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MortarE126

Dark grey bowl-shaped mortar with three legs.

Culture
Central Mexico
Material
igneous stone
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BroochD3.151

Circular, convex, silver brooch with scalloped edges and concentric bands of geometric cut-outs and etched designs; circular cut-out in the centre.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frontlet HeaddressA8226

Headdress with a frontlet with a bear design, painted blue around eyes, red mouth, fore and hind limbs, inlaid with abalone shell pieces. Abalone around bear, and extra row at each side. Headdress has sea lion whiskers at top, and ermine skins around head. Long cape with ermine pelts at back. Red cloth or black fibre, tied to some skins.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, sea lion whisker, ermine skin, abalone shell and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat NeedleA2294

Wooden mat needle with long narrow shaft, circular cross section, and one pointed end. The pointed end slightly widens and then narrows, creating a slight diamond shape. A large eye is cut through the other end. File marks visible on surface below eye hole. The wood is a yellow brown colour.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Westholme, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8148

Brown wood double whistle made of two single whistles of equal length bound together by brown twine. Both pieces are rectangular in cross section and come to a tapering end and are bound in five relatively equally separated places with brown twine. While the wider end is solid on each piece, there is a hollow (two in total) through the tapering end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole (two in total) nearby on one side. Cloth used along the sides of on one piece.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, resin and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA8132

Model totem pole. From bottom to top, the following figures that appear on the pole are: a bear, a killer whale, and a naked human sitting behind and holding the dorsal fin of the whale. Colours are red, green, black, white. Figures are secured with nails to a square shaped base.

Culture
Haida
Material
wood, paint, metal and paper
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxA8123

Canoe box with two opposite sides with oblique angles, and two opposite sides with acute angles. Wooden box has a flat bottom. There are three nails on each of the short sides at the base securing the bottom to the side panels. There are two holes and grooves on either end of the box.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA8103

Carved wooden, crooked beak headdress. The face has red flared nostrils with a central frill detailed with white s-forms that curves down into the middle of the mouth. The mouth is unpainted, flat and protruding; bottom part of jaw is missing. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are white outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The inside is hollow with the exception of a cloth wrapped crown to secure it to the head. Attached to the top are short, bundled cedar strips that hang down. Painted in black, white and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, wood, metal, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8101

Male face mask with deep mouth shadow, small circular eyes, and slightly pursed lips. Colours are green, red and white. Wicker-like strap at the back of the mask is attached to holes on the sides.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, stem ?, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletA8097

Small silver bracelet with an engraved eagle design. The eagle head is depicted in the centre of the band with wings spread. Each wing has three feathers. There is a crosshatching behind the eagle's head and between its wings. There is also a set of small triangular designs at the back of band, one on each side. The band fastens at the back with a hook that latches through a rectangular opening.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
silver metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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