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BeaterE 1898.39

A slightly curved bark beater with a flat handle cut out of the bone of a whalebone. The rectangular face of the beater has seven parallel grooves cut along its length. The handle terminates in a slightly wider and bifurcating section.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hook1928.970/Record 2

Hook made from two bent pieces of wood lashed together with root. The barb is the sharpened end of one section of bent wood and is strengthened by a knotted cross piece of root. The hook has a length of rope tied to the lower arm together with a loose twist of bark twine.; Good

Culture
Haida
Material
wood and hemlock wood ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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SpoonZ 14928 A-C

Three horn spoons. A: Back of bowl carved as well as handle. Bowl attached by copper rivets.B: The dark spoon has a decorated handle with a curved bowl afixed to the base of the handle by two small rivets (Alaska 1892). The handle is composed of possibly a human figure (the head as been broken off) holding a spear-like object. This figure is standing on a frog which in turn is seated on the head of a beaver. The beaver has a chewing stick between its teeth, a tail which extends behind the bowl. C: Has two lines of hatching running along bowl inside. handle short (' Ukon, Klondike' ); Good

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
horn, metal, copper metal and mountain goat horn
Made in
Yukon Territory, Canada ?; British Columbia, Canada ? or Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Print1992.15

Commercially produced Robert Davidson print on a card in red and black on white background, depicting a bear design. The print illustrates a front view of the face, which has been split symmetrically down the centre. The face shows large, red nostrils and an open mouth with the teeth visible. In both top corners, there is a claw design with ' ovoid' socket. At bottom centre is a circular design, with thin yellow border, in very pale pink. It depicts, on smaller scale, same basic face design, but with protruding tongue. The silkscreen print the card is produced from is known as ' Bear Hugging the World' . Silkscreen prints are a recent development in Northwest Coast Native art, but they incorporate traditional design techniques and subject matter. The prints are often given away at potlatches as gifts from the host to the guests. Prints are also sold commercially to non-Native buyers. This card was designed by Robert Davidson, a Masset Haida artist. The design was taken from a silkscreen print, and used as an invitation to a Potlatch in Masset, hosted by the artist in October 1986. The card was only produced for this purpose, and represents a form of potlatch print; Complete

Culture
Haida
Material
paper
Made in
Masset, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Print1992.14

Commercially produced Robert Davidson print on a card in red and black on white background, depicting a bear design. The print illustrates a front view of the face, which has been split symmetrically down the centre. The face shows large, red nostrils and an open mouth with the teeth visible. In both top corners, there is a claw design with ' ovoid' socket. At bottom centre is a circular design, with thin yellow border, in very pale pink. It depicts, on smaller scale, same basic face design, but with protruding tongue. The silkscreen print the card is produced from is known as ' Bear Hugging the World' . Silkscreen prints are a recent development in Northwest Coast Native art, but they incorporate traditional design techniques and subject matter. The prints are often given away at potlatches as gifts from the host to the guests. Prints are also sold commercially to non-Native buyers. This card was designed by Robert Davidson, a Masset Haida artist. The design was taken from a silkscreen print, and used as an invitation to a Potlatch in Masset, hosted by the artist in October 1986. The card was only produced for this purpose, and represents a form of potlatch print; Complete

Culture
Haida
Material
paper
Made in
Masset, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Print1992.13

Commercially produced Robert Davidson print on a card in purple, red and pale blue, on white background. It shows an eagle in profile, with outspread wings. The eagle is identifiable by the small downward curve at the end of the beak. At bottom, centre, is a design, with three tail feathers, which has the eagle' s claws in purple at either side. Each wing bears the design of a hand and a face in profile. Silkscreen prints are a recent development in Northwest Coast Native art, but they incorporate traditional design techniques and subject matter. The prints are often given away at potlatches as gifts from the host to the guests. Prints are also sold commercially to non-Native buyers. This card was designed by Robert Davidson, a Masset Haida artist. The design was taken from a silkscreen print, and used as an invitation to a Memorial Potlatch in Masset in memory of David Adams, 1988. The card was only produced for this purpose, and represents a form of potlatch print; Complete

Culture
Haida
Material
paper
Made in
Masset, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Print1992.12

Commercially produced Robert Davidson print on a card in purple, red and pale blue on white background. It shows an eagle in profile, with outspread wings. The eagle is identifiable by the small downward curve at the end of the beak. At bottom, centre, is a design, with three tail feathers, which has the eagle' s claws in purple at either side. Each wing bears the design of a hand and a face in profile. Silkscreen prints are a recent development in Northwest Coast Native art, but they incorporate traditional design techniques and subject matter. The prints are often given away at potlatches as gifts from the host to the guests. Prints are also sold commercially to non-Native buyers. This card was designed by Robert Davidson, a Masset Haida artist. The design was taken from a silkscreen print, and used as an invitation to a Memorial Potlatch in Masset in memory of David Adams, 1988. The card was only produced for this purpose, and represents a form of potlatch print; Complete

Culture
Haida
Material
paper
Made in
Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Print1992.11

Silkscreen print, in red, black and pale blue on white background, with design of three Coho salmon circling round a small eagle design in the centre. Two of the salmon have teeth and are therefore male, while the one without teeth is female. Theeagle design is the same as the eagle on the ceremonial drum, and is in red and black. Silkscreen prints are a recent development in Northwest Coast Native art, but they incorporate traditional design techniques and subject matter. The prints are often given away at potlatches as gifts from the host to the guests. Prints are also sold commercially to non-Native buyers; Excellent; Complete

Culture
Haida
Material
paper
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Print1992.10

Silkscreen print in red and black on white background, depicting housefront design with two bird figures facing each other. The one on the left is an eagle, recognizable by the slight downward curve at the end of the beak. The right hand figure, with the straighter beak, is a raven. The raised section on the top of the eagle' s head is slightly larger. Otherwise, these two figures are identical. The centre design is a profile of a bear. From its eye hangs a tear, which contains a face design.The design of the Eagle and the Raven, the crests of the two Haida clans, was done by Jim Hart and painted on his Uncle, Claude Davidson' s house, in Masset. The Raven and the Eagle are the husband and wife of the house. The bear is a crest of the Eagle clan and was designed by Reg Davidson, Claude' s son. The bear is crying in mourning for Reg' s mother, who was killed in a boating accident. Silkscreen prints are a recent development in Northwest Coast Native art, but they incorporate traditional design techniques and subject matter. The prints are often given away at potlatches as gifts from the host to the guests. Prints are also sold commercially to non-Native buyers; Complete

Culture
Haida
Material
paper
Made in
Masset, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Print1992.9

Silkscreen print, in red and black on white background, depicting eagle design. Eagle is recognizable by the slight inward curve at end of beak. The head, with raised section on top, is in the top left hand corner. from shoulder to right of head,a wing extends down to bottom left hand corner. Between head and wing, a small, curved claw is visible. The tail is situated in bottom right hand corner. The Eagle is the crest of one of the two clans of the Haida, the other being the Raven. The design is styled as an argillite carving would appear, the artist also carves argillite. Claude Davidson, a well known Haida artist and an hereditary chief in Masset, Chief Dadens, designed the print. His maternal grandfather was Charles Edenshaw (1839-1924), who has come to be known as the first professional Haida artist. Silkscreen prints are a recent development in Northwest Coast Native art, but they incorporate traditional design techniques and subject matter. The prints are often given away at potlatches as gifts from the host to the guests. Prints are also sold commercially to non-Native buyers; Complete

Culture
Haida
Material
paper
Made in
Masset, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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