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Model Totem Pole3325/2

Model wooden totem pole. Carved figures from bottom to top: frog, beaver, killer whale(?), eagle, [unknown figure], frog, [bear/wolf/sea lion], eagle with an eaglet in front. The back of the pole is plain with a single metal tack.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ditidaht
Material
alder wood ?, paint and metal
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole3325/1

Model wooden totem pole. Figures, from bottom to top: 'Split Face' with three downwards-facing fish between, downwards facing sea bird, and a mythological creature with wings open and down to the side. Designs are painted in black, dark green and taupe. Back is plain, with a single metal eye bolt for mounting.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
metal, wood and paint
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cocoon3295/57

Small plastic packet with nine thimble-shaped halves of yellow silkworm cocoon. The paper insert is printed with 'Cambodian Silk Worm', 'Made in Cambodia' and more information.

Culture
Cambodian
Material
silk fibre, paper and plastic
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Sage and His Servant3313/1

Traditional Chinese style scroll painting. Long, vertical scroll with an ink painting on rice paper depicting a servant standing and holding an umbrella, and an elderly man riding a horse next to a river. In the background, there is a large weeping tree. Along the lower left edge is the artist name in two Chinese characters, and in English, and her small red seal. The painting is mounted on a long piece of silk fronted paper, in a light cream colour. A small strip of wood lines the top of the work, with a plaited silk hanging string attached and two ties. A large decorative wooden dowel is attached at bottom.

Culture
Canadian and Chinese
Material
rice paper, silk fibre, ink, fibre and wood
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing Creel3328/1

Fishing creel basket with attached lid. The basket is constructed of coil weaving with an irregular curved rectangular base, concave back and convex sides creating a bulge at the centre of basket narrowing to rounded rectangular mouth. Imbricated with insect designs in red and black bark. The lid is attached by two rawhide ties. There is a rectangular hole woven in the centre of the lid. There is a small slit in the front edge of the lid, and just below the rim of the basket. The interior is plain. (A brown shoelace has been tied to the back of the basket.)

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cedar root, dye, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket, Coiled50.2/6341
Basket, Small, With Lid50.2/5203
Corn Husk Bag50.2/5170
Corn Husk Bag50.2/5167

NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN. MURDOCH, DAVID, 1995, Publisher: EYEWITNESS BOOKS - ALFRED A. KNOPF

Culture
Nez Perce ?
Material
corn husk, hemp, wool yarn, wool cloth, metal bead, glass bead ? and hide
Made in
Yakima Reservation, Yakima County, Klikitat County, Washington, USA ?
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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