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Mat Creaser1119/4

Mat creaser with rectangular handle in the centre and extended ends that curve upwards. Dark red paint is chipping off.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat CreaserNbz866

Wooden mat creaser carved with two bird-like heads facing in opposite directions. Both surfaces are engraved with thunderbirds, dotted lines (rain?) and diamond shapes. An oblong opening has been carved into the centre of the piece to create a handle. The heads of the two birds are also decorated with incised lines, but different patterns. One has a series of criss-crossing diamond shapes enhanced with a white powdery substance and a circular eye, while the other has a slit-like eye and a diagonal slit on each side of its mouth. There are two incised thunderbirds on each side of the creaser, at the same end, for a total of four. They have dotted lines to represent their wing feathers and Xs on their tails, the ones in the middle of the creaser (beneath the opening) are upside down. Diamond shapes and dotted lines are likewise only represented at one end of the object, but on both sides.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
pigment, stain and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat CreaserNbz844

Wooden mat creaser, carved and engraved with an animal head, bird, circle and triangle design.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat CreaserA3519

Bird shaped wooden mat creaser with a groove running lengthwise on the ventral surface. Carved from medium brown wood that has darkened around the tail and wing region, where it would have been gripped when used. Circular wood grain visible on sides of bird. The head of the bird has two small holes to represent eyes. They have been darkened with a resin, which has fallen out of the right eye leaving a hollow socket.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood and resin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat CreaserA8114

Undecorated wooden mat creaser with a straight proximal edge and semi-circular distal edge and sides. Similarly shaped opening in centre of object, which functions as a hand grip. The opening has flat surfaces, except at the top where it is rounded, and there are cut marks in the corners. The ventral surface has a groove that runs lengthwise. The wood is yellow-brown in colour.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat CreaserA17082

Flat, carved, wooden creaser, boat-shaped with "horn-like" protrusions on either end. Lower edge of the tool is curved and carved lengthways with a long groove. The top is incised on either side with a similar, geometric pattern consisting of a series of wavy lines, straight lines and triangular indentations.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat CreaserA9357

Wooden creaser with bird heads protruding on both ends. Lower edge of the tool is curved and carved lengthways on the ventral surface with a long groove. An oblong opening in the centre of the piece functions as a grip. The flat, domed shaped edge at the top of the creaser has file marks on its dorsal surface. The remains of a previous powdery paint finish, in orange-red that has been turned black in areas, cover most of the two faces of the creaser. The natural wood colour is a yellow-brown.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat CreaserA9358

Wooden mat creaser with polished surface. Bird-shaped with projections, or heads, at each end. The wood is a dark reddish brown colour with a few black patches. A groove is present on the vental surface. One face or side of the creaser is slightly convex, while the other is flat or slightly concave in places. The slightly convex face has several cut marks which cross each other near the proximal edge, near the midline.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat CreaserA7601

A bilaterally symmetrical, boat-shaped wooden creaser with two horn-like protrusions on each of its opposing sides. The centre of the object is a two dimensional dome-shape. Two incised lines border the top edge on both faces of the object. A groove is present in the ventral surface. The wood is brown in colour and has yellow brown wear marks. The incised lines are a darker brown colour. A paper label is affixed to one side, and written in ink is "For Grooving Mats".

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat Creaser8624