Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

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Carved tupilaq (tupilak). Hollow cone-shaped figure with two faces on the front; back splits into thin legs with small feet. Faces are stacked on top of one another. Top face is rounded and has square-shaped eyes with black pupil inlay; deep nostrils underneath eyes. Wide mouth carved in relief, ...

Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

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Carved tupilaq (tupilak). Standing human-like figure with a cone-shaped head, wide circular eyes, and black inlay pupils. Rows of curved lines above eyes, imitating eyebrows; three diagonal lines extend from outer sides of eyes, onto cheeks. Nose done in relief with deep and flaring nostrils. Fig...

Hair Tie

MOA: University of British Columbia

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Multicoloured fibre cord with a loop on the top and a large tassel ornament on the end. The cord and loop are light grey and white with dark and light shades of brown. The cord is decorated with diamonds in various shades of brown. A large light grey-brown tassel is attached near the bottom of th...

Hair Tie

MOA: University of British Columbia

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Multicoloured fibre cord with a loop on the top and several tassels on the end. The loop has stripes of dark brown with brown-orange and light brown-yellow with grey. The cord is decorated with grey, brown-orange, dark brown, and light brown-yellow diamonds with white outlines. A grey and purple ...

Canoe Paddle

National Museum of Natural History

E26768-0

Vase

MOA: University of British Columbia

3666/1

Vase with abstract designs around body. Vase is somewhat cylindrical, tapering slightly to a shoulder. The shoulder, body and lip all have two ribbed lines. The vase has a short neck and flared lip. The vase is light grey with tiny dark brown speckles. Flat unglazed bottom with incised artist's m...

Textile

MOA: University of British Columbia

3661/2

Pink, rectangular textile with unfinished short edges; wide decorative panel in centre with three vertical stripes on either side. Left short edge of textile has a small amount of loose thread, acting as fringe; longer loose threads on right side, with green band stitched partway through them. Ce...

Tile

MOA: University of British Columbia

3658/2

Square ceramic tile decorated with a clematis vine design. Centre has dark blue flowers on a dark turquoise ground. The centre is bordered by repeating squares with small white flowers and white bands with repeating light blue dots on dark yellow ground. Surface is glazed. Back of tile has 6 rais...

Textile

MOA: University of British Columbia

3661/1

Pink, rectangular textile with unfinished short edges; wide decorative panel in centre with three vertical stripes on either side. Left short edge of textile has a small amount of loose thread, acting as fringe; longer loose threads on right side, with dark pink band stitched partway through them...

Tile

MOA: University of British Columbia

3658/3

Square floor tile with quatrefoil foliate design. Surface is glazed. Dark brown square and quatrefoil designs on a yellow-beige ground, and red-brown foliage spandrel in each corner. The quatrefoil has a blue and white cross at centre with a red-brown lozenge. On the back, there are 4 rows of 4 c...