Bracelet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3326/50

Circular ivory bangle bracelet with rounded sides. The upper edge tapers in while the bottom edge is flat. Just below the upper edge, decorated with three rows of small holes inset with tiny metal studs. The inside has a dark brown patina.

Face Bell

MOA: University of British Columbia

3326/44

Small hand bell with a small flat-headed humanoid figure as a handle. The bell gradually widens to the rim, which has a single decorative belt. The body is decorated with two simple human faces, each facing opposite directions. The body clearly shows how the bell was formed with a very apparent s...

Headdress

MOA: University of British Columbia

3326/12

Headdress carved from a single piece of wood. The wood has been stained black, with the carved areas revealing a light brown. The base is dome-shaped, and is carved with rows of zigzags around the exterior. A high arched crest extends from the top, slightly extending beyond the dome, with a cutou...

Textile

MOA: University of British Columbia

3305/6

Long rectangular textile with alternating bands of supplementary weft designs and straight weaving. Multi-coloured fringe on left and right edges. Right side bordered with indigo and pink thread braided together. Left side bordered with red and orange thread braided together. Top edge of textile ...

Skirt

MOA: University of British Columbia

3367/1

Skirt composed of hanging strands of flax stalks from a woven fibre waistband. The stalks have a pattern alternating between beaten and unbeaten portions, forming a horizontal striped pattern where the unbeaten stalks are a light yellow colour, and the beaten segments are a burnt, dark brown colo...

Model Canoe

MOA: University of British Columbia

3274/72 a-i

Model inter-island sailing canoe, with single-hull outrigger. Main hull is carved of a single piece of wood with attached forked end pieces at fore and aft. Hull is panted black with areas near top decoratively left unpainted. Several benches span the interior of the vessel. Detailed wood rigging...

Shadow Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3364/11

Shadow puppet of the lower section of a traditional house (goes with 3364/10). Made of semi-transparent animal skin and a watery paint or dye, soaked into the skin. The puppet depicts an uneven blue and red building with a blue, red and orange door with a brown overhang above and a lantern hangin...

Shadow Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3364/10

Shadow puppet of the upper section of a traditional house (goes with 3364/11). Made of semi-transparent animal skin and a watery paint or dye. Red and blue building with a capped black smoke stack extending up from the side. The roof is brown with a small point.

Shadow Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3364/9

Small shadow puppet of background scenery. Shadow puppet made of semi-transparent animal skin and a watery paint or dye, soaked into the skin. Depicts a square container with four arms with scalloped decoration, one rising out of each corner, that connect at the centre above. There appears to be ...

Shadow Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3364/6

Small shadow puppet, Laz, representing a man from the Black Sea region. Made of semi-transparent animal skin and a watery paint or dye, soaked into the skin. The puppet body and legs are separate pieces, tied together with a thin plastic cord through small holes. The figure is a male, wearing lon...