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RattleA8046

Brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, each with a semi-cylindrical handle, creating a full rounded oval rattle. Along either sides of each piece, there is a hole to bind the two pieces together with cedar bark. Pieces are also bound together at the top. Handle is bound with brown cloth. Designs consisting of whale, bird, and bear motifs. One side has two inward facing profile bird heads, each with a black oval in oval eye with the head outlined by black and the beak outlined by red with black diagonal lines underneath. In between the beaks of the birds, there is a red split u with a pair of inverted red split us within black u forms above. The other side has a larger face on top of a smaller one. The larger face has black ovoid in ovoid eyes, a long horizontal oval nose, an open red mouth with twelve plain teeth with a red split u in between the eyes above the nose and an inverted red u form within a black one above that has diagonal red lines at either top side. The smaller face has circular black eyes outlined by a tapering red oval with an inverted tear-drop-shaped red nose, and a downward turned red mouth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, cedar bark and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HornA3615

A hollow, brown trumpet-like horn, sometimes called a whistle. Circular in cross-section with a tapering section that flares outward to the larger end. Bound with bark near the middle. (No additional air vent.)

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HornA6203

A hollow, bottle-shaped, brown wood whistle/horn that is circular in cross section with a neck tapering to a flat, beak-like mouthpiece. Bound with white string around near the middle.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BatonA6439

Drum baton or beater. Brown wood cylindrical baton that tapers downward to an outward flaring handle end. Carved with a Thunderbird design. Has ovoid in ovoid eyes with an upward and outward curling horn-like protrusion at the top of either side. The downward pointing beak has a circle in the middle. At the top of the wings, there is an ovoid while both the inner and the outer feathers have a u form within a larger u form that has a horizontal rectangle within (the inner wing has a straight end while the outer wing has a pointed tip. The claws, below the wings, have an ovoid from which an inward curving tip emanates with a curving shape to the outer side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BatonA4377

Drum baton or beater. Brown wood cylindrical baton that tapers downward to an outward flaring handle end. Carved with an expansive design. Has tapering oval eyes in an ovoid. In between the eyes, there is a u form and a split u with an elongated u form above that has a pair of u forms, a u form, a circle, and a split u within. Below, there is a downward pointing triangle. At either side, there is an ovoid at the top with a split u, an ovoid and another split u at the tip. These are in turn surrounded by a v-shape that has a pair of ovoids at the central bottom. The back has a vertical row of three split u's.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC667

Wide sword-shaped brown-black wood club. 'Blade' has designs of five vertical scrolls borderd by a zig zag line at either end near the blunt end where there is a blunt protrusion. Emphasized with white chalk. 'Blade' flares outward to a flat blunt end. The 'grip' flares outward to a wavy line. Rounded 'pommel' has a carved 'frame' in a u-shape.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
chalk stone and ebony wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaC846

Brown-black wood piece that has a handle in the form of a crouching human figure. Body is decorated with crescent-shaped lines. Face has circular eyes and a long nose as well as a brow line, and an open mouth with jagged teeth. A knob is at the top of the head. There is a band of triangles around the base of the figure. Designs emphasized with lime. 'Blade' tapers to a flat rounded point and is perpendicular to the human figure.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
lime mineral and ebony wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime SpatulaC844

Brown-black wood piece that flares upward along the handle where two symmetrical birds are back to back on handle end with spiral patterns. Short 'blade' tapers to a flat rounded point. The space in between has a ridge on either side with a heart-shaped face at the bottom end. Designs emphasized with lime.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime mineral
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime SpatulaC1088

Brown-black wood piece that has a handle in the form of a crouching human figure. Face has circular eyes and a long nose as well as a brow line. Head has a wide area for the hair. There is a band of triangles around the base of the figure. 'Blade' tapers to a flat rounded point and is perpendicular to the human figure.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
wood
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaC841

Brown-black wood piece that has a handle in the form of two crouching figures with a decorated body. Figures are at right angles to each other. Figures are decorated with hour-glass shapes and crescent-shaped lines. Designs emphasized with lime. Faces have circular eyes, a long nose, and a wide mouth. 'Blade' tapers to a flat rounded point.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime mineral
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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