This stone knife was collected by Capt. Miner W. Bruce on an expedition to the Northwest coast of Alaska in 1899. Compared to the highly sophisticated harpoons and hunting weapons of coastal Eskimos around this time period this knife appears rudimentary. The hide rope used to bind the stone and wood elements is likely made from walrus or seal skin although possibly caribou as well.

Understanding through recreation a contemporary rendering of Shipibo traditional art.
Material study project, ANTH 431, 2019

Assignment IV Object Based Learning:
An examination of indigenous methodologies of tool creation and selective salmon harvesting

ANTH 341
by Rachel Lige

This silkscreen print was made by Kwakwaka'wakw's Tlawitsis Nation, Chief Henry Speck in 1962. It is a print of Raven done in contemporary style of art.

This exhibit explores the creative process that leads to the production of coiled baskets in Zaria, Nigeria. It particularly delves into the variability of global basketry styles and the significance of using locally sourced material in craftwork.

Painting by Christine Ilewski-Huelsmann, "The Gatekeeper"
Many of the artifacts in this exhibit are embedded from University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology's Reciprocal Research Network. If you click on an image, it will send you to artifact's description page on the Reciprocal Research Network.

Representation - Recycled Art in South Africa

An object of choice assignment for ANTH 331a. Looking at a chest from Japan displayed at MOA's multiversity gallery, and delving into decorative art, traditional Japanese cabinetry and more.

This is my Object of Choice assigment for Anth 331. The object I selected is a scorpion murti figure

Exploring the culture of Solomon Islands through a contemporary mask created by Frank Haikiu