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MaskA6237 a-b

Mask (a) with white face and small circular eyes, black hair and thick black eyebrows with red between them. There is a red design at the top centre of the forehead, and there are two red semicircles at the temples. The nostrils and lips are also red. A tuft of feathers attached to a wooden stick with blue string and off-white fabric tape (b) fits into a hole in the top of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, feather, fibre, dye and adhesive
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA6236

Double-headed loon headdress, each head with a copper in its beak; heads are fully articulated and placed on opposite sides of the headdress. One set of wings and tail feathers protrude from the headdress. Painted red, black and green.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish MaskA6235

Mask representing a fish. The mask has a heavy brow, slightly protruding eyes, a curved nose with circular nostrils, a straight mouth and no chin. There is a cedar bark fringe attached in three bunches at the sides and top of the head with an off-white feather attached to the tuft on the mask's left side, and a longer fringe is attached at the top reverse. The mask is painted with silver around the eyes, a darker silver overall, black eyebrows and pupils, red nostrils and lips, each with an incised off-white border.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, feather and cedar bark
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronA6233

Apron made from alternating strips of red and yellow cedar bark folded double and secured with two rows of twine; one along the top and one approximately halfway down the length. The sides have twisted twine ties.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Song StickA6232

Short stick wrapped with cedar bark shreds and bound in several places with green string; natural and red-dyed bark.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, fibre, wood and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA6231

Strips of cedar bark sewn together. A fringe of alternating strands of yellow and red-dyed cedar bark folded over an elasticized band and secured with a row of twining using string. The two ends of the band are sewn together to form a continuous circle.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, cedar bark and rubber ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA6162

Spoon with pointed bowl tip and short handle that angles downwards at the neck.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA6161

Spoon carved from one piece of wood with slightly pointed bowl tip and handle with flat top, curved bottom thickening towards neck, and rounded handle end. The handle angles downwards at the neck.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skull RepresentationA6160

Ornament in the form of a skull without a lower jaw. The forehead and nostrils are green, the temples and lower cheeks are purple, the eye sockets are blue, and the upper lip as well as the rims of the eyes and the peaks of the cheekbones are white. On the reverse side of the lip, there is a metal nail with a fibre fragment attached.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, pigment ?, metal and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA4152

Spoon made from mountain goat horn. Flared cup bowl and thin handle that curls on the end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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