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PaddleNb3.1485

Carved paddle, painted green, red and black on both sides, with inlaid abalone. Painted designs are shallowly carved.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, abalone shell, adhesive and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Abalone Shell1779/48 a-i

9 small pieces of abalone shell - 4 are square (a-d), 4 are rectangular (e-h), 1 is irregular (i). It is unknown if the pieces came from a store in these shapes or whether the artist made them.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
abalone shell
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Abalone Shell1779/47

Oval-shaped fragment of abalone shell. Edge broken in two places. Circular hole. Outer shell does not cover total area.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
abalone shell
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Abalone Shell1779/46

Rectangular-shaped fragment of abalone shell.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
abalone shell
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Club1768/39

Northern style carved club in shape of shark with abalone inlay. Raised round handle with hole. Highly polished.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger1768/37

Dagger with long, tapered, metal blade attached to a bone(?) handle. Body of handle wound with skin strips. Top of handle carved like into a bear head with abalone insets. Butt of handle appears to be whale bone.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
metal, whale bone, abalone shell, copper metal, skin and bone ?
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle1768/33

Copper metal rattle with wood handle. Rattle has straight sides and curved top. Two pieces, joined together by ten rivets. Raised oblong shape and raised "T" on front and back. Four inset abalone shells on front. Lined markings on front and back.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
copper metal, wood and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Box1730/15

Rectangular wooden box with hinges and a lock. Lid of box has a painted eagle on it with outstretched wings and abalone eye. Small circles of abalone are inlaid around all four edges of lid. Painted on front of box, below lock, are an eagle and two beavers. On either end of box are small handles. One side handle has a string tied around it with two small keys (for lock) attached to it. Inside box is a cotton batting like material attached to inside of lid and bottom of box.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
wood, metal, paint, glaze, cotton fibre and abalone shell ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattlesnake Woman BowlNd716

A rattlesnake woman smudge bowl sculpted in stone. The female figure is seated with outstretched arms and an animal figure forming the bowl. The eyes of the animal are inlaid with abalone. Two snake shapes form heart shape behind figure with single rattle protruding from small of back. Stone surface is smooth and polished.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
soapstone stone and abalone shell
Made in
Lytton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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D-Adze1768/18

Carved wooden D-Adze with eagle head. Abalone on wings. Metal cutting blade is attached with hemp fibre(?).

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood, hemp fibre ?, metal and abalone shell
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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