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BasketryE270

Circular piece of basketry. The beginnings of a coiled root basket with a frayed, unfinished end.

Culture
Seri
Material
root
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon HeadE271

Iron harpoon head with a wooded, cylindrical handle wrapped with twisted cotton twine. The harpoon head has a short cylindrical body that tapers to a point; four barbs. There is circular rubber stop between the harpoon head and the handle along with a loop of heavy, twisted cord attached to the base.

Culture
Seri
Material
iron metal, wood, cotton fibre and rubber
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleE272

The bottom has a groove the entire length. There is a small hole near the middle and an "ear" at each end.

Culture
Sumu
Material
wood
Made in
Musuwas, Nicaragua
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlE273

Plain brown undecorated half of an oval gourd fruit.

Culture
Sumu
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Musuwas, Nicaragua
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceE274

White necklace with snail-like shells and dark brown tubular wooden beads strung on a blue string. White shells have orange colouring on the inside. One of the beads appears to be charred.

Culture
Seri
Material
olivella shell, cotton fibre and wood
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA1450

Russian-type faceted round blue trade beads on closed string. Several are mottled with black. One light blue bead.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA1451

Spherical beads in blue, green, and white strung in pairs in between dentalium shells. Strung in a circular necklace.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
dentalium shell, glass and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA1452

Necklace of paired dentalium shells alternating with white, green, dark blue and light blue trade beads; strung on a light cord. Abalone shell pendant.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
dentalium shell, abalone shell, glass and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry HatA1465

Basketry hat with primarily plain twined weave with some diagonal twined sections on the brim. Above the crown of the hat are a series of four cylindrical protrusions of plain twined weave around the sides of each, and twined and wicker weave on the underside of each with a hole in the topmost protrusion. Two bands of black on the brim and on the cylindrical protrusion below the topmost protrusion.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
cedar bark, spruce root ? and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8431 a-b

Mask (a) made from two pieces of wood joined down the centre of the mask at an angle and supported by a triangular piece of wood at the top. The mask is painted white with heavy black eyebrows, light blue around the circular eyes with a red and blue design element at the temples, red nostrils, a black scalloped design that arches over the cheeks from the nostrils to the chin, a black moustache, red lips, and a black line under the lower lip. A tuft of off-white and brown feathers, some of which are painted blue at the tips, are attached to a wooden stick with blue string and adhesive fabric tape that has been painted blue (b), and the tuft fits into a hole in the top of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, feather, fibre, adhesive and dye
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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