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BowlA406 a-b

A wood dish (part a) in the form of a beaver, with a lid. The dish (part a) has a black body with the black eyes surrounded bya a blue area. The mouth is open with teeth, two of which curve to loop outward. The black nose has nostrils. The small ears at the top are painted pink-red. The paws and the rim are painted pink-red. The tail is carved with a lattice work pattern. The lid (part b) has a human head design with a black killer whale fin on the head. The human head's black eyes are surrounded by a blue area with black eyebrows above. The red mouth is slightly open, and there is a big nose. The arms are resting on top of the lid in a W-like shape. The killer whale fin has a hole outlined with pink-red. The top of the lid is black. The rim of the lid has an alternating pattern of black and natural brown coloured diagonal bands.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA8335 a-b

Bentwood box with lid (part b). Holes bored on ends for rope handles. Carved with design elements. The front has a design consisting of a somewhat square-like shape that has an inward curve around the top middle, creating a two-lobed effect with red eye-like features at the opposite bottom ends. Black upward angled diagonal lines are at either side and curve inward around the top inward curve. The ends are carved with a head-like design, in profile facing towards the front panel. The left end has an eye surrounded by dots and a three-lobed shape above while the right end has an eye surrounded by a black area and a fin-like shape above. The back panel is red. Colours are red, black, and white. Lid (part b) has an upstanding ridge on one side which has a design consisting of central vertical light band emanating with downward pointing diagonal red and black lines with a vertical light band of black dots at either side.

Culture
Wuikinuxv ? or Heiltsuk ?
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7924

A painted brown wood bird mask with a stationary beak and a hole in top as if it used to be attached to another piece. The black eyes are surrounded by a dark green area that has horizontal black dashes within. There is a vertical curved red line running down in between the eyes and the beak. The black beak has red lips and is slightly open. Two abstract black, and one crescent red shape are painted on each side of the face with two horizontal red dashes below the back of the eyes.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Human FigureA1352

A stone figure of a female with a child on her back. Her eyes are rounded circles while the child's eyes are grooved circles. Her angular eyebrows extend down into the nose with nostrils. She has a mouth, ears, and breasts, and her arms are angled backward to hold the child. The child has a simple hair line, and its legs are wrapped around the female with its right one slightly higher than its left.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Seal BowlA403

A light brown wooden bowl in the shape of a seal, painted in red and black. Has circular black eyes, a black forehead, a black nose, red nostrils, an open mouth with red lips, and plain teeth. There is a horizontal red band around the neck. Painted on each side, there are two black eye designs. The eye design closest to the front is circular with protrusions flowing backward, the top one of which is wider than the three lower ones. The eye design closest to the back is ovoid with lobes and red accents. The black tail has two identical triangular-shaped horizontally grooved flipper parts that curve to connect to each other at the end.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeA1146 a-c

A light brown unpainted model canoe (part a) with elongated ends. Two male figures (parts b-c) painted in black, and red are seated at opposite ends. The interior of the canoe (part a) has an inner rim. The two nailed seats at opposite ends of the canoe fit the contours of the boat. One end of the canoe has a vertical groove while the other end does not. Both men (parts b-c) are painted with black facial features, excluding the red nose, and the red mouth. Their hands, and feet are red. Their clothes are black. They are sitting with their knees bent. One man (part b) has his right hand turning inward with his left hand turning downward while the other man (part c) has his right hand turning downward with his left hand turning inward. Both men (parts b-c) are detached from the canoe (part a).

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1025/1

Brown wooden mask painted with red and dark red design along the forehead and cheek areas. Eye and nose areas painted green which extends around the sides of the cheek areas. Dimple area painted with red hatch marks. Red mouth and cut out nostrils. Black eyebrows, moustache, and goatee. Ears painted with red downward diagonal lines. Eyes cut out. Cord strung through a hole in the middle of each ear and tied at back. Adze marks visible inside.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleNb3.1485

Carved paddle, painted green, red and black on both sides, with inlaid abalone. Painted designs are shallowly carved.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, abalone shell, adhesive and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paddle1768/103

Carved paddle painted on both sides, except for cylindrical handle and shaft, which are unpainted. Feathers, eagle head, ovoid body and smaller ovoid painted on paddle in red, black and lightl grey-blue.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paddle1768/102

Paddle with rounded handle. Painted with eagle(?) head, large ovoid body, small ovoid with round eye, feather design and crosshatching. Beak-like shape at blade end. Handle unpainted.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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