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LadleA6713

A dark wood ladle that has a deep bowl with a round bottom. The cylindrical handle is incised around both ends with soft diagonal grooves around the outer edges and a horizontal band made by two grooves further inward.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sun MaskA17141

Sun mask with five protruding arms representing sun rays. The mask has prominent eyebrows, slightly protruding eyes, a short recurved beak, an open mouth that comes to a peak at the centre of each lip and has downturned corners, and a rim that comes to a peak at the centre top and centre bottom. The mask is painted white with designs in red, green, yellow and black. The rim is painted with yellow, black and green scallop shapes on white. The arms are painted with designs in black, white and red and have rounded corners.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA2392

Model pole carved in very deep relief from a piece of round wood. The lowest figure is a land otter surmounted by a seal, a whale, a bird, a bear, a human-like face and a supernatural crane at the top. The beak of the bird is glued on. The entire pole is painted black.

Culture
Heiltsuk ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Totem PoleA6543

Small carved wooden pole depicting figures from top to bottom: hawk, human, eagle, whale, wolf and killer whale. Painted black, green and red with Northwest Coast designs. Underside is slightly rounded.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
cedar wood, paint and lacquer
Made in
Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada and 'Qvuqvai, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA6506

A dark brown spoon that has a flared L-shape bowl and a rounded handle that tapers to a point.

Culture
Heiltsuk ?
Material
mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA1368

A wood mask of a human-like face that has a feather-like design painted in green and black. Red lines encircling both eyes and the lips. There is a black moustache. Head has bear hide with fur. Cord tied at sides.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
paint, metal, fibre, wood and skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird FigureA1363

A concave eight-sided wooden plaque or shield. Formed from three pieces of wood nailed together. Carved head of a bird with inset abalone eyes, and red and black painted highlights nailed to the top of the plaque. The main part of the shield is painted green, red, and black with the bird's body including the wings, tail, and claws, and a human face on the breast. The wings each have three feathers.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, cedar wood and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA1355

Ladle carved from one piece of wood with an elongated bowl, a cylindrical handle, and a finial at the top of the handle carved in the form of a humanoid face. The spoon is painted with a design in red, green, and black with a red and green border, and the underside is painted red, blue and black over low-relief carving. The handle shaft is painted black , and the head is painted with red, black and green hair, black eyebrows, a red and black design on the forehead, red nostrils and lips, black over the cheeks, and green on the rest of the face.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, paint and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeA1147

Model canoe carved from one piece of wood with one end slightly higher than the other. Painted black along the top edges and on the underside.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA1144 a-b

Bentwood box base (a) and woven basketry lid (b). The base has a design on two of the wider sides of a band of incised diagonal lines along the sides and top. There are two holes in each narrow side. The lid is made of strips of cedar bark in a warp and weft weave with a wide lip. The edges of the lid are upturned and stitched down with thin strips of cedar bark.

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