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BowlA7312

Red-brown wood dish in the shape of a bear. Has circular abalone shell inlaid eyes surrounded by a plain carved tapering oval, a snout, and an open mouth showing nine abalone shell inlaid teeth. Thirteen oval abalone shell inlaid pieces are along the rim. The fore legs are angled forward while the back legs are bent at the knees.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
abalone shell and wood
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl1570/24

Sea lion shaped bowl with protruding head, rear flippers, and short tail. Sides have incised decoration of front flippers and two ovoid shapes. Eyes and tail have inlaid shells pieces; rim has inlaid pieces of bone(?); teeth are inset bone. Inside of mouth is painted(?) red.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood, shell, bone ? and paint ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood Box1648/3 a-b

Bentwood box with vertical red bands around corners; bands have borders of incised lines. Bottom is of a square plank held onto box with metal nails around its edge. A lid with a lower area that fits into the opening is decorated with red and natural triangles that emanate from the centre. Lid is made of two planks that are held together by sinew; one of the underside corners has an engraved hand or paw.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood, paint, sinew and metal
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Canoe1505/2

Model canoe. Small light brown wooden canoe carved from a single piece of wood, that widens in the centre and tapers to squared off points at either end. The prow sits slightly higher than the stern. Each end has a curve from top to bottom but the stern has a much more pronounced curve. The surface is undecorated.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce wood
Made in
Yakutat, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Messenger2648/1

Cast bronze mask composed of a central human face surrounded by three other faces (top and sides) and five frogs. The face on top of the central face is smaller and has hair. The other two faces are at each side of the central face and may be human or frogs. Three frogs are sitting, legs adjoined, below the central face. The frog in the middle is facing up towards the central face, with its tongue caught between the lips of the central face. The other two frogs are facing away from the central face. Two frogs sit at each side of the top smaller face, their legs joining the top face and the side faces. Series #3/6.

Culture
Tahltan and Tlingit
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole2603/6

Carved and painted model totem pole with mask, frog and eagle figures. All figures have unusually large wide eyes. The base is a longitudinally cut piece of bone. The back of the pole is flat and uncarved.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
cow bone and paint
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Eagle Brooch2519/1

Silver brooch in the shape of an eagle. Style of engraving resembles American eagle. Pin/clasp on the back.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
silver metal, adhesive and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood Chest Panel1768/89

Rectangular wooden chest panel painted with Northwest Coast stylized designs in red and black. Back has metal wire attached to two nails. Ten small peg holes along bottom.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Taku River, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband1747/2

Headband made of red felt with a blue cotton(?) edging consisting of a horizontal band around the back enlarging into a slightly scalloped triangular shape in the front where it is decorated with a beaded light green, white, and light blue flower design. Five leaf-shaped off-white shells are sewn onto the band with two on each side and one in the centre of the flower design. Three rows of light blue beads, each ending with a long white conical bead, mark the two corners where the band grows triangular, and the edges of the blue border are emphasized by a row of white beads.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
shell, wool fibre ?, glass, plastic ?, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1768/124

A cup-shaped twined basket with a wrapped rim. Coloured parallelogram shapes around rim and base. Geometric design around middle. Base reinforced with a circle of cardboard stitched to basketry.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, dye, cotton fibre and paper
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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