Basket

MOA: University of British Columbia

3262/4

Round basket with attached lid. Basket is made of strips of black ash wood, in a variety of broad weaves. Around centre of body are two strips of twisted bark that create a wooden curl. Both above and below are strips coloured light pink. Near base is a thin braid of green-coloured bark. Two hand...

Frontlet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3261/59

Rectangular carved bird-like being frontlet bordered by a row of individually carved and painted human faces (representing ancestors). Central figure is a bird-like being by a long, recurved beak and human-like eyes, eyebrows, and mouth. Being has wings, sitting with claws inward. The eyes are ci...

Entuc

MOA: University of British Columbia

3261/137

Carved pendant with a figure carved vertically over the curved front surface, with its head at the bottom. Pendant has a hole drilled through at the figure's feet, for hanging. Artist inscription on back: "JD Entuc 03".

Chief's Chair

MOA: University of British Columbia

3261/120

Chief's chair, fully carved with animal motifs on most of its components. The chair has a deeply carved seat with a figure that likely represents a sculpin, characterized by a broad, toothed mouth, a horn-like spine on either side of the head, a series of spines along each fin, and the body with ...

Ornament

MOA: University of British Columbia

3261/107

Two pieces of abalone cut into octagonal shapes, knotted through holes in the middle of each, with a hide thong, and another knot in the centre. The hide has been coloured red.

Earrings

MOA: University of British Columbia

3261/108 a-b

Pair of silver earrings; cut out American eagle style design, with their wings outstretched. Earrings have screw backs.

Brooch

MOA: University of British Columbia

3261/104

Abalone brooch in the shape of a pair of abalone hearts, surrounded by silver and soldered together at the upper inside edges. A safety pin type clasp is attached on the reverse. There is a small hole drilled through each heart.

Bracelet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3261/54

Cuff style silver bracelet. Engraved with mirror-image animals (bears?), facing each other. Cross-hatched background. Inscription inside reads “HAIDA CRAFT ART”.

Pendant

MOA: University of British Columbia

3261/53 a-b

Cast silver pendant in the shape of a killer whale. Artist inscription on back. There is a hanging loop on top of the fin, for the silver chain (part b).

Bracelet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3261/34

Thin silver hammered-coin bracelet. Cuff-style shape with engraved and crosshatched design covering entire outside surface.