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Mat NeedleA4366

Mat needle with long narrow shaft, triangular cross section, and one pointed end. The pointed end widens and then narrows, creating a diamond shape. A large eye is cut through the other end, and the wood has split slightly through the middle above the eye. The wood is a yellow brown colour.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood and stain
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlA4368

Small, flat, disc-shaped spindle whorl with central hole. Made of laminated wood (three layers) with no surface decoration. Five small holes, stained black at their edges from contact with metal, surround the central hole. Yellow-brown in colour.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood and adhesive
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA4370

Undecorated cedar bentwood box, last corner and bottom nailed. Six holes bored into nailed side. Two sides are shorter in height. "Raley" printed on one side near top.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SledA4380

Toboggan style sled made from two planks of wood. The boards are joined together with four cross-supports, evenly spaced,with a wider piece incised with five grooves at the top, front end. Twine is threaded along the sides and two leather straps are attached to the front end at the ends of one cross-support.

Culture
Dakelhne ? or Coast Salish ?
Material
fibre, leather skin, wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum FringeA6722

Leather fringe consisting of numerous strands with a plastic bead knotted on it. Bead colours are yellow, white, blue, green, black and red. Each strand is sewn to a long, thin piece of leather.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
leather skin, plastic and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PurseA3432 a-b

Woven purse (part a) that has wrapped twined weaving with a border of plain twined weaving at the top. Both sides have a design that consists of two whales facing each other (in blue with several colours) and a purple eagle with an arrow in its claws while its wings are outspread. Colours include magenta, orange, yellow, and green. Has a zipper. There is also a double-sided rectangular mirror (part b).

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, metal, glass, aniline dye and synthetic fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaulA3435

Maul made from a large piece of stone lashed to a slender wooden handle. Cylindrically-shaped section of rough stone - flat on either end with a large circumferal groove around the middle to secure the hafting lashing. Flattened on one side to sit firmly on hafting. Lashed to carved wood hafting platform with hide strips from which a curving branch provides a handle. Shallow circumferal groove near handle butt.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
stone, wood and skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA3437

Brown wood figure carved in the shape of a sea otter. Has circular eyes, split u ears, a nose, and a mouth. The four digit paws rest on the belly and have a split u at the wrists. Twisted cedar bark looped about the tail.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Halibut HookA3438

Hook composed of two carved wooden arms lashed together with cord in a "v"-shape. An iron spike is lashed with root at an acute angle to main arm. The shank is carved to represent a creature with a head and open jaws toward the joint of the two arms, and a narrow bone is depicted with two parallel appendages protruding behind. A leader line is secured through a hole drilled through the shank.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre, iron metal, wood and root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA3482

Dark brown wooden ladle with a handle in the form of a bird's head. Deep bowl with a round bottom.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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