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RattleA4027

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 with cedar bark. Handle is bound with brown string. Designs consisting of a large human face painted on both sides and carved with a projecting beak nose that is decorated with cedar bark bound with string. Both faces have circular black pupils outlined by a plain carved tapering oval surrounded by a dark blue area with black brows above and a pair of red and dark blue split u forms above. The mouths are outlined by black with red lips with one face having a black goatee.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
fibre, cedar bark, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA5263

Brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, each with a semi-cylindrical handle, creating a full rounded oval rattle bound together on the handle brown string and cording. Along either sides of each piece, there is a hole to bind the two pieces together with brown string and cedar bark fringes. There is also a hole at either top side. Realistic design in green and black painted on both sides. One side has a face that has dark brown circle in circle in tapering oval eyes, a nose, and an open mouth showing twenty-four plain teeth. Above this face, at either top side, there is a pair of black u forms within a larger dark brown one that has four horizontal black dashes within and a black ovoid at top. At either side, there is a pair of dark brown u forms within a larger one. Below the face, there are eight horizontal black dashes. The other side has another face that has dark brown circle in circle eyes surrounded by a tapering black oval with dark brown brows above as well as a pair of u forms within a larger one that has four horizontal black dashes within, a nose, and a downturned open mouth showing twenty-four plain teeth. A black ovoid in ovoid with curling sides is above this face. On the same side, the initials 'EW' are carved in the handle on the upper portion.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre, cedar bark, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven RattleA4126

Brown wood 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 with a whale design. Handle is bound with green. Raven has black ovoid in ovoid eyes surrounded by a tapering oval and a green area with black brows above. The beak is black with an open red mouth holding a red ball. The back has vertical black dashes with black wings that have a green ovoid in a black ovoid, a red and green split u within a black split u that has a black ovoid within, a green and red split u, and a red ovoid at the tip. The tail is in reverse with four feathers that have an inverted black split u coming from a downward pointing green triangle connected to the back that has a small bird's face with circular black eyes surrounded by a plain tapering oval and a green area, red nostrils, a red mouth, and a pair of inverted green split u's and horizontal red dashes below along with two green wrists that have five red claws. The reclining human on top has a red body and a plain face with circular black eyes surrounded by a plain tapering oval and a green area with black brows above, a red nose, and a red mouth where the red tongue of the green frog connects. The bottom piece that is the belly of the raven has a face with green eyes at the bottom with green and red split u's at along either side and red dots and dashes within and around a green shape that has red accents.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven RattleA6634

Rattle composed of two complementary parts in the form of raven: a raven figure comprises the main part of the rattle with a bird's face that has a recurved beak carved on the raven's stomach. A reclining figure on the raven's back is connected to a frog sitting on its chest by a protruding tongue, and a stylized bird's head is connected to the frog's back via its beak. The rattle is painted with red, black and green. Inscription: 'Village Island' pencilled on Raven's left wing.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA7304

A yellow-brown wood ladle with a deep, curving bowl and a handle that is flat on the interior and rounded on the exterior.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
yellow cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA8417

Brown wood rattle with the top piece in the form of a bird with a small, thin sea otter on its back and the bottom piece in the shape of a rounded semi-oval bound together with white string and metal and at the handle with brown string. Bird's circular black eyes are surrounded by a plain grooved tapering oval. Body is dark with wings that have black outlined feathers consisting of black and red dashes with a red tip along the outer wing and u forms with a tear drop shape along the inner wing. Tail angles upward with two black outlined feathers consisting of u forms with red accents. The small, thin sea otter on the bird's back has a black body with circular black eyes outlined by a plain tapering oval groove and an open mouth that connects to the back of the bird's upper neck. The sea otter's tail extends straight backward to connect with the bird's upward angled tail. The bottom piece that is the belly of the bird has a face with black ovoid in ovoid eyes with black brows above that have an inverted red split u within. Below, there is a vertically bisymmetrical black design consisting of an inverted red u line outlined by black with a black ovoid in ovoid below sharing a central vertical panel of four black outlined u forms at the bottom.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA8284

Brown wood rattle with the top piece in the form of a bird with a bear on its back and the bottom piece in the shape of a rounded semi-oval bound together with metal and at the handle with brown string. Bird's circular black eyes are surrounded by a red area outlined by black from which emanates three long green shapes along either side of the neck with five red feather-like diagonal grooves along the upper part of the back of the neck. Body is black with six feather sectioned wings indicated by radiating grooves. Beak and tail are plain brown wood. The bear on the bird's back has a black body with circular black eyes outlined by a plain circular groove, red nostrils, and an open mouth showing ten alternating plain pointed teeth. The bear's tail angles downward to connect with the bird's flat tail.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
fibre, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LidB781

Spouted wood piece stained red-brown with an elaborately carved handle, stained red-brown. The upper portion has a cylindrical spout that connects to the handle across a central ridge over the top. The handle is square in cross section, curving upward and backward and upward. Underneath the outer concave curve of the handle, there is a slim carved piece. The lower portion is cylindrical and tapers downward.

Culture
Batak
Material
bamboo grass and wood
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Needle CaseA2.341

Needle case. Two brown wooden plugs at the ends of an ivory-coloured tube--tube in encircled at three points by linear geometric designs in black. One brown plug is rounded, the other a protruding, triangular point.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk ?, wood and pigment
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House Board1605/1

Roof plank carved from cedar wood, slightly convex on one side with small lip running the length of one side. The wood has some knot holes and some small holes along the lip at one end. Surface has adze marks on it.

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