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Suspension HookIe398

Carved wooden basket hook consisting of a female figure with a long oval shaped face and a conical shape headdress that has a bird carved on the tip. The face has incised, tattoo-like detailing on the cheeks, a long nose, inlayed shell eyes and an open mouth exposing the teeth. The arms hang down to the knees which are slightly bent. The body is rounded; the genital area is exposed. The crescent shaped base has a stylized incised band designs that are incorporated into a central face that has inlaid shell eyes. Along the sides of the body is a rounded, triangular repeating design. The reverse is carved and decorated with various stylized designs. The wood is stained black.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, oil, charcoal, fibre and shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlAi2

Half calabash gourd that has a heart-shaped bowl incised entirely with linear rings of diamond shapes, and crosshatching. The rings are in concentric circles to the centre. All designs are dark from rubbed soot.

Culture
Central African
Material
calabash fruit and charcoal pigment
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8368

Unpainted carved wooden mask with painted white jagged teeth, burnt lines for main portion of eyebrows, burnt crosses at the cheek, and black paint at sides of nose and for the extended eyebrow.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
charcoal pigment, paint and wood
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleA2149

Model paddle with a light charcoal transfer outline of a design on the blade.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and charcoal pigment
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA8394

Arrow shaft composed of a long piece of cedar that has a slightly flared notched end, a charred (?) spiral design on the shaft, and the end where the arrow tip would be is wrapped in off-white fibre with charcoal pigment (?) covering most of the fibre. Point is missing.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, fibre and charcoal pigment ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MouldD4.102 a-b

Rectangular tuff brick mould with ketoh design with a central cross and four curved lines extending from the middle to the inner corners. Black paint has been added to show the detail of the design. The mould appears to match D4.101.

Culture
Navajo
Material
tuff stone and charcoal pigment
Made in
New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance ScreenA4327

White cotton dance screen with black design. The design is a raven motif in profile with wings and legs extended. There is a bear-like figure in the torso. The motifs are painted in black with an oil spread into the fabric beyond the black outlines. The design is cut off on both sides. The top and bottom edges are hemmed. There are holes along the top edge for hanging.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, charcoal pigment and oil
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance ScreenA4024

Large white cotton dance screen with black design. The screen is made from three pieces of fabric sewn together. The design is a thunderbird motif in profile with wings and claws extended. There is a bear-like figure on the torso. There are blue and red stamps near the bottom left edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
charcoal pigment and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance ScreenA4363

Large, ceremonial dance screen. Painted with a circular design in black on ecru-coloured cotton. Split image of a sisiutl encircling a central human figure. Cord for hanging attached along the upper edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
oil, charcoal pigment and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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InkN1.544

Rectangular slab of black ink with a fish depicted in low relief swimming upstream and indented Chinese characters reading "dragon gate" in turquoise on one face. The reverse has a series of Chinese characters in low relief, and the edges on both faces are slightly raised.

Culture
Chinese
Material
charcoal, adhesive and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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