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Grease Bowl1-372

Elegant carved dishes and delicate spoons like these were used on a daily basis. Their dark and greasy surface reveals their use for serving fish and sea mammal oils, which enhanced the flavor of dried fish and berries.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and brass tack
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Lidded Bentwood Box7762
Tassel | Head Ring7737

The nail is metal. The string is cotton.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, nail, metal, string and cotton
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Whistle40
Basketry Hat1-354

The paint is green, black, and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
spruce root and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Reel | Bark String211
Cedar Bark Headdress7736

This headdress was worn by George Hunt's daughter-in-law, Tlakwagilayookwa (Sara Smith Hunt, later Martin) who played Naida, in Edward S. Curtis' film In the Land of the Head Hunters, 1914.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, dentalium shell, ermine, abalone shell and thread
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Basketry Hat25.0/18

The paint is green, red, and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw and Haida
Material
spruce root and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Paint Dish6937