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AmuletA2478

Carving made on half a piece of tubular bone. Convex side is carved with a head having a round eye and square muzzle. Behind head is a row of four round shapes. Above this is a round humanoid face enclosed by two split u's; below is another face.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
bone
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2466

Frontlet figure? Thin rectangular carving with a concave rear surface, convex front surface. Main area of the front is a human-bird style face on a long neck. Mouth is open with upper teeth of abalone exposed. Nose is shaped as a sharp beak curving down and attaching to lower lip. A panel above the forehead is carved with a humanoid creature with arms and legs projecting from either side of its face. The back has had its side edges smoothed down to make it flatter.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
abalone shell and bone
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FrontletA2464

Thin square-shaped frontlet, concave in back, convex on front surface. Front carved in high relief with animal head with protruding tongue; eyes inlaid with abalone. Red and black paint highlight eyebrows, nostrils, teeth, tongue lips and chin.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
abalone shell, paint and wood
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Seal BowlA2449

Deep red-brown wood bowl in the shape of a seal. Shaped as a smooth, rounded seal's head at one end with inlaid oval abalone shell eyes surrounded by a carved tapering oval, a nose that has inward bored circular nostrils with a vertical ridge in between, and an open mouth showing a tongue. The other end is shaped as a tail enclosed by u-shaped piece representing flippers consisting of a central shell inset ovoid and three horizontal bands with eight, nine or ten small circular insets. Flipper design carved at each side behind the head consisting of a central shell inset ovoid, a split u, and four curvi-linear lines with four or five small circular insets along the upper three. The tail is also outlined by small circular insets. In between the side flippers and the back flippers, there is a central shell inset ovoid. Flat rim is inlaid with nine opercula. Back of seal is concave, forming a dish. Carved areas are inlaid with opercula, abalone, and beads.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
abalone shell, glass, operculum shell and wood
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2435

Human male, seated. Large head; one hand in front of chest, other at his side. Face clearly delineated with strong features and deep lines at either side of mouth. Figure wears a hat with two rings; a neck pendant; and carries two batons. Figure is hollow.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
bone
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2615

Painted wood figure of a male wearing an apron with eight pendants, the inner six of which are red-brown and green with a black outlined white circle at the bottom and the outer two of which are plain black, and fibe white and red u forms above. On the figure's chest and abdomen, there is a carving of a head that has white outlined circular black eyes, a black nose, black cheeks and forehead, and a downturned mouth that is green along the lower lip. The figure's right arm is resting the side while the other arm is bent with the hand near the mouth. The figure has circular black eyes surrounded by a tapering red oval outlined by black and surrounded by a white area with black brows above, black cheeks and nose, and a thin mouth. Six vertical projections spring from the head, the two at the sides being longer than the others. Mounted on a black painted chamfered base and in turn on another thin base.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood and paint
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA2537

Walrus ivory model pole carved from a tusk, with three figures: a raven, a human holding a knife, and a human holding a fish in his mouth. All figures have circle in tapering oval eyes with a split u brow above. The raven's closed beak curves downward with the claws below. The side wings have an ovoid in ovoid along the upper portion while the lower portion has a pair of split u's with a u form that has an oval within. Both humans are in crouching position. The human in the middle has a closed mouth and the knife has a profile head finial at the end of the handle. The human on the bottom has an open mouth showing six upper teeth, with the tail of the fish in his mouth. On a square rounded base.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2516

Wooden carving of a woman lying on the back of a sea monster(?); she is shown nude, lying flat on her back with knees slightly raised. She has a labret in her lip. The creature's body is divided into three segments. Its head is painted black with red nostrils, the eyes are round and green, and the gills are well defined and delineated. The tail is black and split, with yellow and red concentric circles at each corner. A circular space has been carved out of the wood under the creature's head.

Culture
Tlingit ? or Haida ?
Material
paint and wood
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA2605

Elongated, curved length of bone; bottom tapers to a point; top is carved in the shape of a stylized human head wearing a truncated conical hat. Rectangular teeth exposed.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
bone
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA2548

Miniature totem pole style carving. From top: human wearing a nobility hat; eagle; human face. Off-white with black and red paint.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
bone and paint
Made in
USA and Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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