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BowA7915

Bow with string. A wide flat bow, both faces convex in cross-section. Narrow ends widen toward the middle and then narrow again at handgrip. A grooved channel runs the length of the bow on the outer face. A set of notches at either end for holding the bow string. The string is made of twisted sinew. Wood is polished to a deep red-brown.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
sinew and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdzeA7156

Grooved adze, dark coarse stone blade, wedge-shaped. Cut down and grooved along the top face near the back end to hold hafting securely. Lashed with twisted cedar root to a carved wooden halting platform with an acutely-angled branch providing a cylindrical shaped handle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, root and stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8473

Cylindrical coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with double looped border and coiled handles out of top row. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of vertical bands with black bark triangles against red bark background, and vice versa.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
dye, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry MatA8472

Small, circular, cedar root mat of interlocking coiled work. Consists of eight plain coiled areas (starting with watch-spring construction) connected by two concentric bands of loop work. The centre design has a star-like appearance. There are interspersed black coils along the outer ring; black and red double coils on the middle ring and an all red central ring.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3155

Painted wood mask that has a face carved forward in a slant. Nose and jaw project outward. Cut out circular eyes are surrounded by a plain carved tapering oval and recessed with deep sockets. Has a black face with red cut out nostrils, and a slightly parted red mouth.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
wood, cinnabar mineral, graphite mineral and paint
Made in
Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe HeadD1.237

Plain axe head slightly convex in shape.

Culture
Interior Salish: Secwepemc
Material
iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe HeadD1.236

Hand made axe head. Has a hole for the attachment of a handle.

Culture
Interior Salish: Secwepemc
Material
iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lunch BasketA8447

Basket with cedar root slat foundation and coiled elements of cedar rootlet. Lid is attached with rawhide thongs. Simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches with a parallel slat base and lid. Base with graduated parallel reinforcement stitches, and lid with one continuous slat around circumference. Decorated with beading in red and black-dyed cherry bark. Base has flange and is decorated with partial beading. The partial beading consists of vertical groupings of diamond shapes, each consisting of four smaller diamond shapes. There are three groupings, which alternate red/black, on the lid and front and back sides of the basket (one on each edge side).

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo ?
Material
cedar root, skin and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8446

Part (a) Large urn shaped coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with lid. imbricated design of diagonally criss-crossing bands of red and dark cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) between. In the space created between are four vertical crosses in dark and red cherry bark with cat-tail grass centers. Foot of two coiled rows. Part (b) lid has barely indented flange on lid. Imbrication has same band configuration forming three peaks. Knob at center of lid.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA7865

Hollow, tube-like wooden whistle; carved in the shape of a fish head, painted blue and red.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Kyuquot
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Kyuquot, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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