The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at the University of British Columbia has received a combined donation of $10.5-million from an anonymous donor, the Doggone Foundation, and the Government of Canada.

The anonymous donation of more than 200 pieces of Indigenous art, which include rare historical works and fine carvings, jewelry, basketry, and textiles, are worth an estimated $7-million. This significant gift is believed to be the largest collection of Northwest Coast First Nations art to return to B.C. in recent decades.

“It is an honour for UBC to receive this distinguished collection of Indigenous art at MOA where it will be accessible to both the campus community and visitors,” said UBC President Santa J. Ono, in a press statement this morning. “The collection supports the university’s long-standing commitment to Aboriginal engagement, and to furthering the public’s awareness and understanding of Indigenous cultures and histories.”

This donated collection will be housed in a new Gallery of Northwest Coast Masterworks, funded by a $3-million donation from the Doggone Foundation—a Montreal-based charity—and a $500,000 grant from the federal government as part of the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Project.

Construction of the new gallery will begin this month, and is scheduled to open to the public by National Aboriginal Day next year (June 21, 2017).

“The belongings made by our ancestors have always helped tell the story of who we are and where we come from,” said Jordan Wilson, MOA’s Musqueam curator-in-residence, in a press statement. “I am excited by the possibilities of contemporary community members and artists engaging with this collection.”

More than 90 per cent of historical Indigenous Northwest Coast art is currently held in museums and private collections outside B.C, so the donation of this collection will greatly support a new generation of First Nations artists in the province.

“These artworks have been on a remarkable journey,” said MOA director Anthony Shelton, in a press statement. “Originally created on the Northwest Coast, they are now back home in B.C. where they can be shared with the world.”

Take a look below at some of the remarkable pieces in the $7-million Indigenous art donation.