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PaintingA9048

Watercolour of a yellow sea lion lying on its back; head and flippers are black, red and green. Titled 'Sea Lion' in pencil in bottom right corner. Framed and mounted on a large, burlap-covered board.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HarpoonA7475

Long, wooden, carved harpoon with a V-shaped, killer whale tail painted black with white and red edging on top. The cylindrical shaped base is painted red with a black bottom and a large metal spike protruding out.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Speaker's StaffA7473

Long wooden staff, cylindrical in shape with a short metal piece attached at the end. Carved into the body are many totemic figures intertwined: Tsonokwa, octopus ?, killer whale, sculpin and others. Staff has traces of red pigment.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, metal, fir wood and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltA7472

Woodem dance belt in the shape of a Sisiutl consisting of three sections joined by leather thongs. Has a central frontal head and a profile head on either side, one of which has an upward and backward curling horn-like appendage at the top. Painted black, red, green, and blue.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, leather skin and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingA9047

Red and black watercolour of a Hok Hok mask. Inscription in upper left corner reads 'gəmt hox hoq--another of the H. masks'. Framed and mounted on a large burlap-covered backing.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingA9046

Profile image of a sea bear with eel-fish. Main image is of a bear with claws on his hand and foot. Whale design expands down the bear's spin. Image has been cut out and glued onto matboard and framed. Framed image has then been mounted on a burlap covered board.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingA9042

Painting of a wolf feast dish. Overall colours used are black, red, green, white, and yellow. Framed with brown wood and mounted on a burlap covered board. Handwritten inscription on top left corner reads: "wolf big dish," and below this, "aλəm," and below this, "aéigin." Both of these words have a large bracket } pointing to the word "λuq (superscript w)alit."

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FrontletA8874

Circular wooden frontlet; carved eagle's face surrounded by thirteen pieces of inlaid abalone shell. Painted red, green, and black. Wooden handle with a strip of cloth tied to it on reverse.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell, wood, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA6552

Wooden wolf headdress, or mask. Carved and painted; has wooden, cutout teeth and circular, mirror eyes. The muzzle is hinged with a piece of twisted, fibre twine on either side, to a lower jaw. There is twine on the inside of the mask that connects to the jaw allowing it to open and close. Wooden ears are attached to the top, back of the head. The mask is painted black, red, green and yellow.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, paint, glass and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6544

Mourner mask. Carved wooden mask with three painted horizontal orange lines on forehead, one on chin, simple orange design on lower cheek. Nose and lips also orange. Blue design around eyes and across bridge of the nose. Two copper strips, representing tears, run down the upper cheeks from the corners of each eye.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, copper metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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