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Model PaddleA2170

Model paddle with a painted abstract design in yellow and red on a black background and delineated by incised lines. The blade tip comes to a rounded point, and the narrow neck joins the blade and the flaring handle shaft.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA2173

A plain brown wood spoon with a shallow bowl that has a distinct flat rim and comes to a pointed tip at the end and a narrow handle that is at an angle. The handle is flat along the interior and rounded around the exterior.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature DishA2176

Miniature rectangular shaped dish carved out of a thick plank of wood. The centre has been hollowed out, the ends are angled with concave impressions. The exterior has a slightly bevelled surface below the proximal edge. Painted with red, black and gold designs on the exterior surfaces. An animal face resembling a beaver, is present at each of the ends, while stylized bird-like designs are centred on each of the longer sides. The gold paint is used primarily as an accent colour. The artist signed the base, in red paint: "Made by Stanley James, Nanaimo B.C."

Culture
Coast Salish: Snuneymuxw
Material
paint and wood
Made in
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cod HookA2252

Hook composed of spruce root carved and steamed into a u shape. One arm end carved with a tapering knob (fragment of twisted cedar bark leader line attached). Other arm end recurved inward and sharpened to a point. Point section lashed with cedar root. Some cedar bark strips also wrapped around the root.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar root, cedar bark and spruce root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cod HookA2253

Hook composed of spruce root carved and steamed into a u shape. One arm end carved with tapered knob (to secure leader line) fragment of line attached. Other arm end recurved inward and sharpened to a point. Point section lashed with cedar root.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar root and spruce root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Halibut HookA2254

Fish hook composed of a u-shaped piece of hardwood with a ground bone point lashed with rope at an acute angle to the shorter arm. The longer arm has a circumferential groove with a rope leader attached.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, fibre and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdzeA2258

Narrow, dark, coarse stone blade that is wedge-shaped. Grooved along the top face toward the butt end to hold the hafting securely. Was originally lashed with hide strips (now wired) to a carved wood hafting platform with an acutely-angled branch providing a handle. Hide strips are looped and attached around the handle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
skin, stone and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RingH1.66

Bronze, thin band, ring with a central, pricked, design of two dots followed by two partial swirls and a line which encompass a “v” design.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2300

Rectangular, tan-coloured basket that is rectangular in cross section and that flares upward and outward. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring base construction and an overcast rim. Decorated with partial imbrication in a continuous design made up of three non-distinct horizontal rows which cover the top two-thirds of the design field. The lower third is filled with bands of vertical check figures in red and white, and black and white.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA2302

Long narrow strips of cedar bark - alternating red and light golden colours. Folded over at the top end and twined together with two rows of string. Large white feathers are tied to the bark strips at intervals.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
feather, fibre and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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