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ArrowA8394

Arrow shaft composed of a long piece of cedar that has a slightly flared notched end, a charred (?) spiral design on the shaft, and the end where the arrow tip would be is wrapped in off-white fibre with charcoal pigment (?) covering most of the fibre. Point is missing.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, fibre and charcoal pigment ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA8332

Ring-shaped frame of thin branches tied with strips of cloth. This frame is wrapped or bound with strips of red-dyed cedar bark.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA17152

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has red ovoid shaped, cutout nostrils. Running from the brow is a large, protruding, central black frill that curves upwards and circles downwards to the top, tip of the beak; detailed with a wide red band with white curved incisions. Running from the bottom of the beak is a central black circular ridge that mirrors the one on top; detailed with red band and a black and white ovoid. The mouth is red, flat, wide and protruding. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; the brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre cord with a piece of wood on the end; articulates the beak. Attached to the top is a wooden crest with red split u-forms on a white ground. The top and sides have small bundles of cedar tied with green twine. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, fibre, paint, cedar bark, synthetic rubber, metal and wood
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC501

Plain, tapered, brown wood shaft. The point has a bone tip with finely serrated edges along each side fastened with pitch. The upper portion of the shaft from the top down consists of the following: an alongated pyramid shape; a pyramid shape; and a flattened hour-glass-like shape with a central horizontal band outlined by a groove at either end. The shaft tapers to a slightly flared end.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian
Material
bone, resin, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DollA17000 a-b

Part a is a male doll and has a square head of folded off-white cloth with a skirt of white and pink cloth with a red, dark red and blue design over off-white cloth, the edges unfinished, and the skirt is bound with off-white string. Part b is a female doll with a round off-white head and a head scarf is made of white cotton with a floral pattern in pink, red, orange, green, and dark red. An off-white skirt or dress is tied just below the head with off-white string.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA1752

Wooden whistle made from two complementary tube-like pieces joined by string, open at both ends; one square end and one circular end.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA146

Twenty-three bear claws attached by leather thongs to a leather head band; claws are held upright by a long strip of leather tied to each claw.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
leather skin and bear claw
Made in
Kitselas, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowD4.106

Arrow has stone point with orange-red paint ? on tip, and the point is bound to a black fore-shaft. Cane main shaft with feathered end with band of red and band of brown. Fastened with deer sinew. Charcoal-based paint on tip.

Culture
Navajo ?
Material
stone, feather, sinew, stem ? and wood
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA9275

Rattle made of two pecten scallop shells of medium size (one is purple brown while the other is cream-yellow) hanging from a light brown wood hoop bound with brown twine.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
scallop shell, wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA9274

Rattle made of two pecten scallop shells of medium size (both are brown) hanging from a light brown wood hoop bound with beige cloth.

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