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SkirtA2303

Alternate strips of red and golden coloured cedar bark. Strips are folded double and twined together at the top with two rows of string.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, fibre and dye ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA2304

Skirt made from alternate groups of strips of red and yellow cedar bark folded double and secured with two rows of twine, one along the top and one approximately halfway down the length. There are twisted twine ties on either side.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA2305

Alternate strips of red and golden coloured cedar bark. Strips are folded double and secured with two rows of twining near the top. A white feather tied to one of the strips.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, feather and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA2306

Alternate strips of red and golden coloured cedar bark. Strips are folded over on the top and secured with a row of twining. A lower row of twining extends halfway across the skirt. Long narrow strips of cedar bark - alternating red and light golden colours. A large white feather is tied to the cedar near the middle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, feather and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA2308

Mottled, bark brown stone with a smooth surface and large, roughly circular indentations on the top and bottom.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2309

Tan basket of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction and a foot of two coiled rows. Decorated with partial imbrication that consists of a vertical zigzag design (three on each of the sides and one on each of the ends) in red/white/black/white/red. Foot is partially beaded in red cherry bark.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
dye, canary grass, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RingA2310

Two rings of twisted, shredded cedar bark bound one on top of the other. Bound at one point with a large knot and bundle of shredded cedar bark.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Speaker's StaffA9181

Long staff with carved standing human figure joined (with wiggle nails) to the top. Six miniature coppers nailed to the staff, the uppermost nailed to the figure's chest. The lowest copper is a t-shaped scrap. A piece of abalone is glued to the front of the staff below the two central coppers, and the entire staff is painted red. The figure stands erect with his right arm outstretched, the other at his side. He wears brown-painted clothing and a red painted skull cap decorated with four pieces of abalone at front, back and sides. The face carving is highlighted with red and black paint and is heavily shellacked. Rubber cap on bottom.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood, copper metal, abalone shell, rubber ? and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6801

Mask depicting a fish with round eyes and exaggerated, protruding ears (one is missing). Facial features are painted black and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA2261

Rectangular mat with woven pattern. There are six bands through the weft strands. Each band has two strips of dark bark on a downward diagonal and a centre strip of dark natural bark on an upwards diagonal. Together the strips form a zigzag design. The border around the edges of the mat is formed by a double line of dark strips through the warp, crossing at the corners. The edges are finished by overcasting on a core of cedar bark. The mat is sewn together in the middle on the weft axis.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark and mud dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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