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Black Dance Bird RattleA6890

Elongated oval shaped rattle with short handle. Pointed end has metal sheet nailed on top. Bird shaped.

Culture
Coast Salish: Songhees
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spirit Dance StaffA6899

Deer hooves secured to top by twine and shoelace, handgrip in blue and white painted woven canvas, with red painted twine, deer hoof rattles, lattice work hand-grip.

Culture
Coast Salish: Songhees ?
Material
paint, cotton fibre ?, leather skin, fibre, deer hoof and wood
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance DrumA6901 a

Circular, handheld drum made from hide stretched over a wooden frame. Drum has four lengths of wire across the back with cloth covering the centre juncture, forming a handle.

Culture
Coast Salish: Songhees ?
Material
skin, metal, fibre and wood
Made in
Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance DrumA6902

Drum consisting of a hide stretched over a circular wooden frame. Eight wire spokes radiate to the centre, which is wrapped with cloth to create a handle. Traces of red and white paint on the face of the drum. The hide covering is badly torn in several places.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
paint, fibre, metal, skin and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA17100

Bent horn that has been tied to form a rattle; cotton strips are wrapped around the handle. Lead shot is inside the rattle to make noise.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
mountain sheep horn ?, cotton fibre, leather skin and lead metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spirit Dance WandA6884

Flat, carved wooden stick decorated with seven bands painted in red ochre. Wooden object tapers to a point at both ends.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood and ochre pigment
Made in
Koksilah, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spirit Dance StaffA17070

Long staff, pointed at the top, skinned bare of bark and branches up to 14 in. from the top where a series of 6 branches extend perpendicularly from the staff in all directions. A number of deer hooves and feathers are fastened with thongs and string around the branches. A blue nylon scarf is tied just below.

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
wood, deer hoof, nylon fibre, leather skin and feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spirit Dance HeaddressA17071 a

Wool headdress woven in sections with cotton warp for about four inches. One piece of wire is shaped to fit the crown of an old felt hat. More wire is attached to this and comes to a point bent forward. The smallest section of wool is circled around this and joined together. The other two are attached to a cloth which is in turn attached to the hat. It is crowned with raven feathers.

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
raven feather, wool fibre, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Black Dance Bird RattleA2102

Rattle in form of a bird, unpainted.

Culture
Coast Salish: Songhees
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Black Dance Bird RattleA2103

Bird shaped rattle painted red. Seams are tied together.

Culture
Coast Salish: Songhees
Material
fibre, paint and wood
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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