Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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Pair of beaded hide gloves, or gauntlets, reaching to mid fore-arm. Cuff and wrist are encircled by strips of fur, and a leather fringe decorates both sides of the arm. Top of gloves are decorated with beaded flowers in red, orange and blue with white vines and green leaves. Interior of gloves are lined with textured green fibre.
Inland style hide sheath covered with red cloth. Beadwork on front and along the edge of sheath. Main beadwork design consists of light blue, pink and yellow flowers, along with green and brown leaves. Black cloth covers the back. Red cloth handle edged with brownish cloth; blue striped cloth on back.
Small bentwood box, slightly angled on the square base with sloping top (a). A carved man stands inside the box, holding a broken paddle (b). The box is surrounded by five octopus arms. Artist's inscription on base.
Carved seal bowl. Oval shaped opening, seal head projects from one end, rear flippers from other end. Raised line carved around inside of the bowl’s cavity. Carved in low relief on the outside are stylized representations of flippers and joints. A solid carved line defines the seal’s eyelids. Varnish or stain over outer and inner surface, except on base.
Model canoe paddle, approximately 2/3 size of a regular paddle. Features a painted composition on each side of the blade. On one side is a killer whale, painted primarily in red with black detailing; on the opposite side is an otter, painted primarily in black with red detailing. The compositions are abstracted to fit the elongated shape of the paddle blade. Ovoid elements. Handle is unpainted.
Rectangular wooden quillwork box with lid (part b). Box is made of birch bark and covered with quillwork forming chevron patterns. The two short sides of the box have a curved lip. The lid also has a dense pattern of quillwork over it.
Long, rectangular shaped, black felt scarf with red felt appliqué design of a frog in profile, at each end. When worn around neck, one frog faces up, one faces down. A 'Feastwear' label is attached inside at back centre.
Finely woven of spruce roots, this small child’s hat is painted with a split image of a whale encircling the crown and brim, its eyes facing the front, fins at the side, tail flukes at the back. Hat has a slightly concave top, with a red painted circle on it, and a wide brim. Woven with various twined weaves; the rim is braided; the inner headband is twill weave.
A light brown woven basketry hat. Done in a large weave, with plain cedar bark weaving across the flat top. Below the tapered top section, the hat gradually widens toward the flared rim.
Pair of abalone earrings. Each one is cut into a traditional Northwest Coast "copper" shape. Metal hanging elements for pierced ears.