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Walking StickA2238

Walking stick of yellow cedar wood. Stick has three sections: 18 cm. of plain wood from the base; a central section carved in 3/4 round (as a totem pole); and an upper section (15 cm.) that is plain, expanding to a knob handle. The central section has a vertical series of sketchily-carved figures depicting a bird, an animal, a bird, a whale, and a figure (from top to bottom). The bird at the bottom has circular black eyes surrounded by a red area with black brows above, red and black ears, a red lined yellow beak, and two-feathered side wings that consist of a long black u form that has a yellow detailing with a yellow ovoid along the upper part. The upward crouching animal above has circular yellow eyes outlined by black and surrounded by a red tear drop shape, red dot ears within a black u form, a yellow dotted black face, an open red mouth showing sixteen plain teeth, and a yellow body with black limbs. The bird in the middle has circular yellow eyes outlined by black with black brows above, red and black ears, a yellow beak with a closed red mouth, and two-feathered side wings that consist of a black u form with a red and yellow dot within and a black semi-oval along the upper part. The downward facing whale has circular yellow eyes surrounded by a black oval and a green oval, red nostrils, an open red mouth showing sixteen plain teeth, a yellow dotted black back with a small dorsal fin, a red and black dotted plain body, and a face on the upward and downward curving tail. The figure at the top has circular black eyes surrounded by a green area with black brows above, black nostrils, a red mouth surrounded by a yellow area with a black chin, and a black body. The figure is holding a plain copper ? that has red and black face on the upper portion with a vertical red line at either side of the lower portion. The figure wears a two-tiered hat that has black u forms with red in between the plain split u within and a yellow dot at the top.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
yellow cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookEdz1106

Small, pick-like metal tool; gently curved metal piece attached to the top of a straight wooden handle. A short, straight piece of metal protrudes from the bottom of the handle.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA2123

Brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, each with a semi-cylindrical handle, creating a full rounded oval rattle bound with brown string in an x-formation at the top and around the handle. Along either sides of each piece, there is a hole. Two face designs in green, red, and black (one on each side). One side has black circle in circle eyes surrounded by a green area in a black ovoid with black brows above that each have a red line on top with a pair of black leaf-like shapes in between. Below the eyes, there is a black outlined green dashed u form. Around the outer side of each eye and connecting across the bridge of the nose, there is a curving green line. The black nose has red dot nostrils. A pair of curving red lines with a green dotted line below is on each cheek. The downturned red mouth is outlined by black with a green moustache above. The other side has black circle in circle eyes surrounded by a green area in a black ovoid connected by three upward curving black lines with black brows above that each have a red line on top with a black v-shape in between. In between the brows and the eyes, there is a curving green line. A curving red line with a green one below is on each cheek. The black nose has red dot nostrils. The upturned red mouth is outlined by black.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA7593

Wood figure of a man in a coat with a flat hat on his head. Has oval eyes with upraised brows above, a bulbous nose, and a slightly downturned mouth. His arms are bent at the elbows so that his hands are resting just above on his thin waist from where the coat flares outward and downward to about the knees. He is wearing shoes which go slightly over the rectangular base.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2519

Wood figure of a woman carrying a baby. She is sitting wearing a long skirt which has a horizontal incised band of oblique hatching. Her black hair is long and parted in the middle. Her black circle in tapering oval eyes are surrounded by a red oval line with black brows above and a closed red mouth. The child is wearing a long dressing gown, resting his or her head on the woman's right shoulder. The child's circular black eyes are surrounded by tiny black dots with black brows above, black hair, and a closed red mouth.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA5280

Wood figure of a man that has a red-brown body and the arms nailed to the shoulders. Has circular black in white eyes surrounded by a tapering red-brown and green oval with black brows above and a plain area around the red-brown nose and mouth with a bit of white. A vertical green line is down along the chest and at either outer side of each leg.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mortar ?A2438

Mottled yellow-brown and grey oval stone with a concave top surface and carved with three faces around the sides that are grooved. On the longer sides, one side has crescent-shaped eyes with a downward turned mouth while the other side has grooved eyes, a triangular nose, and a thin mouth. One of the shorter sides has a double face with a mouth in the middle of two pairs of eyes, the top ones of which are circular while the bottom ones of which are oval. The other shorter side has a large groove around the middle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven RattleA6308

Hardwood rattle with the top piece in the form of a raven that has a reclining figure on its back connected to a frog by a protruding tongue and the bottom piece in the shape of a rounded semi-oval emphasized by a bird's face with a recurved beak. Handle is bound with brown string with brass tubing also bound to the handle. Raven has black ovoid in ovoid eyes surrounded by a tapering oval and a green area. The nostrils are a black circle outlined by white on a black beak with an open red mouth and tongue. At either side of the neck, there are two black outlined u forms that have a pair of green, white, and red u forms within. The back is black with red wings that have three sets of downward angled diagonal red lines outlined by black with a white circle at the tip. The tail has an upward curving red ovoid outlined by black from which emanate four feathers that have a black u form that has a white rectangle within and separated by a vertical red line. The reclining human on top has its head resting on an inverted red bordered dark blue split u. The human has a red body and a black face with circular black eyes surrounded by a green area with black brows above and a black line around the mouth where the red tongue of the green frog connects. Connected to the back of the frog, there is a bird head that is part of the raven's upraised tail. The bird's black head has black eyes surrounded by a white area with a green beak. The bottom piece that is the belly of the raven has a face with black ovoid in ovoid eyes surrounded by a tapering oval and a green area with a curving red line above and a pair of inverted green u forms on top, a black beak nose, and an open red mouth showing four white teeth. Below, there is another pair of similar eyes with a red line underneath.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, brass metal, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7316

Light yellow/red-brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, creating a full rounded tapering oval rattle bound at both tapered ends with cedar bark fringes tied on with white and brown string. Design is consisting of a killer whale carved on both sides. Circle eyes surrounded by a diagonal tapering oval with a connective brow above. Open mouth shows ten teeth at either side. Side fin is a sideways split u. Tail is an ovoid with an inverted split u angled upward.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7315

Light yellow/red-brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, creating a full rounded tapering oval rattle bound at both tapered ends with cedar bark fringes tied on with white and brown string. Design is consisting of a killer whale carved on both sides. Circular eyes surrounded by a diagonal tapering oval with a connective brow above. Open mouth shows ten teeth at either side. Side fin is a sideways split u. Tail is an ovoid with an inverted split u angled upward. There are two side-by-side circles above on top of the body.

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