Wall Hanging

MOA: University of British Columbia

3497/1

Applique wall hanging of three men and two women on a dark brown background. All have white faces, with oval-shaped eyes, long lashes, thin lines for mouths, and black hair. Men’s hair is cropped short, women have braids. Women are wearing long parkas and boots; men have short parkas, pants and b...

Young Family

MOA: University of British Columbia

3495/2

Stonecut and stencil print of a small family with the father standing in the centre, mother to the left and child to the right. Mother and father are forward facing and child is shown in profile, reaching towards the father. All are wearing white parkas, light brown mittens, and blue-green fur pa...

Three Tattooed Women's Heads with Ulus & One Fish

MOA: University of British Columbia

3497/3

Drawing of three identical human faces and a fish, done in two rows of two. Top row has a face and the fish, bottom row has two faces. Faces are drawn horizontally, looking towards the right side of the paper. Eyes are oval-shaped, noses are long and thin, and mouths are open and oval-shaped. All...

Hip Cloth

MOA: University of British Columbia

3511/10

Decorated rectangular hip cloth (beti naek) with tightly braided fringe on ends. Designs divided into three wide panels. Top and bottom panels are peach and decorated with stripes that span the length. Stripes are an assortment of plain and dotted lines; done in yellow, white, dark orange, green-...

Tool

MOA: University of British Columbia

3508/11

Small bundle of six bone tools, held together with a sinew cord. Holes sinew is strung through are drilled near the top edge of all tools. Four tools have curved tops and pointed ends; other two are flat and have sloped tips. Pointed tools grouped together on left side of bundle, flat tools on ri...

Sinew Twister Tool

MOA: University of British Columbia

3508/10

Small bundle of four sinew twister tools, held together on a hide string. Holes hide is strung through are drilled through the centres of tools. String is knotted on the right side, untied along left. Two tools towards right end of cord are flat, and have rectangle-shaped tops and tapered ends. T...

Tool

MOA: University of British Columbia

3508/9

Harpoon rest carved in the shape of an animal. Base is flat, back slopes upward slightly into a tall slanted neck. Head is small and triangular in shape. No facial features, limbs or additional decoration.

Handle

MOA: University of British Columbia

3508/7

Curved antler handle. Long hide thong strung through holes drilled into each end. Top edge is scalloped, for finger grip. Front has been polished; back is rough, showing core of antler.

Fish Spear

MOA: University of British Columbia

3508/3 a-b

Model fish spear made of antler, consisting of the head and shaft (spear originally one piece, has broken in half). Head (part a) is trident-shaped, with two antler prongs on either side of the shaft tip. All are riveted together. Curved screws inserted into ends of prongs, facing inward, forming...

Sarong

MOA: University of British Columbia

3511/2

Sarong with sides sewn together, forming a rectangular tube skirt. Designs divided into three wide panels; separated by plain black stripes. Top and bottom edges of sarong are trimmed with two groupings of maroon stripes, with dark yellow dashes throughout them. Between the two groupings are dark...