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Wooden ImagesE129512-0

From card: "Used in dance. 2 Illus. in USNM Rept. 1895; fig. 157; p. 508." Publication identifies them as "Figures representing a pair of No'nlemgila".Ian Reid (Heiltsuk) and Clyde Tallio (Nuxalk) of the delegation from Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet communities of British Columbia made the following comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit May 20th - 24th, 2013. This looks to be red cedar based on the wood grain and is likely a puppet. The attached hair is likely human.

Culture
Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Bark MatE210061-0

From card: "Made of the inner bark of the cedar tree."

Culture
Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Wooden SpoonE206572-0

From card: "Shaped after horn model."

Culture
Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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HeadbandE206538-0

From card: "Band of cedar bark decorated with tufted ends of bark strips."

Culture
Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Dancing MaskE206542-0

From card: "Carved from wood; painted red, blue and black."Ian Reid (Heiltsuk) of the delegation from Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet communities of British Columbia made the following comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit May 20th - 24th, 2013. This mask is made from alder wood.

Culture
Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Whaling GearET17426-0

206561; WHALING GEAR: LANYARD AND HARPOON, BARK WRAPPED CORD (12+ FEET?), HEAD OF IRON AND BONE (9 INCHES) 'BELLA COOLA'.

Culture
Bella Coola (Nuxalk) ?
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Stone Pestle BrokenE210049-0

Culture
Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Stone Pile-DriverE206553-0

From card: "Greenish stone flattened on one side on which are two grooves; on other side is pecked the representation of a grotesque bear."

Culture
Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Spatulate SpoonE206568-0

From card: "Carved from wood with burnt design on blades."

Culture
Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Stone HammerE206554-0

From card: "Pestle hammer of stone. Illus.: Hndbk. N. Amer. Ind., Vol. 7, Northwest Coast, Fig. 1d, pg. 2." Identified in Handbook caption as pecked stone hand maul, phallic shape.

Culture
Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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