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PrintNb7.226

Silkscreen print design of a horse and rider. Both figures are in profile with the horse facing to the right side while the rider is facing to the left side. The horse has its head pointing upward at an angle with its front legs are up in the air while its back legs are on the ground. The horse has a circular black eye outlined by a tapering oval. There are two red u forms below the eye. The top of the snout has an upside down red u form. The open mouth has three upper teeth with an upside down red split u behind. The neck has a red split u and a double-notched split u. The ches has red u forms and a blank T-shape. The front joint is a black circle in a circle in a circle. The front legs have red split u's. The belly has two red u forms and a red split u. The back joint is a black ovoid. back legs have red u forms and a red split u. The mane and tail are flowing. The horse is outlined by black. The rider has a circular black eye outlined by a tapering oval with black brows above, red u forms, and a black L-shape on the face. The arms have red split u's, and they are pointing a bow and arrow behind him to the left side. The ground has three red and black double-notched split u's. Black ink inscription along the bottom reads '196/200 Roy H. Vickers 74'. The print is on a vertically rectangular, brown paper piece.

Culture
Tsimshian
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintNb7.225

Silkscreen print design of an eagle (larhskeek). The head is in profile and facing to the right side. Has a circular black eye outlined by a tapering oval. The black beak has two sideways red u forms and a blank upside down u form. The open black mouth has a red tongue. There are two red u forms behind the mouth. Two small feather-like shapes are down along the top of the head. The neck has a red split u. The chest has a black ovoid with an L-shape and a t-shape. At either side, there is a sidewsays red split u surrounded by a black u form. Belwo this, there is a red u form above a smaller one and three red s-shapes, all of which are surrounded by a larger black u form. Below this, there are five black feathers. The red claws are inward on the body. The tail has has three feathers, each of which has a red split u surrounded by a larger black u form. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads '11/160 29/05/75 EAGLE (LARHSKEEK) TSIMSIAN TRIBE KITKATLA B.C. Roy H. Vickers'. The print is on a vertically rectangular, light grey-blue paper piece.

Culture
Tsimshian
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintNb7.228

Silkscreen print design of the moon. The black moon has a circular face with circle in ovoid eyes. There is an ovoid below the eyes with the nose in between and two long, thin segmented lines angling inward to come to a point above the centre. There is a mouth and a chin. The ears have a sideways split u surrounded by a black u form. There are six protrusions around the circular face, four along the top and two along the bottom, each of which has a split u surrounded by a black u form. There is a black star shape at the top right corner. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads '84/200 2/7/75 THE MOON TSIMSHIAN TRIBE KITKATLA B.C. Roy H. Vickers'. The print is on a vertically rectangular, yellow paper piece.

Culture
Tsimshian
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Eagle's GiftNb11.301

Monochromatic brown images on light white-brown stock. From top; horizontal line of circles with round edged four pointed star or diamond shapes at centres; bird with profile head facing left with hooked, open beak, tapering oval eye in ovoid with circular centre. Wings are spread and mirrored on each side with seven elongated u and split u sections and three longer, more detailed sections to outside. Body is a circle with central four pointed star or diamond shape. Bottom image is profile whale facing right with open mouth, eyebrow above eye (as in bird), second profile head behind first, narrowing to double fluted tail meeting at two central circles. Inscription along bottom reads: "79/125 Eagle's Gift. J. David 81." Embossed stamp at bottom right reads: "Open Pacific Graphics."

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tla-o-qui-aht
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Inuit Riding on the BoatsNa1487

Two red boats in reverse with a person inside holding a paddle. Joined together at each end by an orange pole. The person in the top boat is brown while the person in the bottom boat is blue. Stamped with names of artist and printmaker in Inuit syllabics in monogram with Baker Lake stylized in yellow bow and arrow in lower right corner. In the lower right corner, there is a small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'Innuks riding on the boats, Oonark, P. Iksiraq 31/44 1975'. Canadian Eskimo Arts Council stamp of approval in right bottom corner. In the lower right corner, there is a circular embossing. The print is on horizontally rectangular white paper.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The MoonNa1489

Blue central circle with yellow and red eyes, surrounded by yellow, orange, and yellow circles from which radiate eight blue spokes with rounded ends. The background is yellow. Oonark stamped with names of artist and printmaker in Inuit syllabics, with Baker Lake bow and arrow in lower right corner. Canadian Eskimo Arts Council stamp of approval in lower right corner. In the lower right corner, there is a small yellow image of a right pointing arrow emerging from a bulge pointing to pencilled syllabic. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads 'The moon 44/50 1976 Wm. Ukpatiku'. In the lower right corner, there is a circular embossing. The print is on horizontally rectangular white paper.

Culture
Inuit
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Weget LegendNb7.295

Black rectangle divided into four quadrants. Each quadrant consists of a separate stylized image. Across the top, there are two figures underneath a red gable roof. Above, there are black diagonal lines on the left side and a notched black line following the roof to the right side. Frontal figure on the left side has arms raised beside the head. A red three digit hand on the right side holds a red split u in a black u form while the black hand on the left side has five digits. Has a black ovoid head with black eyes, and the other features are red. The shes has two red split u's in black u forms with a red line at the centre with rib-like red lines below. Large black ovoid in ovoid below with red legs bent up to the sides ending in round black feet with a single digit appendage. Large figure at the top right has arms raised to either side of the head. A five digit black hand is on the left side while a three digit black hand is on the right side. Black outlined hat over black ovoid head, black eyes with the other features in red. Series of black split u's, red u fomrs, and black u forms give a robe appearance to the body with large black ovoid in ovoids at the knees. Bottom right has a red circle with radiating red lines to the quadrant edges and an elongated salmon-trout ovoid across the centre. Bottom left has a diagonal frontal frog-like face with three digit limbs to either side and a crosshatched triangle filled lower half of quadrant. Divided from the frog, top right to bottom left, by notched red band, there are circles and split bands on the right and the bottom. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads '25/75 15/8/77 THE WEGET LEGEND Roy Henry Vickers TSIMSIAN TRIBE KITKATLA B.C.'. There is an embossing on the lower right corner for 'NORTH WEST COAST INDIAN ARTISTS GUILD member' with a salmon-trout head at the centre. The print is on a relatively square, light brown paper piece.

Culture
Tsimshian
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EnvelopeNb3.1396

Commercial white business envelope folded and glued in three triangles at the back with the fourth triangular flap folding from the top and remaining loose with blue along the bottom edges. Envelope front has a red insignia rectangular on the left side four-fifths of the way up the side and has a black line drawn styled profile bird head facing down with a three teardrop segmented tail below, a line sweeping up and around on either side, and three lines at either side of the tail. Writing/printing at the top left side in black ink reads 'Lyle Wilson / #9 Wherever St. / Van., BC.', and at the centre 'F. MacDonald / Ottawa, Can. ??"

Culture
Haisla
Made in
Kitamaat, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperNb3.1397

Sheet of white letter sized paper with a round insignia at the top left corner that has a red line drawn, stylized bird with a profile head facing to the left side, a three teardrop segmented tail below; a line sweeping up on either side and three lines on either side of the tail. Watermark reads 'Eagle-a type-erase 25% cotton fiber USA.' The paper is vertically rectangular.

Culture
Haisla
Made in
Kitamaat, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SisiutlNb3.1366

Bilaterally symmetrical image with frontal face flanked by profile faces connected by curved band; main lines in black, secondary features in orange-red and orange, tertiary features in brown. Central ovoid face, outlined in black with curled ear-shapes above, circle within circle eyes outlined with tapering ovoids, surrounded by orange. Orange-red mouth, even white teeth, tongue protrudes over centre bottom teeth. Unconnected hands below face on either side with double black ovoid palms and orange fingers and thumb. Curved bands are three thin parallel black bands with rows of u-shapes between, centre u's are reversed from top to bottom; top and bottom in alternating orange and brown; centre alternates in brown and orange-red. Profile faces have curled ear-shape; orange-red tongue protrudes from mouth with even teeth rows, canines are two triangles forming square. Eye as in central face; black nose curves up over central orange ovoid. Pencil inscription at bottom reads '77/200 sisiutl beau dick 81'.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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