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PlateA1573

Undecorated, oval-shaped wooden plate. Rims flare slightly upwards. Bottom is rounded.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
alder wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Dugout CanoeA1570

Wooden model canoe. The bow and stern of the canoe become thinner and curve upwards slightly. The stern is thicker than the bow. The sides of the canoe are decorated with four figures painted in red, green and black. The interior of the canoe is undecorated.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor FigureA1800

Carved wooden figure sitting with knees drawn up. The head is oval shaped with large ovoid eyes, protruding nose and open mouth. The upper lip and chin are painted black; a red band is painted across the face, the bridge of the nose and around the lips. Arms that hang down to the sides are attached separately to the body.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA1552

Plain paddle- natural light brown colour.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA3489

Animal figure in the shape of a frog. Traces of red-orange ochre on one side.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
stone and ochre pigment
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feast DishA1786

Carved wooden, oval shaped dish with a triangular shaped end and a central concavity. Made from a single piece of wood, the bowl is shaped like a killer whale’s body with a tail fin carved in shallow relief with two thin red ovoids for detail. Above the tail is a small, rectangular shaped protrusion, possibly representing a dorsal fin. The opposite end has a red circle in circle design with a triangular shaped image radiating from two sides. The painting design is of an eagle. The sides have faded black and red lines.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, cedar wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA1492

Carved canoe paddle. Elaborate design painted in red and black on the blade, on both sides. Entire paddle heavily shellacked.

Culture
Heiltsuk ?
Material
yellow cedar wood, lacquer and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven RattleA1760

Raven rattle composed of two complementary parts. On the raven's back is a sea otter and a frog. The belly is decorated with a bird's face with recurved beak. Painted in red and black.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA1467

Head ring made from thin strands of twined cedar bark backed by cloth. Four vertical bands of twined bark are sewn to the outside of the head ring at even intervals. A wide, rectangular piece made from the same twined bark is sewn onto the front of the head ring. Possibly red pigment on bark?

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
pigment, cedar bark and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA1447

Long necklace made of glass trade beads strung onto metal wire. The necklace has a repeated pattern of two blue, ‘Russian’, beads next to three red, ‘white heart’ beads. At the end of the string is a large conical shaped blue bead and a Venetian ‘polychrome’ flower bead.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
glass, clay and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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