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Grave FigureA1780

Carved wooden standing figure. Represents a female, with her face carved in deep relief. Heavy brows which formerly had hair and eyebrows of bear fur. Some white paint left on chin and cheeks. Large deep eyes, wide downturned nose, opened mouth, and pronounced breasts. Remnants of strips of skin (hair lost) attached to forehead. Arms alongside body and hands on hips. Wide legs. Skin remnants also near groin.

Culture
Coast Salish: Tla'amin
Material
paint, cat-tail grass, skin, cedar wood and metal
Made in
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA1860

Short, cylindrical basket made from plaited origin (raffia); wrapped twined weaving over two splint rows, direction of stitches changes with every four rows; rim is overcast.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
cedar root and palm leaf
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA1878 a-b

Basket (a) and lid (b) constructed of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel base construction and elongated watch-spring lid construction (no flange). Imbricated and beaded designs: the lid has three rows of beading in red cherry bark, and the basket has partial imbrication with vertical checkered bands ten stitches wide in black cherry bark and off-white cat-tail grass. Two stitches of each colour in checkerboard arrangement with some triangular double vertical bands in black.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flower BasketA1882

Cylindrical basket with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel slat base and cross-stitch on rim. One row is partially beaded with a radiating pattern in bark, next row has two alternating beaded stitches, and the following has three alternating beaded stitches.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root and bark
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ? or Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6375

Wooden, carved, khenkho mask with a long beak that curves downward at the tip. The beak is hinged with pieces of metal wire on either side of a lower mouth. The nostrils are raised and have ovoid shaped cutouts. The beak and nostrils are painted green with white and red edging. The eye is outlined in black on a white background; eyebrow is black. The head of the bird is flat. The inside of the mask is hollow.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6374

Mask with protruding forehead, recessed slit eyes, hooked nose, concave cheeks, temples and pursed lips. Ears are depicted realistically. Colours are black and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, human hair, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6371

Oval shaped mask with protruding forehead and eyebrow ridges, sharp protruding cheek bones, and an open mouth. Strips of skin are attached to the front of each eyebrow ridge. Traces of bright blue paint in eyes and nostrils. Strips of skin are attached to broken portions of the mask around the perimeter and back of the mask with fibre stitches.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood, skin and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6370

Wooden humanoid mask with a bulbous pointed forehead, a slightly hooked protruding nose, prominent cheekbones, and circular holes for eyes. Colours are green, grey and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Racing CanoeA1534

Miniature canoe carved out of cedar wood with wolf's head finial on one end. Six unfinished cross-bars support the canoe, which is painted red on the inside with darker red on the inner and top of the gunwale, dark green on the outside with a band of lighter green on the outer gunwale, and white at the ends.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar wood, paint and lacquer ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA1538

Wood paddle with an expansive design on both sides painted in black on brown. Design consists of an ovoid in tapering oval eye with a split u in front. Underneath, there is a pair of red u forms and a pair of black u forms. Behind this, there is a split u within a larger u form that has a plain ovoid within. Below, there is an ovoid in ovoid with three talon-like features. The tip of the blade has a solid black u form.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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