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Raven RattleA8532

Raven rattle carved of hardwood. Reclining figure with bear's head on raven's back connected to a frog by protruding tongue; frog is being held in beak of a kingfisher bird. Belly emphasized by a bird's face with recurved beak. Main paint colours are black, red-brown, and green.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8367

Large round mask with high relief face and features. Round eyes, opened mouth. Tear drops from the eyes. Painted in "Bella Coola blue", ochre, red and black. The edges have holes and are unpainted, where it used to attach behind a large round wooden corona.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
alder wood and paint
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FrontletA8360

Bird's head in centre with two smaller heads above and below it. Painted blue, red and black, inlaid with abalone shell. Eyes inlaid with pierced metal discs over abalone.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
wood, steel metal, copper metal and abalone shell
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8361

Small face with large recurved nose. Nose raised by adding extra piece of wood. Five small extensions radiate from head. Colours are red, green, black and white.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
alder wood, paint and metal
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FrontletA8364

Unfinished chief's frontlet, with animal face in the middle, and elongated upright section at top. Unpainted.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
alder wood
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8365

Mostly unpainted carved wooden mask. Large rabbit-like ears. Black paint on mouth and on raised edging around eyes. Two drilled holes at sides. Mask originally had cracked rabbit skin glued to head and ears (see Condition section).

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
alder wood and paint
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe headA8966

Stone axe head with tapering blade, rounded at tip. Vertical indentations on grip.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
stone
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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D-AdzeA2052

Polished nephrite blade with a unifacially bevelled bit on either end. Heavy wood handle. Upturned shaving-deflecting the ridge at the front. Very heavy back end roughly carved with head, snout and long tongue? of creature.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
wood, stone and leather skin
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeA2078

Straight, tapering, hollow, dark grey stone pipe with a raised rim at the mouthpiece end.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
stone
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2212

Miniaturized depiction of a Thunder dancer, standing upright on a rounded base. The dancer is wearing a mask, with a prominent forehead and beak-like nose, and a dance cape, which covers their back. Painted in black, red and yellow.

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