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Model Totem PoleNb3.1447

Carved and painted model pole with a halibut as the base. The figures above the halibut are: crab, octopus, bear holding a seal, killer whale with a seal in its mouth, and eagle. The halibut base is grey with black circle-in-circle eyes, a sideways mouth, black dashes on the side fin, black dashes along the top and the bottom and at the tail. The crab is red with circle-in-circle black eyes and its legs curled under. The octopus has black circle-in-circle eyes surrounded by a tapering red oval and a green area that connects across the bridge of the nose with black brows and black on top of the head; it also has a black outlined open red beak showing a plain tongue. The bear holding a seal has a black body, black circle-in-tapering-oval eyes surrounded by a green area with black brows above, red and green u form ears, green nostrils, an open mouth showing twenty-six plain teeth. The seal has a black body with black circle-in-circle eyes, red nostrils, and an open mouth showing eight plain teeth. The seal has a side fin and a tail, and curves to the left side. The killer whale with the seal in its mouth has a black body with black circle-in-circle eyes, a green nose with red nostrils, and an open mouth showing nineteen plain teeth. The killer whale has side fins and a dorsal fin with a frontal face and red u form within a larger black one that has a red ovoid within at the top. The seal is black with rounded eyes and nostrils and a curving body facing to the left side. The eagle at the top has oval black eyes surrounded by a green area with black brows above and a red lined beak. The outstretched side wings have four feathers with red u forms within larger black ones.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
red cedar wood, paint and yellow cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleNb3.1449

A model totem pole model depicting a beaver, a human with a fish, an animal with a frog, and a bird (from bottom to top). All of the figure's black eyes are surrounded by a mint green area with black brows above, except for the fish. The beaver has a birght blue ring going around through its mouth. The human has a black moustache around its closed red mouth with a blue design on each cheek. The human is painted wearing a blue upper garment and a red lower garment. The fish that the human is holding is painted with a blue, yellow, and black decoration. The animal above is painted wtih a red body. The frog that the animal above is holding is painted mint green and yellow with black dots. The bird's outstretched wings each have six feather sections painted mint green and red outlined with black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, metal and adhesive
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Line Marker Tool1306/1

Dark-reddish brown oval-shaped tool that narrows at one end. Narrow end has a rounded tip, has a dark brown coloured wheel that is inserted through the top, and has a metal turning device that is attached to one side by a bolt. Wider end has a large opening and is black in the centre.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Anklet1306/4 a-c

Part a, the anklet, is made of a leather cuff with metal buckle. One edge of the cuff has thin tassels cut from same piece, each of which has a hoof threaded onto it with pointy end nearest cuff. Parts b and c are two tassels with hooves that have broken off of part a.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
skin, hoof and metal
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1306/3

Birch bark container with round top and square base. Lid attached with piece of fibre. Leather handle knotted at side. Upper edge and lid edge sewn with overcast stitches.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
birch bark, fibre and leather skin
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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