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PaddleNb3.1484

Carved paddle, painted green, red and black on both sides. Ovoid eye, feathers, head of an eagle, ovoid body and smaller ovoid with feather shapes painted on paddle.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paddle1768/100

Carved paddle painted on both sides; painted black, red and olive green. Eye, feathers, head of an eagle, ovoid body and smaller ovoid with feather shapes painted onto paddle. Rounded grip on end of handle is carved and painted with similar designs.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole1768/76

Model totem pole. Flat bevelled base attached with nails. From bottom to top, whale with tail flipped back into mouth and fin on top of head and raven with yellow beak. Ovoid, feather and hatched designs throughout pole. Varnished. Top figure might be a loon due to pattern around its neck; killer whale below.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, glaze, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CannonballNb3.1482

A very heavy round metal cannonball. Label attached on one side.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeNb9.62 a-f

Model canoe (a), with 2 figures (b-c), 2 paddles (d-e), 1 mast (f). Outside of canoe painted with Norhtwest coast designs. Figure b is seated and has long hair with crosshatching and is wearing a red stove pipe hat. Figure c is seated, has a prominent nose and is wearing a black hat with six raised scallops. Parts d and e are carved paddles with "T" shaped handles. Paddles painted black with three sets of red diagonal lines. Part f is a carved mast, with carved ends. Both figures have stamped/incised letters on bottom.

Culture
Heiltsuk ?
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tray1666/1

Square wooden box with flared sides and two perpendicular wooden dividers sectioning the interior into four equal spaces. The outside and inner compartments of the box have all been painted with black, green and red designs featuring distinctive form lines, ovoids and split u forms.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxNb3.1444 a-b

Long narrow carved box (part a) with lid (part b). Lid extends out from box, and has rounded, slightly beveled edges and rounded top. A long rectanglular incised line is the only decorative element on lid. Two carved and painted end pieces set between side panels and nailed. Outside long panels are also carved and painted. Designs on long panels are similar: bear at center, flanked by mirror images of salmon-trout head, U forms and split u, ovoids, and cross hatching in upper corners. One side also has long feathers represented at ends, and an ovoid on each side of the bear with hatching. One short side has side profile of bear (?) and U form. Colours are blue, red, and black.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial ArrowA1140

Wooden arrow consisting of a cylindrical shaped handle with a semi-circular cutout at the end. The conical shaped head is split in two; the outside is painted black, while the inside is red. The handle has a red line pattern and a large staple in it.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, pigment and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxNb3.1481 a-b

Tall square bentwood box (part a) with a slightly flared lid (part b). The front and back are painted red and black in different distributive Northwest Coast stylized designs. The sides display a large black circle with a four pointed design inside. The joined corner is held together with wooden pegs.

Culture
Tsimshian ? or Heiltsuk ?
Material
red cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood ChestNb3.1480 a-b

Bentwood chest with lid. The chest base has a lip at the bottom, and is painted with formline designs in red and black on all four sides of the base. The lid (part b) has a rounded edge and a slight lip.

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