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Mat NeedleNbz846

Cattail-mat needle. Long, bowed, wooden needle, flat on one side, rounded on the other. Has one pointed end, other has the eye and is flattened and shaped.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
ocean-spray wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AwlK2.280

Long metal piece that is pointed at the end. Attached to carved tubular wooden handle.

Culture
Hausa
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Zaria, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat Creaser1119/4

Mat creaser with rectangular handle in the centre and extended ends that curve upwards. Dark red paint is chipping off.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wool BeaterNbz906

Wooden, sword-like beater with long, flat, blunt-ended blade. The carved handle has an oval hand guard and a duck-like shape on the end. The blade flares towards both ends, is narrower in the centre and dull on both sides.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat CreaserNbz866

Wooden mat creaser carved with two bird-like heads facing in opposite directions. Both surfaces are engraved with thunderbirds, dotted lines (rain?) and diamond shapes. An oblong opening has been carved into the centre of the piece to create a handle. The heads of the two birds are also decorated with incised lines, but different patterns. One has a series of criss-crossing diamond shapes enhanced with a white powdery substance and a circular eye, while the other has a slit-like eye and a diagonal slit on each side of its mouth. There are two incised thunderbirds on each side of the creaser, at the same end, for a total of four. They have dotted lines to represent their wing feathers and Xs on their tails, the ones in the middle of the creaser (beneath the opening) are upside down. Diamond shapes and dotted lines are likewise only represented at one end of the object, but on both sides.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
pigment, stain and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat CreaserNbz844

Wooden mat creaser, carved and engraved with an animal head, bird, circle and triangle design.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Digging StickNbz843

Curved wooden stick, conical in shape with a carved human face visible on inside curve. The face has incised lips and eyes with a slightly protruding nose and brow. Stick tapers to point at one end. The other end is club-like and fits hand grasp. Previously waterlogged, now dried and cracked.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlNbz901

Round wooden disc with a hole perforating its center and two fragments missing from its edge. The dorsal surface is slightly concave and has an incised, sylized design, which is unfinished. The ventral surface is convex and the central hole is its highest point. The central hole is slightly off centre. The surface of the wood is rough.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlNbz900

Rounded, wooden disc with a hole perforating the center. One surface is slightly concave and the other is slightly convex. The convex surface has two darkened parallel lines along one side. Both sides have small chisel marks on their surfaces. The wood is a red-brown colour with darkened areas.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlNbz899

Round wooden spindle whorl with a hole in its centre. The top surface is convex with a flat ring around the hole and is painted with animal designs: raven and killer whale. The whales are predominantly orange with yellow accents, while the ravens are blue with orange accents. The back is slightly concave (with a small leather strap nailed into wood).

Culture
Coast Salish: T'Sou-ke ?
Material
wood, paint, metal and leather skin
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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