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ForkA8557

Fork carved from one piece of wood with four prongs and a handle carved into the shape of a fish baring teeth. The details of the fish are emphasized with black paint. This fork is carved in a light hardwood, and elaborated with black stripes, stipples, dots, and dashes.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA2207

A model totem pole depicting (from bottom to top): a bird with a frog, a man and a frog with their tongue's connecting, and a bear. The bird's circular black eyes are outlined in red and surrounded by a black ovoid. It has a small beak and mouth. The side wings have a black ovoid in ovoid in ovoid design. The frog facing upward in front of the bird has a black outlined, heart shaped face with circular black eyes outlined in red, and plain circular nostrils. It has a black dotted body. The man has black circle in tapering oval eyes with black brows above, a flat triangular nose, and an open mouth with a tongue extending into that of the frog's below it. The frog below the man has circular black eyes and a black body. The bear has black circle in tapering oval eyes, plain ears, black outlining the face, a flat rounded snout, and a downward turned open mouth showing sixteen plain teeth and four front fangs. Carved on a half-oval shaped pedestal.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleNb9.63

Model pole with a frog, raven, bear and human wearing shaman's headdress (bottom to top). Back has been hollowed out slightly.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon1570/18

Spoon with shallow scoop and long narow handle. The handle is carved with three Northwest Coast figures that are, from scoop upward, an inverted land otter, a human, and a bird (eagle or owl?).

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
maple wood and paint
Made in
Kitselas, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA7235

Stone carving of a woman sitting on the back of a large fish, in front of the dorsal fin. Carved from mottled white-grey stone.

Culture
Tsimshian ? or Gitxsan ?
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA8556

A brown wood spoon with a narrow bowl and a beaver-shaped handle. The downward facing beaver has circular black eyes, small ears at the back of the head, a vertical black line down the nose with three black lines at either side to create a v-shape, and an open red mouth showing twelve plain teeth. The body is decorated with black lines and the tail is cross hatched. This spoon is carved in a light hardwood and elaborated with black stripes in handmade native pigment, with red pigment in the mouth.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA152

Naturalistic carving of a salmon. Two small holes drilled through dorsal fin. Small hole in the belly with wooden plug inserted.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Kitselas, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA153

Naturalistic carving of a salmon. Three small holes drilled through dorsal area. Small hole in the belly with wooden plug inserted.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Kitselas, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA8914

Spoon is carved in a light hardwood, and elaborated with black stripes, stipples, dots, and dashes. Bowl is a typical shape with carved and painted handle outlined as a halibut.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA4260

Bird shaped dish with recessed bowl. Painted in black and red. Head of bird has black speckles and protruding red tongue. Painted face below bird head.

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