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Brooch3258/25

Argillite brooch in shape of curved whale with small triangular dorsal fin at top. Metal pin clasp on back. Unsigned.

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch3258/10

Gold brooch of a killer whale. Head is large, body relatively small, with a large front flipper and tail flukes. Dorsal fin angles slightly back. Abalone inlays are used for teeth, large eye, a strip down the back, and ovoids on each fin and tail. The back has a brooch pin running from the nose to the fin. HAIDA ART / Reid inscription on back.

Culture
Haida
Material
gold metal and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch3258/8

Gold rectangular brooch with dogfish face design. Somewhat square, front-on face of animal stares out from centre of brooch, tongue lolling between sharp pointed teeth under a prominent nose with curling nostrils. Eyes are oval, and ears are squared at top. Ovoid shapes are placed around the border at the four corners of the brooch. Stick pin on upper back. HAIDA ART / Reid inscription on back.

Culture
Haida
Material
gold metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch3261/90

Silver brooch featuring a whale, in profile, along the bottom edge and an eagle sitting on top with open wings, with a heart at the centre. The surface is slightly convex. A safety pin type clasp is attached to reverse.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
silver metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch3261/13

Round silver pendant-brooch with a bear face design carved into the front. The large round face has large eyes below a thick brow. The surface is slightly convex. There is a pin clasp closure on the back, as well as a pointed hanging element above the clasp. Inscription on back: "Bob 81".

Culture
Tahltan and Tlingit
Material
silver metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch3261/104

Abalone brooch in the shape of a pair of abalone hearts, surrounded by silver and soldered together at the upper inside edges. A safety pin type clasp is attached on the reverse. There is a small hole drilled through each heart.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
abalone shell and silver metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Brooch3261/105

Small square-shaped fragment of what is thought to be a silver brooch (or bracelet). Engraving on the fragment shows an eye, with crosshatch design. Two very small pieces have broken off.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
silver metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch3260/74

Round, gold brooch, or pendant. Engraving on surface of an eagle in profile, with crosshatching in negative space. On the back is a pin clasp, along with a pendant hanging element at top. HAIDA ART / Reid inscription on back.

Culture
Haida
Material
gold metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch3260/70

Gold brooch carved in the design of an eagle, with abalone inlays. Eagle’s head in profile facing right; twenty one pieces of inlay in head, wings and tail. The long pin with a clasp on the reverse extends diagonally from right to left wing. Artist inscription on back: Reid 70.

Culture
Haida
Material
gold metal and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch3204/7

Miniature totem pole brooch. A bear sits at bottom in an upright pose with knees bent, front legs raised so paws come together in front of chin. Body is red-brown. Face shows large green and black eyes, and a heavy brow, with an open mouth in red. On the bear’s head perches a large bird with wings fully spread, feathers painted in formline style on the front. Wedge shaped head has a large curved beak, and a ridge sits on top of head. Eyes are also green and black. Back of pole is undecorated but for a black line along top of wings. A metal stick pin is glued to back.

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