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Head RingA6083

Head band of tightly knitted red string lined with a fine burgundy coloured cloth. Four bundles of red-dyed cedar bark attached to the upper edges of the ring. Additional rectangular pieces of bark backed with cloth attached to two sides.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
dye, cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA6082

Head ring consisting of a circular frame of thin strips of red cedar wrapped around a red cotton ring.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cotton fibre, cedar bark and eagle feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA6081

Twisted cedar bark ring with fringes on two sides.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeA6080

Rectangular black velvet robe with a border on three sides of diagonal checker work woven cedar bark. Eleven carved wooden skulls are tied on to the robe at intervals through small holes drilled in the top of the skulls. Clumps of shredded cedar bark are also attached.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, wood and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA6037

Ornament made of an oblong shaped piece of abalone shell. The face of the ornament is iridescent, and the reverse side is light brown and orange-pink.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA6036

Ornament made from an oval piece of abalone shell with a notch in the edge and two holes bored at opposite sides.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6031 a-c

Mask (c) with a hooked nose, curved incised lines on the cheeks and chin, and two rounded ear-like protrusions at the sides of the mask. The mask is painted grey with heavy black eyebrows and black on the raised areas of the cheeks and chin. The nostrils and lips are red, and the ears are painted with concentric curved lines in black, grey and red. Horse hair and cedar bark attached at top of crown. Two separate mouthpieces: a) red lips open to expose two rows of off-white teeth; b) thick red lips, slightly open.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, wood, horse hair, cedar bark, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Transformation MaskA4497

Carved transformation mask. The exterior figure is a large thunderbird head with a yellow beak, black outlined eyes surrounded by a green ovoid-like shaped, as well as a red mouth and detailing. Nailed to the top of the bird are numerous cedar bundles. The mask opens in four directions – to the sides, up and down – exposing a painted human face with cutout nostrils, eyes and mouth. The side boards have a painted sisiutl with each side depicting a serpent head. The top has the human’s horns while the bottom open board is detailed with ovoids, U’s and split U’s. Twine cord attaches to all four sides to assist the mask in opening and shutting. The opened boards are hinged with leather and attached by staples. The mask is painted yellow, green, red, white and black with Northwest Coast stylized designs. Long, rectangular shaped handle extends from top back of mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, metal, cedar bark, fibre, skin, paint and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA6193

Brown double reed whistle that is square in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in brown twine around the tapering end. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a bordered taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side and a bordered taper cut square hole on the opposite side. Pine pitch along the sides.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, fibre and resin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA6187

Carved wooden dish shaped like a canoe.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
alder wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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