Bracelet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3258/1

Thin gold cuff style bracelet. Design is split beaver with face at centre.

Earrings

MOA: University of British Columbia

3258/14 a-b

Pair of silver and argillite earrings. Black squares of argillite are carved to show the side view of a grizzly bear’s face, squared ears at top, a prominent nose with curled nostril, and an open mouth. A silver border surrounds the argillite and attaches to the screw backs.

Brooch

MOA: University of British Columbia

3258/3

Rectangular brooch, or pendant of halibut fisherman design. Rectangular dark background; an animal sits with a long straight back, a large head with sharp pointed teeth, knees bent, tail curled, holding in its clawed hands the mouth of a halibut attached to a fishing line. A raised silver border ...

Brooch

MOA: University of British Columbia

3258/11

Gold brooch in a raven design. Bird’s wings are slightly spread and angled down, long feathers on left separated and defined. Legs are bent at knees and tail feathers fall between and below them. Head is large and turned to the side, with open mouth, large eye and squared head crest. The surface ...

Spoon

MOA: University of British Columbia

3258/6

Silver spoon with bear design. Bowl is shallow, resting on neck and curling up at tip. The face of a bear pears out from bowl, facing front, tongue emerging from mouth over paws that meet at spoon’s tip. Carving extends along squared handle. Underside of spoon is uncarved.

Spoon

MOA: University of British Columbia

3258/5

Silver spoon with killer whale design. Bowl is shallow, resting on neck and curling up at tip. The head of a killer whale is carved into the bowl, nose at tip, body continuing onto and along the squared handle. Underside of spoon is uncarved.

Bear Mother

MOA: University of British Columbia

3260/122

Yellow cedar sculpture depicting a female with two cubs on top and a bear at the bottom. There are fourteen operculum shell teeth set into the bear. There is a face carved on the underside of the sculpture. The back is hollow. Inscription on back, artist name, date, title.

Box

MOA: University of British Columbia

3258/7 a-b

Silver box with lid. Top of lid (part b) is densely carved in a killer whale design in silver on an oxidized black background. Large head is placed at bottom left corner, mouth open, tongue emerging. Body runs along top edge, where a human figure clings, its head at top left, hand on whale’s back...

Spoon

MOA: University of British Columbia

3258/4

Silver spoon with eagle design. Bowl is shallow, resting on neck and curling up at tip. The head of an eagle in side-view is carved into the bowl with beak at tip. Carving extends along squared handle, with an eagle face in front view at end. Underside of spoon is uncarved.

Fisherwoman Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3271/1

Carving of a fisherwoman. Painted figure stands on a thick round base, knees slightly bent, arms at sides. On her face is painted an intricate mask with cowrie shell eyes, thin ropes hanging from her orange ears, wrists and torso. A large white, brown and orange bird stands on top, pecking at her...