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Frog Bowl3656/25

Wooden dish carved in the form of a frog. The frog's facial features are carved, and the nostrils have inlaid white glass beads; eyes are made of inlaid abalone pieces; the rim has inlaid glass beads and oval operculum shells. The four carved legs serve as the feet.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood, abalone shell, operculum shell and glass
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Octopus Bag3656/31

Small bag, rectangular at top with eight arms hanging from bottom (commonly called an octopus style bag). Both sides are beaded with floral motifs using tiny beads on a dark brown-red cotton. Each arm has a short red and brown tassels with blue geometric beads attached. Interior of bag lined with brown cotton. There is a red and brown plaited strap attached near the opening.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wool fibre, glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole3656/26

Model totem pole. From top, the carved figures are: double bird head's, large bird (with missing wings) and large seated human figure.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Ketchikan, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ladle3656/4

Ladle with round bowl and long narrow handle. The handle gradually flattens towards the end, where there is a triangle-shaped cutout. The ladle has been painted black and red, which has faded.

Culture
Yup'ik ?
Material
paint and wood
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood Box3641/1 a-b

Bentwood box (part a) with red painted corners and lid (part b). The box is lashed and sewn together with root along the seam. There is a notch cutout of the centre of the front panel. The lid has a carved geometric design on the top painted with red details and red corners that line up with the red corners of the box. There is a small x-shaped cut centred along the edge on the underside. Price penciled on interior with small adhesive price label overtop.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
red cedar wood, paint, root and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe, DancingE/1502

PRIMITIVE ART. BOAS, FRANZ, 1951, Publisher: CAPITAL PUBLISHING COMPANY THE DECORATIVE ART OF THE INDIANS OF THE NORTH PACIFIC COAST. BOAS, FRANZ BULLETIN, 9, 1897

Culture
Tlingit: Hennea Qwan
Material
moose hide and caribou hide
Made in
Hennea Qwan, Tuxekan, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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