Wolf and Killerwhale Transformation

MOA: University of British Columbia

3309/8

Paddle carved from a single piece of wood. On one side, the blade and shaft have carved and painted designs with inlaid abalone and operculum shells. The shaft has a large red whale(?) with a row of operculum teeth facing the grip, and below the cedar wrap, a raven(?) profile. The blade has a bla...

Iona Beach

MOA: University of British Columbia

3309/14

Silkscreen print of a heron standing with head down, surrounded by salmon revealing the contours. The salmon are various shades of blue, with pink, green and grey accents. The background is a light sky blue, which blends into a light grey-blue at the bottom. Inscription written in pencil along th...

Fire Drill

American Museum of Natural History

16/1365 B

Fire Drill

American Museum of Natural History

16/1365 A

Spear Point

American Museum of Natural History

16/1259 B

Spear

American Museum of Natural History

16/1259 A

THE THOMPSON INDIANS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. TEIT, JAMES MEMOIRS, 2, 1900

Halibut Hook

National Museum of Natural History

E436193-0

A contemporary Tlingit-style wooden halibut hook carved by Leslie Isaacs (Native name: Tsaandaay/Ts'aang Gaay), a Haida craftsman, in Craig, Prince of Wales Alaska in March 2013 and commissioned by Jonathan Malindine for educational purposes. It is an example of the kinds of hooks that were produ...

Rod Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

Ib329 a-d

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part d) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The control rod (part c) from the figure's right arm has become detached. The bo...

Shadow Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3338/9 a-c

Sun Wukong (Monkey King) shadow puppet with separate head (part b) and gold staff(?) (part c). Depicted with a human-like body, and monkey head. He wears a long yellow tunic with red tie ending in green tassels around his waist, and red pants. On his feet he wears tiger(?) shoes. His head is yell...

Shadow Puppet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3338/12

White Dragon Horse shadow puppet. White horse with intricate cutout pattern indicative of Luanzhou style. The horse has a large red saddle with green border, and a red and yellow blanket underneath. Behind the saddle is a flower decoration and small red with blue tassels. The bridle is red with g...