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Model Totem PoleA7832

Small, carved wooden totem pole with a concaved back. The pole is rectangular in shape with a slight taper through the middle and a large, wide figure at the top. The figures from top to bottom: eagle with its wings spread holding a killer whale in its talons; the body of the killer whale runs horizontally; small green frog sitting sideways with its head facing in opposite direction to the whale; black bear; human-like figure holding its hands to its face; green frog facing downwards; human-like head. The pole is painted red, green, yellow and black with northwest coast stylized designs.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance KnifeA7831

Warrior dance knife, or baton in the form of Sisiutl. Central front-facing head with two upward and outward curling horn-like appendages at the top and a profile head on either side, each of which has another upward and backward curling horn-like appendage at the top. Each profile head has a red tongue that protrudes outward at a slight upward angle. Painted black, red, and green.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA7830

Model of a totem pole depicting an eagle with outstretched wings and a beaver(?). Painted in black, red, and yellow. Figures are secured to a round base with nails.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA7829

Spoon with the bowl is made from yellow and brown mountain sheep horn, and the handle from black mountain goat horn, the two segments attached together with a metal nail. The handle tapers towards the tip and is carved at the base with a whale (?) design.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
mountain goat horn, mountain sheep horn and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA7828

Undecorated spoon made from alder wood. Bowl of spoon is oval in shape and curves slightly upwards. Handle of spoon tapers to a squared point. Faded red geometric designs on the inside of the bowl of the spoon and on the front of the handle.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
alder wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClappersA7821

Brown wood clapper painted with face designs carved on both sides. One face has black circle in circle eyes with a vertical white line for the pupils and black brows above. The open oval mouth shows eight white teeth. Above the mouth, there is a wide, truncated, black triangular-like shape with white dots. On top, there is a white spotted green frog that has its front right leg in between the face's eyes, its back right leg just along the outer circle of the face's eye, its back left leg in the middle of the face's wide truncated, black triangular-like shape, and its front left leg just above the face's cheek. Along the top and the bottom of the face, there is a pair of wide, red split u's. The other face is similar but instead it has a wide, truncated, white triangular-like shape with black dots and black teeth with no frog on top.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA7819

Eagle figure (part a) with outstretched wings. Embellished with Northwest Coast design elements painted in red, green, and black. Part b is a detached wing. On the back is the artist's name.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and lacquer
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleA7817

Small wooden paddle with eye design in dark blue on both sides of paddle. The handle widens from the neck with two notches just below a cylindrical piece of wood at the top.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA7816

Figure of an eagle (part a) with outstretched wings. Northwest Coast design elements are used to decorate the piece. Colours used are red, green and black. One wing (part b) has the artist's name on the back, as well as the number six. Another wing (part c) has the number six in pencil and has pencil outlines near the edges.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and lacquer
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA7813

Totem pole model from bottom to top: block of wood with designs on sides, man holding frog, bear holding killer whale, thunderbird, pole is inserted in the block base. Dorsal fin of whale and wings bird are inserted. Lateral fin of whale nailed. Colours are black, red, and green. Signed on back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, fibre and lacquer
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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