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MaskNb11.226

Unpainted mask, except for red along the outer surface of the lips and the inner circle of the eyes. Forehead is rounded and down sloping. Eyes are very deep set. Heavy raised eyebrows meet at the upper nose and extend upwards across the forehead and then down to the temples, and merge with the cheekbones. Narrow, sharply curved nose, hooks under the upper lip. Lips are narrow and flare at the corners and are pursed at the centre. Chin is a square ridge at the bottom front. Horsehair extends in twenty-six bunches from the top back edge of the mask. Two piece leather head strap is tied and nailed on the inside.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tla-o-qui-aht
Material
paint, metal, leather skin, horse hair and alder wood
Made in
Clayoquot, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb598

Folded checker work bag with a plain checker work base. On the sides, every fifth row row is open weave. Rim is coiled and twined. Handle is missing.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb599

Folded, twilled bag with a twined handle and a checker work base. Coiled and twined rim. Checker work for four rows below the rim (2 cm.).

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrayCb89

Circular, coiled basketry tray with abstract design. Light brown, dark brown and reddish/brown alternating circular rim sections, followed by triangle and broken line motif in three colours. Another band of alternating and repeated light brown, dark browh, reddish brown. Center is solid reddish brown.

Culture
Hausa
Material
dun palm leaf ?, elephant grass and dye ?
Made in
Sudan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Eskimo Family Caching FishNa725

Five human figures, holding fish and/or fish spears all facing toward the left where there is a pile of stones representing a cache. At the side on the right there is a group of four birds, three small and one as large as the humans. Some figures are in shaded tones of blue, others are black. At the upper corner on the left is the stamp of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative, Cape Dorset. Numbered 33/50 and is number 4-61 in the catalogue.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Men at PlayNa724

Group of figures, hands on one another's backs, all facing toward the left. Stamp of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative, Cape Dorset, on the right lower corner. Edition 26/50, number 47-61.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaulA3055

"Flat-top hand maul" made of polished dark stone. Stone handle flaring into circular head with a flat face. Smaller flat faced head on the handle end.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA6681

Small wooden totem pole with four figures. The front of the totem pole has three planes into which the four figures are carved. The figures may represent abstract forms of sea or water animals, possibly a whale, fish and frog? The figures are painted green and accented with white. The pole is painted red and rests on a small base painted green and red.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe HeadC1757

Blue-grey stone axe head with light grey lines running through it. Has triangular shape with rounded corners and rounded blade. Edges tapered.

Culture
Western Melanesian ?
Material
stone
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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D-AdzeA7365

D-adze with a blade has been made from a file. Leading end flared to a slightly curved sharp edge. Bound onto wooden handle with leather thong fastened through a hole in the handle. Handle is well polished wood carved with a bird's head and beak on the back end.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
steel metal, leather skin and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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