• Results (693)
  • Search

Item Search

The item search helps you look through the thousands of items on the RRN and find exactly what you’re after. We’ve split the search into two parts, Results, and Search Filters. You’re in the results section right now. You can still perform “Quick searches” from the menu bar, but if you’re new to the RRN, click the Search tab above and use the exploratory search.

View Tutorial

Log In to see more items.

FigureNa1108

Carved walrus with head raised; tusks project down from jaw; mouth is indicated by downturned line on flat front with inlaid wood (or baleen?) nostrils above; inlaid eyes on either side of rounded head. Double incised ring at neck; flippers on sides and underneath are indicated by incised u-shapes. Mottled dentine between tusks. Longitudinal striations along back and head. Other carving marks all over. Entire figure is mounted on a rectangular black-green stone base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood ?, adhesive, walrus tusk and stone
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
MaskEf272

Papier-mache face mask painted in blue, white, yellow, red, and black. The mask has dramatic facial features that include a large swirled black moustache, arched eye brows and eyes, a pointed nose and a wide open mouth. There are white floral designs painted on the face's black painted hair and holes in the ears to attach string to mask for holding it in place on the face. There are also holes for eyes and nostrils.

Culture
Bengali
Material
paper and paint
Made in
Purulia, West Bengal, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Line Drag HandleNa1106

Cylindrically shaped stylized seal; slope sided flat-topped appendage at centre around oval hole. Seal head at one end with incised circle and dot eyes, downturned mouth, nostrils and triangular line at muzzle. Square, indentation at top of head; flippers at other end with hole between. Top, non-appendage side has 3 rows of circle and dot motif. Mottled dentine visible, longitudinally, along under side at centre and across seal's head.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and pigment ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
PipeNa1104

Curved circular pipe with scene in relief on top; round pipe bowl with funnel-shaped interior at one end; stylized seal on side of bowl; two walrus heads on opposite side; larger walrus with head towards bowl above a rectangular platform with two headless figures on each side; each is sitting, back to back, pointing a rifle. One rifle is broken off. Behind large walrus on each side runs a row of five seals, the first two face each other on each side. On top at opposite end from bowl is a semi-reclining headless figure holding a horizontal stick-like object, two smaller standing figures hold up other end of stick. Hole drilled the length of the pipe and through bowl meet first hole. Mottled dentine runs parallel to central hole. Natural tusk colours range from white to brown with greyish areas.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Needle CaseNa1086

Long rectangular tube with rounded corners, drilled hole through centre, longitudinally, and circular human figure with head appendage at top. Head is flattened in side view; raised forehead and nose; heart shaped facial plane with incised, dark brown crescent-shaped eyes and mouth. Relief carving on tube includes arms which are pulled back along figure's side; feet are sticking out 2/3 rds of the way down the tube. There is an indentation indicating legs. Seal on back with raised head at bottom, inlaid round nostrils, eyes and smaller circles behind and to the sides of eyes. Front limbs straddle tube; seal tapers towards back with back flippers indicated by vertical lines and curved lines converging to end from 2 dots. Incised decoration includes; semi-circle line on figure's chest, along this line is a stick figure with arms outstretched between 2 rectangles, one of which maybe an animal; large frontal figure at bottom, below feet is crosshatched with arms raised. Decorative band on at bottom edge on sides and back are 3 horizontal lines; between first and second are triangle shapes extending in from both lines. Arrows on each side. Design worn on side. Few longitudinal cracks, some carving marks and embedded dirt. Head has been broken and repaired with adhesive.

Culture
Inupiaq
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Swivel ToggleNa1085

Cup-form swivel toggle, or harness swivel, with a piece of flat leather knotted through the hole in one end. On cup bowl side, a short tang faces in over bowl. Cree syllabics are incised on tang, either side of concave bowl surface and in dots at shaft at leather thong end. Rows of dots encircle shaft end; two rows of dots at outside, one row towards cup. Outside convex surface has longitudinal ridge crossed by a single row with u-shaped towards double row along rim. Shaft end has two rows of dots at outside circumference and at cup. A double row of dots in a u-shape, cross the centre line at each end. Leather thong is cut at outside end with a hole 1 cm from the end.

Culture
Inuit
Material
leather skin and walrus tusk
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
WildmanNb11.295

Black, white, and red wild man mask that has thirty-two holes drilled into the upper rim with strands of brown hair glued into each hole. Black dome-like forehead. Hollow circular eyes are surrounded by a sunken white eye area that extends downward into the nose that has curling hollow red nostrils. Wing-like white cheek ridges meld with the nose and terminate at the protruding upper lip. Upturned pointed chin. Pursed-like hollow open mouth outlined in black while the lips and the interior of the mouth are red. On the reverse, there are two metal 'eyes' screwed in at the sides of mask at eye level while a leather strip passes through both eyes and is tied. Signed 'J. David 84'.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tla-o-qui-aht
Material
wood, hair, adhesive, leather skin, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Mask SculptureNb11.294

Bronze representation of a Northwest Coast human face mask, attached at a 45 degree angle to a black with white speckled stone base by two bronze screws located on either side of chin; screws fit into holes drilled into base; hammered finish; uneven dark patination. Face is finely defined except eyes, brows clearly delineated, convex eyes, flat nose with defined nostrils; prominent mouth with continuous lip band. On reverse, signed J. David.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tla-o-qui-aht
Material
stone and bronze metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Eagle-Human MaskNb22.77

Forehead mask of a woman, whose head is a rattle, sits on the forehead of an eagle; hair, black wire wrapped around ends, is inserted into eleven drilled holes on top of the woman's head; black and orange-red paint are used to emphasize features; front human head has black brows and eyes; wide flat nose has orange-red nostrils; wide continuous orange-red lip band; prominent cheek ridges; ears on either side of head; back of head is yellow cedar with flat face depicted in incised circle; black brows; circular black eyes; broad flat nose with orange-red nostrils; wide continuous orange-red lip band. Body, shown only on front, has arms slightly extended and bent, elbows and forearms rest on eagle's brows, hands are downturned; legs are drawn up next to chest, four black claw-like toes on each foot. Eagle has black brows with horizontal rows of short orange- red lines; black bulbous eyes; thin sharp beak incorporates wide orange-red lip band, flattened semi-circular nostrils on either side; orbital ridge melds with cheek ridge which follows line of lip band; triangular depressed area under lower beak. On reverse, a leather strip is attached to either side by a singular stitch of white waxed cord, cord is also tied around leather. Signed inside: 'B' 'D'/87 'Dempsey Bob Tahltan Tlingit.' Unpainted wood is finished with oil.

Culture
Tahltan and Tlingit
Material
alder wood, glass, adhesive, metal, fibre, wax, leather skin, hair, acrylic paint and yellow cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Quiver Rod CapNa1101

Female caribou head with neck tapering in wedge shape. Mouth and nostrils are well defined at end of muzzle. Eyes on each side, one has remains of wooden plug. Oval ears in relief with deep canals. Hole drilled through at back of head. Numerous lines across neck.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler and wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record