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WhistleA6364

Hollow, brown wood whistle that is rounded oval in cross section at the wider end and then tapers to a smaller bulging cylindrical section with a tapering end. Bound in three sections with white and brown string, the former being around near the smaller end and the middle while the latter being around near the wider end. An angular crescent-shaped hole is carved in the middle of one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA6363

Brown wood rattle in the form of a whale. Black lower jaw has a white outlined plain crescent. Black dorsal fin has a white ovoid, a curving white m-shape, and is inserted into the back. Side fins have a black ovoid in ovoid, and two white split u's at the tip. Has oval black eyes in a tapering oval surrounded by a white area. Mouth and nostrils are red. Body is black and tapers down to an outward flaring handle. There is a green cord loop through the middle of the handle. Makes noise when shaken.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Crab PuppetA6362

Wooden carving of a crab with protruding eyes and eight bent legs. Each leg is composed of two pieces of wood, nailed together, and the legs are immovable. The body and legs are painted red, and the face is painted in red, black, and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA132

Wooden, canoe-shaped dish with furrowed marking on the sides. Bottom is painted white; rim is painted black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA130

Wooden, long paddle with a wide, flat, pointed blade and a cylindrical shaped handle. Painted black except where use has worn the paint off (e.g. hand grips).

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frontlet HeaddressA5295 a-b

Headdress with a frontlet carved with a bear design, top and bottom figures. Inlaid with abalone shell pieces. Eyes of top figure are two pieces of mirror. Top of headdress is checker work cedar bark weaving. Cloth covered with white down. Feather at inside back dyed bright red. Red painted paws holding a face. Sea lion whiskers at top of headdress. Buttons at side and back of headdress. A cape (part b) is attached to these buttons. It is made of off-white ermine pelts with a cloth backing. Buttons used to attach next level of cloth with skins. Coloured wool(?), red, green and yellow, attached to some skins.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, glass, silver alloy metal ?, abalone shell, plastic, fibre, feather, eagle down feather, sea lion whisker, wood and ermine skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6092

Mask with curved green rim consisting of three pieces of wood attached at sides and top. The mask has a nose with large nostrils and a mouth with pursed lips. The face is painted white with a red design on the forehead, heavy black brows, green around the black and white eyes, red nostrils and lips, a black moustache, a brown chin, and an arching brown scalloped design on the cheeks. Cedar bark fringe hair extends down the back, and twisted cedar bark is attached along the top rim.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, wood, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA6090

Thunderbird headdress, carved and joined in four sections around a cloth-covered inner band. The bird face has a protruding, curved beak and two upright ears at the top. There are two wings on the sides, and a pentagonal tail piece covering the back. Colours are white, orange, black, red, green and brown.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, metal, wood and paint
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6087

Wooden animal mask with a long snout. The muzzle has prominent teeth and consists of a separate piece of wood that moves (would have been combined with the lower jaw, which is missing). Head of the mask has been covered with a piece of hide which has been painted black around the edges, white in the centre and green ovoids around the eyes. The eyes consist of black glass inlaid in the wood. Underneath the hide face is a fibrous material. The mask is painted black, green, red and white with stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
clay ?, wood, glass, skin, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScoopA6085

Dark brown scoop in the shape of a clam shell. Rim is jagged at one end.

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