner of the back.

Culture
Persian
Made in
Iran ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Calligraphy2645/9

Calligraphy on one side of the sheet with translation on the reverse. Two lines of text are surrounded by a light grey cloud-like background that follows the shape of the writing. These are in turn on a gold background with floral motifs, each surrounded by a dark reddish-brown border. Another gold-patterned border surrounds both the columns and the borders, which are surrounded by yellow, red, gold, and blue borders. Three gold floral designs extend from the framed writing to the side edge of the paper. These floral designs, along with the framed writing, are surrounded by a thin yellow border. On the reverse, in pencil, there is some English translation with handwritten characters underneath.

Culture
Persian
Made in
Iran ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1183/17

A papier-mache mask painted gold with red decoration. There is a headdress. The bulging eyes ar cut out, and so is the rectangular mouth with four fangs and teeth. Another bulging eye is sideways in the middle of the forehead. There are fibre string knots at the back.

Culture
South India
Material
paste adhesive, paper, paint and fibre
Made in
Kerala, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA1564

Wooden, long paddle with a wide, flat, rounded blade and a cylindrical shaped handle mounted onto a rectangular shaped shaft that thickens into a cylindrical shaped centre. The centre flattens out into the blade. The paddle is undecorated.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Picture Frame1960/733

Wooden picture frame with photograph of a school class glued onto the centre. Frame is incised with Northwest Coast images. Inscription on reverse.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and ink
Made in
Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Picture Frame1960/731

Wooden picture frame with photograph of a residential school building glued onto the centre. Frame is incised with Northwest Coast images.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and ink
Made in
Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Picture Frame1960/730

Wooden picture frame with photograph of a painting of a fort and a battle glued onto the centre. Frame is incised with Northwest Coast images. Inscription on reverse.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and ink
Made in
Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Picture Frame1960/729

Wooden picture frame with photograph of a ship glued onto the centre. Frame is incised and paintedred and green with Northwest Coast images. Inscription on reverse.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, paint and lacquer
Made in
Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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