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StaffA7963 a-b

Wooden staff (a) decorated with brass tacks, which spiral up the staff, and an ivory charm (b) in the shape of a fish.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
brass metal, wood, ivory and lacquer ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA8229 a-b

Bentwood box with four painted panels, and an unpainted removable lid (part b) with sides that bevel inwards towards the bottom. Two of the opposite sides of the box have similar designs formed in continuous black primary form lines and red secondary lines. On an adjacent side is a bird figure with an ovoid body painted in black and red. The last side is painted with two ovoids joined by a line, all in red.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
paint and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA8232

Naturalistic human head carved from wood and painted red and black, with traces of green. Large metal hook at the neck.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
red cedar wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Elbow AdzeA8541

Iron or steel blade with flaring, unifacially bevelled, curved bit. Lashed with leather thong to a carved hafting platform with an acutely-angled branch providing a handle.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, leather skin and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7966

Rattle, the body oval in cross-section, composed of two symmetrical halves secured on the sides with leather. The handle is cylindrical, is slightly flared at the butt end, and is secured with nails along the shaft.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
leather skin, wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7967

Rattle, the body oval in cross-section, composed of two symmetrical halves secured on the sides with leather. The handle is cylindrical, is slightly flared at the butt end, and is secured with fibre as well as nails. The base of the handle is coated in a resin-like substance with a brown colour.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wood, metal, stone, fibre and skin ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA7991

Bentwood box. The front is painted in black and red designs. One side has a bird-like creature in black; another side is abstract designs in black; the back is unpainted.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
metal, paint and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkinA7961 s

Two ermine skins. No fur remaining on the skins, but they still each have a tail and some of their whiskers.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
ermine skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA8228

Tall bentwood box with a distributive design in black and red on the front and back panels. Black ovoids on the sides.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7956

Anthropomorphic mask with an elongated nose, a human mouth, and a moustache. Upper half of the face is plain brown while the lower half of the face is painted red just across the nostrils. Has circular cut out hole eyes outlined by black and surrounded by a plain tapering oval with black brows above. Nostrils are cut out. Has a black moustache. Black fabric is nailed at either back side.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wood, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
Kitsegukla, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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