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Spoon2713/25

Small carved wooden spoon with a body of a fish as the handle; circular shaped bowl. The fish has black painted tail fin, black detailing and carved teeth. This spoon is carved in a light hardwood, and elaborated with black stripes, stipples, dots, and dashes.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2713/15

Open weave basket with a plaited bottom and coiled brim. Circular opening with narrower square shaped base. Dyed, dark brown strands create a striped pattern on the base and a crisscross pattern along the sides.

Culture
Haisla ?
Material
cedar bark ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon2713/24

Small carved wooden spoon with a body of a fish as the handle; oval shaped bowl. The fish has black painted tail fin, black detailing and carved teeth. This spoon is carved in a light hardwood, and elaborated with black stripes, stipples, dots, and dashes.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon2713/11

Carved spoon consisting of a large sheep horn bowl nailed to a carved mountain goat horn handle. Depicted from top to bottom: dorsal fin of a killer whale on the top of a human-like figure whose legs are also the tail of the whale. The side fin is positioned behind the tail which is resting on the head of the whale. In the whale’s mouth is an upside down human; the two figures are sharing a tongue. The whale’s eye is inlaid with abalone shell.

Culture
Haida
Material
mountain goat horn, mountain sheep horn, abalone shell and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2713/36

Black, carved soapstone figure depicting a man wearing a hooded tunic, pants and a cover over his head. He is in a crouched position, resting on one knee as he holds a seal, upright, in both of his hands.

Culture
Inuit
Material
soapstone stone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet2713/2

Small gold children’s bracelet engraved with a double killer whale design. The whales are facing each other. Fine crosshatching in the negative space.

Culture
Haida
Material
gold metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Napkin Ring2713/1

Carved silver napkin ring depicting a bear(?) in profile. It has bear-like body with a snout and bared teeth. Fine crosshatching in the negative spaces; vertical hatched border around each rim. The initials ‘M.F.R’ are engraved in the body.

Culture
Haida
Material
silver metal
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Backstrap LoomE164 a-h

A loom (parts a-g) an unfinished woven wool textile consisting of blue, green, yellow, orange, pink, red and white central stylized geometric designs surrounded by a repeating, multi-coloured square border all on a navy ground. The textile is attached at the top and bottom to a large, cylindrical shaped wooden stick (part a). Intertwined in the multi-coloured warp are two cylindrical shaped heddles, one covered in red and white twine (part g), the other in navy twine; a flat, rectangular batten with triangular, pointed ends (part d); one cylindrical shaped bar with indentations on the ends (part e) and two long cylindrical shaped sticks of various size (parts f and h). Separate to the loom is a hollow cylindrical shaped shed roll (part c) and the rectangular shaped brown, leather back strap (part b) that has large loops of twisted twine ties on either end.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre, wood, leather skin and dye
Made in
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomE130 a-e

Loom (part a-e) with an unfinished textile consisting of a zigzag and lozenge pattern in red, orange, purple, blue, green, pink and white with yellow borders on a red ground. The textile is attached to two large, cylindrical shaped wooden sticks; one at each end. Intertwine in the burgundy warp of the textile are seven wooden tools: two heddle rods; one bamboo stick; one flat, rectangular wood piece with triangular, pointed ends (part d) and three long cylindrical sticks of varying size (parts b, c, e).

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre, wood and lacquer
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomE129

Loom with an unfinished textile consisting of a floral design of two large pink, red and orange flowers with blue and green leaves on a burgundy ground. The textile is attached to three large, cylindrical shaped wooden sticks; two at the bottom. Intertwine in the cream warp of the textile are seven wooden tools: two are flat and rectangular with triangular, pointed ends; one is cylindrical with notched ends while the remaining four are simply cylindrical.

Culture
Maya
Material
cotton fibre, wood, dye, lacquer and plastic
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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