Shattered

MOA: University of British Columbia

3260/187

Cuff-style silver bracelet. Design features a bear in centre and densely carved Northwest Coast elements covering entire outside surface. The bracelet is wide in centre and top edge tapered towards the rounded ends. Artist’s inscription, date and title inside.

Bracelet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3260/169

Wide silver bracelet with hinge clasp. Deeply carved sea bear (Tschumos) design, with wide grin, flaring nostrils, and showing its broad row of teeth and protruding tongue. The back section is engraved deeply with clawed feet and cross-hatching in between. Artist’s inscription on back: HAIDA ART ...

Bi-pointed Dagger

MOA: University of British Columbia

3260/108

Large metal dagger formed from a single piece of steel, narrowing at one end to form the handgrip. Grip area is overlaid with copper sheeting on both sides. The finial of the dagger portrays the head of a wolf, with rounded snout and eyes, and U-shaped ears and nostrils. Abalone shell inlay is us...

Dance Wand

MOA: University of British Columbia

3260/106 a-b

Wooden song leader's staff or dance wand (wutsaagáa), cut into two pieces (parts a-b). At the bottom is a short, unpainted handle, otherwise the entire length is covered in carved figures depicting animals. Many abalone inlays have been used for eyes, and as decorative details on areas such as wi...

Raven's Journey

MOA: University of British Columbia

3260/180

Round drum from a single skin stretched around a wooden frame. The skin is pulled around the edges of the drum and held together at back with skin thongs. Raven design on surface painted in blue, black and red. Artist inscription and date on the side.

Killerwhale

MOA: University of British Columbia

3260/89 a-b

Small bentwood box (part a) with lid (part b). Box has soft rounded corners with thin square base painted in grey-blue. Killer whale design carved around exterior. Thick grey-blue square lid with sharp edge. Artist initials carved in base.

Basket

MOA: University of British Columbia

3207/9

Dish shaped basket with rounded base, wide sloping wall and wrapped rim. Dark brown designs decorate both exterior and interior, with narrow colour blocks emanating off brown circle at centre, and surrounded by several layers of geometric line designs and colour blocks from the rim. Basket has a ...

Rattle Basket

MOA: University of British Columbia

3207/4 a-b

Rattle basket. Small basket has a recessed base decorated with encircling lines of green, from which rises a short straight wall. Weave is fine, with two lines of imbricated designs either side of midpoint consisting of stepped lines in faded shades of tan. Interior has corresponding lines of dar...

Pipe

MOA: University of British Columbia

3260/35

Pipe bowl in the shape of a raven lying on its back. Small three-dimensionally carved faces are at both sides of the beak. The pipe bowl, in the bird's stomach, has a copper insert. The stem hole is at the feet.

Amulet

MOA: University of British Columbia

3260/48

Bone amulet in animal (frog or toad?) form with wide, toothless mouth, large eyes, and forelegs positioned on either side. The back is carved with twelve faces - divided into two groups facing opposite directions of two rows of three faces. Small remnant of a hide cord at one side. Three sides ar...