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CarvingA2.261 a-j

Woman (part b) kneeling in front of stone lamp with various implements of stone and walrus tusk. Light grey colour. Her right hand holds an ulu (part i). To her right, there is a large stone chest ? (part d). In front of her, from left to right, there are the following: a rectangular stone piece which tapers down at one end and is covered with a flat layer of walrus tusk (part c), a circular stone dish (part e), and a triangular lamp (part f). Behind these three pieces (parts c, e, and f), there is a three-piece stand (part g) made of walrus tusk, from which hangs two stone moccassin boots on either sides of the rectangular stone cooking container in the middle attached with sinew. There is a small circular stone cup (part h) to one side, held in place with a wooden peg. Everything is on a main base (part a).

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, soapstone stone and sinew
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlD4.47

Unfinished bowl with scalloped edges and uneven, bumpy texture throughout; light grey in colour. (beginning pot, bottom part, second stage)

Culture
Hopi
Material
clay
Made in
Tewa Village, Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pottery StoneD4.44 a-b

Two stones; one light brown in colour and undulated (a), was broken and has been repaired; other oblong in shape and predominantly grey in colour with white sections (b).

Culture
Hopi
Material
stone
Made in
Tewa Village, Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingA9062

Octopus. Mainly red with black and green facial details and a series of white dots on arms. Painting is cut out and taped/glued on to card.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA6555

Stone bowl or vessel. Sculpture of a human head and neck, with a small basin-like bowl carved at the back of the head. The face has a mask-like appearance with a pronounced chin and a well-defined edge along the sides and top. Circular eyes, prominent brows and nose, and small slit-shaped mouth. Pitted surface.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Sumas
Material
stone
Made in
Washington, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Herring RakeA4507

Long wood rake painted three-quarters green with nails driven in with the sharpened ends downward.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Koksilah, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatA3724

Dome-shaped, double-woven, cedar bark basketry hat. The top is slightly indented with plaiting in the centre. The plaiting is outlined with double strand twining, after which the warps are split and the twining becomes much finer. The rim, at the top, is outlined with one row of triple strand twining. Triple strand twining is also used along the bottom rim, above which is two rows of double strand twining and then another of triple strand. The rest of the hat is double strand twining. The hat is decorated with three rings of grass wefts, each ring being three rows wide, and alternating purple and the natural yellow colour. The hat is lined with cedar bark that is plaited at the top, and then twined using two strands. The hat band is both twined and plaited.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, grass and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatA3725

Dome shaped, double-woven, basketry hat with spruce root exterior and red cedar bark warps and liner. The top of the hat is indented with a plaited square of cedar bark, which is outlined with double strand twining in spruce root. The warps are then split and the twining continues, but is much finer. The top rim is outlined with one row of triple strand twining, as is the rim at the bottom of the hat. The hat is decorated with a green dyed rings near the top and bottom of the hat, and a purple dyed ring around the centre. The liner is woven with red cedar bark, except for two decorative rings in spruce root that have been dyed purple--one is near the top and the other the bottom. There are also two rings which flank the hat band that alternate green and the natural light yellow coloured spruce root. The hat band is diagonally plaited.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, spruce root and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeA6469

Wooden model canoe with a ridge running along the interior of the gunwale.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD1.2

Woven bag with rows of geometric design in dyed fibre, different on each side. Pattern on one side is in purple, orange, blue and undyed fibre. The other side has same undyed fibre, with two green triangles.

Culture
Yakama
Material
indian hemp fibre, corn husk and dye
Made in
Yakima, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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