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HornA6205

A hollow, bottle-shaped, brown wood whistle/horn that is square in cross section with a neck tapering to a flat, beak-like mouthpiece. Bound with cedar bark around near the wider end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA6247

A plain hollow, rounded, beak-shaped brown wood whistle. Green string is bound around the tapering 'handle-like' area just before the wider end flares outward into a square cross section. Somewhat fish-shaped in profile.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA4183

Carved wooden headdress. Hawk forms the lower portion, killer whale is on top, forming crown of headdress. Band is decorated with "Royal Fraser" tartan material and white feathers. Eyes of hawk have mirror inlay. Colours used are orange, red, white, and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass, feather, fibre, silver alloy metal ? and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ForkA8557

Fork carved from one piece of wood with four prongs and a handle carved into the shape of a fish baring teeth. The details of the fish are emphasized with black paint. This fork is carved in a light hardwood, and elaborated with black stripes, stipples, dots, and dashes.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleA6958 a-d

Four (parts a-d) small wood paddles painted in black with a design of a bird. Both parts a and b have on each side, a thin black ovoid in tapering oval eye within a black-outlined ovoid that has a black-outlined u form underneath while a black-outlined semi-oval is at the tip with a black L-shape underneath. Part c has a similar eye form but with the following in addition: on one side, the eye is plain while the other eye has eye lashes; on one side, the u form underneath has black cross hatching while the other side has a thin line down the middle; while both sides have cross hatching and dots in the semi-oval at the tip and the L-shape underneath, respectively, the other side has dots above as well. Part d has a similar eye form but with the following in addition: while one eye is plain, the other eye has eye lashes; however, both have cross hatching in the u form underneath and the semi-oval at the tip with dots in the L-shape below. All four parts have a two-feathered wing-like feature coming from a central black-outlined ovoid; however, the various designs are as follows: Part a has a black top feather and a cross hatched bottom feather on both side; part b has two black feathers on one side while the other side has a diagonal lined top feather and a black bottom feather; part c has a black top feather and a cross hatched bottom feather on one side while the other side has an elongated black top feather and a black bottom feather; and part d has a black top feather and a cross hatched bottom feather on both sides. The lower portion of the body near the handle end is dotted on all four pieces (parts a-d). All of the handles have a horizontal cylindrical finial. Parts a, b, and d have a pair of black diagonal lines running in the same direction near the handle finial, except that part d reverses direction on the other side. Part c has a black u-line near the handle finial.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK4.27

Ornament carved from one piece of brown ivory with rounded sides and a hollow centre.

Culture
Central African ?
Material
ivory
Made in
Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.242

Cylindrical brown wood end that consists of three ridged knobs. The metal point is long and heavy.

Culture
Central African
Material
steel metal and wood
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.34

Dark-coloured figure with some geometric linear decoration around the body and the upper portions. Oblong head has diagonal, narrow eyes, flaring nostrils, and a wide mouth. From the breasts, the arms extend upward with the flat, long-fingered hands at an angle. Legs are bent slightly at the knees.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Helmet MaskK2.432

Hollow, brown wood piece of a small female face with a complicated coiffure. The eyes are thin and crescent-shaped. Has a triangular nose and a small, compressed mouth. Four vertical marks are on each cheek. The ears are crescent-shaped. Around the sides of the head, the coiffure has five sets of thin triangular features with diagonal grooves at either back side surrounded by a larger feature with curvi-linear grooves. Along the front and the back, there is a separate band with a diamond-shaped pattern. There is a knob at the top of the head. Around the lower portion of the head, there are six rounded, horizontal bands which go all the way around. A horizontal series of holes is around the lower band.

Culture
Mende
Material
wood
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Helmet MaskK2.424

Hollow, brown wood piece of a woman's head with an elaborate coiffure. The thin crescent-shaped eyes each have three grooved lines radiating from the outer side. Has a long, thick nose and a small, compressed mouth. The ears are crescent-shaped. Around the sides of the head, the coiffure has lattice-work features with a bow-tie-like feature at the back. Above, four major rounded features with grooved diagonal lines and a ridge along the middle are evenly spaced all around with another similar feature in between. There is a knob at the top of the head. Around the lower portion of the head, there are four rounded, horizontal bands, the lower three of which go all the way around while the upper one of which terminates at the ears. A horizontal series of holes is around the lower band.

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