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Letter Opener3261/100

Letter opener with copper handle with engraved design. Blade is tusk or bone; inscription on blade reads "ALASKA".

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
copper metal and walrus tusk ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon3261/91

Silver spoon with oval bowl and carved handle. Pointed handle ends in the shape of a bird beak. Inscription in bowl reads “WRANGELL”.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
silver metal
Made in
Wrangell, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cup3260/130

A drinking cup made of carved walrus tusk. Carved design with cross-hatching all around exterior sides.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
whale tooth
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ladle3260/45

Sheep horn ladle with designs carved in low-relief from back of bowl up the back of the handle. At the base of the handle a small human face gazes outward.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
mountain sheep horn
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bi-pointed Dagger3260/108

Large metal dagger formed from a single piece of steel, narrowing at one end to form the handgrip. Grip area is overlaid with copper sheeting on both sides. The finial of the dagger portrays the head of a wolf, with rounded snout and eyes, and U-shaped ears and nostrils. Abalone shell inlay is used for eyes and the four ovoid shapes of the copper overlay. The handle is wrapped with a hide strip. The long end of the strip has a loop for being held over a wrist or thumb.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
steel metal, copper metal, abalone shell and hide skin
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Wand3260/106 a-b

Wooden song leader's staff or dance wand (wutsaagáa), cut into two pieces (parts a-b). At the bottom is a short, unpainted handle, otherwise the entire length is covered in carved figures depicting animals. Many abalone inlays have been used for eyes, and as decorative details on areas such as wings and fins. The figures are painted in red, black and light blue. The back is partially rounded/hollowed out. The two pieces have been attached by a long wooden peg, through a hole in each piece. (The peg now sits in the upper hole, visible at the back.)

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce wood, abalone shell and paint
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven's Journey3260/180

Round drum from a single skin stretched around a wooden frame. The skin is pulled around the edges of the drum and held together at back with skin thongs. Raven design on surface painted in blue, black and red. Artist inscription and date on the side.

Culture
Tahltan and Tlingit
Material
rawhide skin, wood and acrylic paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle Basket3207/4 a-b

Rattle basket. Small basket has a recessed base decorated with encircling lines of green, from which rises a short straight wall. Weave is fine, with two lines of imbricated designs either side of midpoint consisting of stepped lines in faded shades of tan. Interior has corresponding lines of dark blue-grey and red. Lid fits over mouth of basket and is concave at centre with a large, squat finial. Design is of encircling lines of triangles and rectangles in light tan and orange. Set inside lid under the finial is a chamber containing material that rattles (likely beads?). Encirclilng rings of blue-grey and red decorate the underside of the lid.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
Hoonah, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe3260/35

Pipe bowl in the shape of a raven lying on its back. Small three-dimensionally carved faces are at both sides of the beak. The pipe bowl, in the bird's stomach, has a copper insert. The stem hole is at the feet.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
walnut wood and copper metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet3260/48

Bone amulet in animal (frog or toad?) form with wide, toothless mouth, large eyes, and forelegs positioned on either side. The back is carved with twelve faces - divided into two groups facing opposite directions of two rows of three faces. Small remnant of a hide cord at one side. Three sides are bordered with a twisted rope design.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
bone and rawhide skin
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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