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Raven Travelling with SculpinNb22.80

Symmetrical design is predominantly black with red detail. All images are contained in a basically rounded rectangle. There is a head at the top centre protruding from the bottom, a horizontally elongated frontal face with a protruding tongue and a salmon-trout head eye motif, and a small frontal face with three split u's above up to the ovoid with a nearly solid inner ovoid. Frontal face at the top has a series of six split u's along the top of the head with a triangle shape below the chin. Two profile faces are on either side with a red curled s-shape above the teeth row and having the tail come to a point and the forelimb go to the centre. Pencil inscription across the bottom reads '207/225 Raven travelling with Sculpin Dempsey Bob '79'. There are three embossed marks along the bottom edge, from the right: 'The Gallery Collection', a circle with a vertical line, and a discontinuous horizontal line. The print is on a vertically rectangular, near white paper piece with a deckle edge top and bottom.

Culture
Tahltan and Tlingit
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Through the Smoke HoleNb7.286

Silkscreen print. Head and upper wings of stylized naturalistic bird emerging from an off-centred blue diamond. Slightly bent white head outlined in black, eye area and portions of beak are highlighted in black; beak placed against throat; u-like shaped black wings are outlined in white, wing on right partially obscures head, top of wing on left held away from head, also tip partially obscures beak. At lower side on left of diamond "through the smoke hole"; at lower side on right, "PJanze 81 136/225."

Culture
Gitxsan
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gambler DrumNb11.308

Silkscreen print of octagonal drum with perimeter design of eight segmented faces; black lines define segments and interior design. Interior segment design: u form above two ovoid eyes with narrow rectangular pupils in extended pointed eyelid lines; downturned mouth-like form below eyeovoids; t form and circle at top and base of segment lines. Three interior bands of various sizes emphasize octagonal drum shape. Below image from side on left: 71/222 Gambler drum J. David -80. Print is framed, behind glass.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tla-o-qui-aht
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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UntitledNb7.285

Profile of a black raven facing right, head placed at slight downward angle to body. Head has an ovoid pupil in extended pointed eyelid lines; short open beak with red split u next to eye area; back part of lower mandible rests on body ovoid, which has an interior line with two equidistant pointed extensions; at side on right bent leg with claw encompassing partial human face; wing at side on left has interior ovoid and u forms; leg partially obscured by wing; two tail feathers with interior u forms. Pencil inscription below wing reads '151/156' and below claw reads 'N. Tait Sept. 77.' Decal edge at side on right. The print is on vertically rectangular, beige paper.

Culture
Nisga'a
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Messenger SpiritNb7.288

Circular, bilaterally symmetrical, red and black stylized image including a frontal face in a black ovoid at the centre. Bottom half of face is detailed in red with black ovoid eyes outlined bya tapering oval. Red hands below face with circular palms, four fingers, and with the thumbs to the centre. Outer edge of circle has a black ovoid with a split ovoid at the centre top on either side followed by a wing-like series of black u forms with various red details to the bottom centre. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge 'A/P IX/XX 10/1/77 MESSENGER SPIRIT Roy Henry Vickers'. The print is on a relatively square, light white-brown paper stock.

Culture
Tsimshian
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RavenNb7.274

Raven has a profile head facing to the right side and a frontal body with the wings and the feet extended to the sides. Head has a large ear that has a rectangular top and an upside down red split u at the base. Black circle in circle eye is outlined by a tapering oval surrounded by an ovoid that is thick at the top and joins the lip band at the base. Open beak has a red u form design joining the to lip band. Thin pointed red tongue has two equidistant downward pointing extensions. Body has a sideways double u form at thee neck. Circular body contains a profile bird. Below this, there is an ovoid with three downward pointing feathers for the tail. U-shaped legs have claw feet. Abstract design in the ovoid at the top of the two-feathered wings that have red u forms and a black split u. Beneath claw on the right side, there is printed the artist's signature. Pemcil inscription across the bottom reads '"RAVEN" PJanze 124/200 July 76'. On the back, in the upper corner on the left side, a pencil inscription reads '20.00'. The print is on a horizontally rectangular, brown paper piece.

Culture
Gitxsan
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Man Frog LegendNb3.1365

Serigraph print. Bold design of a human figure in a frog mouth, with the human face at the centre. Figure is bound by a wide red mouth with eyes above and a red band across the centre dropping below the chin. The figure's right forearm and upper arm are parallel and his right hand parallel to the upper band. His left arm is out to the side with the hand flat to the ground. Figure has black and white banded ribs, asymmetrical eyes with double black and white circles at the centre. Figure is surrounded by a large open mouth of a blue frog, showing teeth with red detail and red nostrils. Major joints are double ovoids. Above the top band, on either side, there are large red ovoids with black and white eye shapes at the centre surrounded with blue. Blue flowing line outlines all. Red band frames the print. Pencil inscription along the bottom edge reads '70/100 Man Frog Legend Cranmer 78'. The print is on horizontally rectangular, light brown paper.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhalingNb11.335

Stylized image of a whaler, in profile facing right, in a canoe holding a harpoon that rests on the bow. The harpoon shaft is outlined in black with lashings at two places. A line sweeps up above the whaler. Whaler is in red with a blue cap; two parallel dashed lines to outside of top and left side of cap. Round black eye and black lips. Right arm is out straight along harpoon, left arm curves down then up to harpoon. Canoe is black with two parallel dashed lines along curve at centre. Red profile whale with round black eye is below right side of canoe and has an open mouth with teeth row; two vertical, parallel dashed lines from spout and two blue wave curls behind whale on left. Two parallel dotted lines indicate water on either side of canoe. Single blue dotted line follows curls. Pencil inscription below image: "48/100 Whaling AThompson 8/78." Embossed circular stamp at lower right: Canadian Native Prints Limited, with salmon at centre.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ditidaht
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tsimshian WomanNb7.297

Stylized frontal, bilaterally symmetrical face has circular black eyes outlined by a tapering oval that have thick black eyebrows above with double red bands above and below. Red u form on each cheek. Nose is a tapering black triangle with ovoid nostrils. Red mouth and a red ovoid at the chin. Black hair framing the face in form line bands with slightly curved strands to the outside and s-shapes between the bands. Red medallion at neckline with a four-pointed star-cross at the centre and two strands below. Collar is outlined in sweeping black lines. Black ink inscription across the bottom edge reads '51/150 Tsimshian Woman R. Vickers /74'. Embossed stamp at the lower left reads 'Printed Vin Rickart'. The print is on a vertically rectangular, light green-brown paper stock.

Culture
Tsimshian
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Otter- Khwum DeNb3.1400

Roughly bilaterally symmetrical, black on white image of two profile otters with heads at the top and tails to the bottom. Limbs at centre on either side of u form with point at the top. Heads meet at black triangle. Teeth are bared. Series of u forms along curved backbone to outside. Curved tails have a series of uneven u forms. Black inscription below image. The print is on vertically rectangular, off-white paper.

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