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Soul Catcher1885.66.22 A-B

Two ivory soul catchers one inlaid with haliotis. The soul catchers are beautifully carved with U-forms and ovoids, the double headed creatures having gaping mouths. It is difficult to identify the creatures, it has been mistakenly assumed they are sisiutl (G.Crowther).; Good

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
ivory and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Soul Catcher1100/1

Soul catcher made of a hollow tubular piece of bone with inlaid abalone. Each end of the tube flares slightly and is carved out in silhouette to represent the open mouth of a creature resembling a bear, wolf, or whale. Abalone shell is inlaid on one side of the faces at teeth, eyes, cheeks, ears and nostrils.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
bear bone ? and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Soul CatcherA2476

Hollow tubular bone, somewhat flared at two open ends, which are cut to represent the open mouth of an animal. Eyes are carved above each mouth; incised designs indicate nostrils and gills. Two small holes at centre top of tube.

Culture
Gitxsan ?
Material
bear bone ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Soul CatcherA150

Five bone soul catchers strung together on a string, carved with both ends open, and stained with red ochre.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
bone, cedar bark and ochre pigment ?
Made in
Kitselas, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Soul CatcherA151

Carved, hollow, cylindrical bone, the centre of which is decorated with crosshatching and dots while the ends have incised lines. Centre is plugged with cedar bark. Attached to a cedar bark chain that has been dyed red.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
bone and cedar bark
Made in
Kitselas, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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