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CopperA6261

Small blackened copper with rectangular bottom section and flaring upper section. The upper section is slightly convex with a face design in brown, and the bottom section has four sets of two diagonal brown lines. The bottom edge is folded over, and there is a convex band running vertically up the centre joined to a convex band that runs horizontally across where the bottom section joins the top section. Part of a larger design is visible on the reverse and indicates that this small copper may have been made from a larger one.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentNb3.1329

Ornament made from a rectangular piece of abalone shell with two holes, one at the centre of each longer edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA4328

Rectangular-shaped basket with handles on the inside top rim. Sides are composed of wrapped and twined openwork weaving with warp coiled around splints at the top (wrapped warp border). The base is composed of two-strand twilled plaiting.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScoopA4331

Dark brown scoop in the shape of a clam shell. Notched hole in the middle of the rim on one side. Rim is jagged at one end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletA4332

Bracelet made from a strip of silver that is slightly convex and has been bent into an oval shape with a hole at one end and a hook at the other. The band has been engraved with a raven motif.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
silver metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShredderA4330

Thin, wooden board that tapers in thinness towards a slightly bevelled edge. An elongated oval hole at the wider upper edge forms a handle. The top edge curves downards from the handle and flares upwards with a slight curve to a point at each corner.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance ScreenA4327

White cotton dance screen with black design. The design is a raven motif in profile with wings and legs extended. There is a bear-like figure in the torso. The motifs are painted in black with an oil spread into the fabric beyond the black outlines. The design is cut off on both sides. The top and bottom edges are hemmed. There are holes along the top edge for hanging.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, charcoal pigment and oil
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletA6260

Bracelet made of a thick brass wire formed into a c-shape.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
brass metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletA6259

Bracelet made from a length of brass formed into a c shape.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
brass metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA6258

Ornament composed of a rectangular piece of abalone shell. Two holes are perforated through the shell at the centre of the two opposite longer edges.

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