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PaddleE 1904.385

A fine paddle with oar-shaped blade painted with a design composed of eye-ovoids and U-forms with cross- hatching. The designs on the two sides of the blade are different. The design is possibly a bird but it is highly abstract.; Good

Culture
Haida ?
Material
yellow cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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FrontletA3731

Pentagonal wooden frontlet featuring a carved eagle in high relief; painted sisiutl design around the edges. Painted blue, black, red, yellow, and green. Bird and sisyuth representation.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
yellow cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrayA1134

Divided tray, or box. Square as viewed from above, with sides that angle outwards towards the top edge and upright walls that divide the box into four sections. Both upright walls have curved edges, but one is much more pronounced and higher than the other. Distributive design in black and red, overall. The top edges are painted black and the outside edges of the base are painted red.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
lacquer, metal, paint, cedar wood and yellow cedar wood
Made in
Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada and 'Qvuqvai, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Walking StickA2238

Walking stick of yellow cedar wood. Stick has three sections: 18 cm. of plain wood from the base; a central section carved in 3/4 round (as a totem pole); and an upper section (15 cm.) that is plain, expanding to a knob handle. The central section has a vertical series of sketchily-carved figures depicting a bird, an animal, a bird, a whale, and a figure (from top to bottom). The bird at the bottom has circular black eyes surrounded by a red area with black brows above, red and black ears, a red lined yellow beak, and two-feathered side wings that consist of a long black u form that has a yellow detailing with a yellow ovoid along the upper part. The upward crouching animal above has circular yellow eyes outlined by black and surrounded by a red tear drop shape, red dot ears within a black u form, a yellow dotted black face, an open red mouth showing sixteen plain teeth, and a yellow body with black limbs. The bird in the middle has circular yellow eyes outlined by black with black brows above, red and black ears, a yellow beak with a closed red mouth, and two-feathered side wings that consist of a black u form with a red and yellow dot within and a black semi-oval along the upper part. The downward facing whale has circular yellow eyes surrounded by a black oval and a green oval, red nostrils, an open red mouth showing sixteen plain teeth, a yellow dotted black back with a small dorsal fin, a red and black dotted plain body, and a face on the upward and downward curving tail. The figure at the top has circular black eyes surrounded by a green area with black brows above, black nostrils, a red mouth surrounded by a yellow area with a black chin, and a black body. The figure is holding a plain copper ? that has red and black face on the upper portion with a vertical red line at either side of the lower portion. The figure wears a two-tiered hat that has black u forms with red in between the plain split u within and a yellow dot at the top.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
yellow cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleNb3.1447

Carved and painted model pole with a halibut as the base. The figures above the halibut are: crab, octopus, bear holding a seal, killer whale with a seal in its mouth, and eagle. The halibut base is grey with black circle-in-circle eyes, a sideways mouth, black dashes on the side fin, black dashes along the top and the bottom and at the tail. The crab is red with circle-in-circle black eyes and its legs curled under. The octopus has black circle-in-circle eyes surrounded by a tapering red oval and a green area that connects across the bridge of the nose with black brows and black on top of the head; it also has a black outlined open red beak showing a plain tongue. The bear holding a seal has a black body, black circle-in-tapering-oval eyes surrounded by a green area with black brows above, red and green u form ears, green nostrils, an open mouth showing twenty-six plain teeth. The seal has a black body with black circle-in-circle eyes, red nostrils, and an open mouth showing eight plain teeth. The seal has a side fin and a tail, and curves to the left side. The killer whale with the seal in its mouth has a black body with black circle-in-circle eyes, a green nose with red nostrils, and an open mouth showing nineteen plain teeth. The killer whale has side fins and a dorsal fin with a frontal face and red u form within a larger black one that has a red ovoid within at the top. The seal is black with rounded eyes and nostrils and a curving body facing to the left side. The eagle at the top has oval black eyes surrounded by a green area with black brows above and a red lined beak. The outstretched side wings have four feathers with red u forms within larger black ones.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
red cedar wood, paint and yellow cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA7304

A yellow-brown wood ladle with a deep, curving bowl and a handle that is flat on the interior and rounded on the exterior.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
yellow cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FrontletA3839

Wooden frontlet featuring a large bird's head over a small human-like head with two paws to the sides; paws and bird's curved beak are three-dimensional, protruding from the surface. Painted red, black and green, with parts left in natural wood.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
yellow cedar wood ? and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood Box2629/1 a-b

Small bentwood box with yellow cedar lid and walls and a red cedar bottom. Sides are carved and painted, in the image of a bear. Artist initials inside box and lid.

Culture
Haida
Material
yellow cedar wood, paint and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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