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MaskA2487

Human face mask divided horizontally through the eyes. The two parts are joined with string through holes drilled in the ears. The brown face has circular cut out hole eyes surrounded by a black area that extends down the sides into a red feathery feature. The nostrils, mouth and ears are red. Above the open, upward pointed mouth, there is a curling black moustache. Red feathery hair above. Surface is smooth. Lightly painted in red and black. Series of holes around the upper perimeter are plugged with small pieces of wood.

Culture
Heiltsuk ?, Nuxalk ? or Tsimshian ?
Material
cotton fibre, paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA2484

Small silver spoon with a shallow bowl incised with a crest design.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
silver metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA2480

Convex surface incised with the design of a sea creature with flippers. Small hole drilled through the face.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA2479

Bone, incised on convex side with a design of a fish or sea creature. Small hole drilled through one side.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf325 a-b

Soft wood carving of a male figure (part a). Body and face are highly stylized and very squat. The oval eyes are bulging, the nose is relatively flat with wide nostrils, and the mouth is horizontally long. There are three curved diagonal grooved marks on each cheek, and on each side of the chest. Figure is dressed in a kilt-like garment, and is wearing a cap or a helmet with studs or knobs protruding. Arms are glued at an angle, poised in such a way so that they are holding a removable flute-like instrument (part b) which tapers to a point, and is two-stepped at the other end.

Culture
Mende
Material
wood and adhesive
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MortarA2609

Rough grey stone with a concave upper surface. Has an oval shape that is rounded at one end while pointed at the other end with a vertical groove in the middle of one of the long sides in between.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
vesicular lava stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubA2606

Antler, oval in cross section; carved animal head at one end which projects to one side; second animal head about one quarter of the length of the antler from the first head, and projecting from the same side. Most of club surface incised with designs.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
antler
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA2605

Elongated, curved length of bone; bottom tapers to a point; top is carved in the shape of a stylized human head wearing a truncated conical hat. Rectangular teeth exposed.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
bone
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2596

Elongated section of brown bone with one rounded end; ring marks incised around round end.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2595

Miniature totem pole carved from bone; lightly incised with four zoomorphic faces. White with traces of paint in depressions.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
bone and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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