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Comb1925.370; D 1912.36

Carved wooden hair comb with a frog design perched on a rounded crossbar from which the teeth of the comb descend. The frog sits between two sides of a raven' s head whose long beak stretches upwards to a tip. The rear of the frog can be seen from the opposite side. Held in the raven' s beak, and following its length is a humanoid figure whose arms and legs are clearly visible at the sides of the beak. The humanoid head with prominent eyebrows projects, rather mask-like, from the tip of the beak. Along one side of the raven' s beak the words Queen Charlotte are visible.; Good.

Culture
Haida
Material
wood and alder wood ?
Made in
Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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CombE 1904.387

An ornate wooden comb carved into a bear with protruding rounded ears inlaid with haliotis shell. The bear has prominent eyebrows, and its eyes, nose and teeth are inlaid with haliotis shell The bear' s mouth has a wonderful expression of concentrated gripping, as protruding is the inlaid tail of a fish, which also doubles as the bear' s tongue. The bear' s paws are firmly planted on either side of the tail or tongue. On the reverse of the comb the bear' s head is concave, and the shape of its arms are accentuated by grooves. The comb has a patina of use.; Good

Culture
Haida ? or Tlingit ?
Material
wood, alder wood ? and abalone shell
Made in
Alaska, USA and British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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CombE 1903.59

A carved ceremonial comb baring a raven head on one side with a fine carved projecting beak and upright ears with split U-forms. Below the frontlet-like raven face a round-eyed creature is depicted full frontally, while flanking it on both sides are two profile faces. The teeth of the comb are finely shaped and smoothed below the faces. On the rear of the comb is a fat cheeked humanoid face surrounded by a grooved border. Above the face are cross- hatched ears, and below are hand or paw-likedesigns.; Good

Culture
Haida ? or Tlingit ?
Material
wood and alder wood ?
Made in
Alaska, USA and British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Labret1885.66.19

A small labret or lip plug which is painted red on one side and inlaid with a small piece of haliotis shell. The labret is deeper than it is wide, and has what appears to be grease stains on its sides.; Good

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
wood, abalone shell and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Necklace1949.196

Necklace of copper and shell beads strung on twined wool. The copper beads are long cylinder beads and are spaced by groups of short cylinder - disc beads of white dentalium shell. The necklace has been mounted on perspex due to its fragile nature.; Good.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
dentalium shell, metal and copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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BraceletE 1910.37

A thin, slightly convex silver bracelet with a simple catch. The bracelet is decorated with incised lines, in diagonal lines and curls.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal and silver metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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BraceletE 1910.36/Record 2

A brass bracelet which is C-shaped and decorated with incised diagonal, parallel and crossed lines.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal and brass metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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BraceletE 1910.35

A brass bracelet which is C-shaped and decorated with incised diagonal lines, and four bands of parallel lines, two of which are on the ends.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal and brass metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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BraceletE 1910.34/Record 2

A heavy brass bracelet which is C-shaped and decorated with diagonal incisions across the two ends.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal and brass metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Rattle1934.1072

Rattle made from mountain-sheep horn with an incised design and strands of mountain goat wool cascading from the sides. As Emmons writes, On one side is shown in full front face of the Thunderbird, very human, but the bird view indicated by the mouth on each side the two profiles. On the other side the double profile of the Thunderbird in the middle. Good

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
horn, mountain sheep horn, wool and mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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