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Seal Puller LineNa977

Seal puller with handles curved at the ends and the middle to fit a hand. A hole is drilled in the middle through which a leather thong is tied.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and leather skin
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PouchNa986

Pouch of red wool with six sides and a blue ribbon border with white beads along the edge. Two beads lie flat and a third on edge. On one side there are is a four-petaled flower design in the centre, surrounded by concentric circles of different coloured beads, some in a zigzag pattern forming the otter design. Outside the circle there is a double-curl motif. On the other side there is a series of diamond shapes in the centre, surrounded by the "otter" design and the double curve motif. The beads are sewn on by the 'lazy stitch' method, the beads are threaded and looped to the material every sixth bead. The interior is lined with tan fabric.

Culture
Mi'kmaq
Material
wool fibre, glass, silk fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffIb262 a-b

Bamboo staff with a carved wood top (part a) and base (part b). The top (part a) is removable and carved to a point, underneath which, there are eleven carved rings with the first, fourth, and seventh being quite elaborated. The top fits into the shaft with an uncarved cylindrical tang. Top third of the bamboo (part b) is plain with two woven bamboo rings. The bottom third is decorated in sixteen rings of geometric and floral representations in reddish brown. Base is carved and painted in white. String is at the bottom of the shaft, by the base.

Culture
Dayak
Material
wood, bamboo grass, paint, fibre and lacquer
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotIb261 a-b

Pot (part b) with carved dark brown wood figure (part a) on top. Figure (part a) is sitting with his hands on his knees and with a dried and cracked encrustation over the upward pointing, dark brown hair on the head. Hair is bound with string to form a tuff on top of the head. Base of the figure fits into the pot. Clay ginger pot (part b) of Chinese origin with a six-sided base, and a circular top covered on the outside with a string in woven pattern. There is an encrustment over the string. String handle on pot which looks fragile but is in good condition.

Culture
Batak
Material
hair, fibre, pigment, wood and clay
Made in
Tomolo, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxNa702 a-b

Rectangular box with arched end walls, and niche on one side for metal lock. Hinge wire at two places on opposite side. Birch bark, with chevron designs of porcupine quills in yellow-white, brown, and yellow-orange, wrapped around sides. Arched lid of birch bark fits over rim of box. Ends and side of lid are lashed to top with split root. Wire at two points on one side, in centre of other. Chevron designs in quills interwoven in alternating rhomboids and pairs of stripes. Quill design in top; wide longitudinal band of symmetrically arranged triangles and rectangles, dominated by central equilateral diamond enclosing four petalled curvilinear pinwheel. Band flanked by narrower bands of four half-circles each. Designs enhanced with interwoven or overlaid quills. Lid split across top, and across one end. Scoring of bark for design planning seen where quills are missing on box and lid.

Culture
Mi'kmaq
Material
porcupine quill, birch bark, wood, spruce root ?, metal and dye
Made in
New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxIb259

Two ornate round silver boxes with lids connected by two silver chains. The largest box has a hinged attached lid with fluted edges that fits over the raised portions of the silver at the opening. The box is ornately decorated with geometric designs on flat and raised surfaces. A silver ring is attached to the back with a double single link chain, leading to the smallest box which sits on a small silver base. It is an ornately engraved box of very fine swirl design on the outside. Another single chain is attached where the other chain joins from the large box and leads to the round lid. The top of the lid has a small silver spire ornately engraved in silver with fine geometric design.

Culture
Batak
Material
silver metal
Made in
Tomok, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7959

Rattle in the form of a human hand. Small finger has piece of string tied around it. Ochre stained red.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
alder wood and ochre pigment ?
Made in
Kitsegukla, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA7960 a-b

Bentwood box of cedar wood. The front and back of box have symmetrical distributive designs in black primary form lines and red secondary form lines. Two faint faded red ovoid forms on sides. Part (b) lid is plain and cracked through center.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
paint and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7961 a

Rattle composed of two complementary halves carved from wood that have been pegged at the handle and tied on the sides with leather thongs. The rattle has an oval-shaped cavity and a cylindrical handle with a flared butt end that has a groove cut into it that extends across the bottom and partway up the flared sides of the handle.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
skin and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA7961 b

Head ring made from twisted cedar bark bound together at the ends with string.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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