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HeaddressA4503

Headdress representing a wolf's head with an elongated snout, prominent nostrils, open lips with bared teeth, and cedar bark wrapped with cloth to form a head band. The headdress is painted black with white lines delineating the eyebrows, green around the eyes, a red scalloped design behind the eyes, and a red design element on the cheeks, red nostrils and lips, and white teeth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, cedar bark, paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4249

Wooden, carved, raven mask with a long beak with round, cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of skin on either side, nailed to the lower mouth. The beak and nostrils are painted black with white and red edging; orange split "u" design extends from the nostril to back of mouth. The eye is outlined in black and red on a white background; eyebrow is black. The head of the bird is flat with cedar bark fringe on top and along the sides. The inside of the mask is hollow.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, leather skin, metal, wood, paint and feather
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark BeaterA698

Piece of whale bone, oval in cross-section, carved at one end to form a hand hold with a slightly flaring butt end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
whale bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA4021

Tamer's headdress. Cedar bark framework of branches includes a headband and two additional loops (beak) fixed to the front of the band. The framework is wrapped with red cloth and then red-dyed cedar bark strips. Fringe of alternate strips of red-dyed and golden coloured cedar bark twined with string attached to back of the frame. A square of abalone shell is tied on to the bottommost flap.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
shell, fibre, wood, cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6110

Mask with protruding nose and open mouth with thin lips. The mask is painted white with and undulating black and red design at the top of the head, heavy black eyebrows, black around the eyes, a red nose tip, a black moustache with upturned and pointed ends, red lips, and three red semi-circular shapes on both sides of the face. Cord attached on reverse through holes in the sides and top of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting2687/1

Rectangular painting: abstract style design in black, red and gold painted on masonite. In a black painted wooden frame.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA6378

Wooden wolf headdress, or mask. Elongated snout, pronounced nostrils, a protruding tongue, and protruding rounded ears. The headdress is painted black with red nostrils and lips, red around the eyes, red inner ears, and a curvilinear line over the top of the snout. A separate piece of wood is attached at the back. A piece of fabric is attached behind the wolf's left ear with nails at the side and top of the head.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6268

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has large red, tear shaped nostrils outlined in back and bordered by red u-forms. Running from the brow is a large central black frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre of the beak. The ridge, along with below the eye and the edge of the mouth, are lined with black u-forms outlined in white. The mouth is red, flat and protruding. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The eyes are black, outlined in white on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The underside of the beak is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a piece of fibre twine that articulates the beak. Attached at the top inner tip is a small bundle of small stripes of cedar bark; intertwined are feathers. Hanging from the bottom edge are pieces of twine that hold remnants of cedar strips. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, rubber, fibre, feather, wood, paint, metal, paper and plastic
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6269

Large, carved, wooden, raven hamatsa mask with a long beak and a slight protrusion for a nose. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather nailed to either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth and cutout nostrils. Around the nose are red U-forms and white incised lines. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of twine used to open and close the beak. There are two pieces of wood that extend from the inside that are used to help support the mask when worn. The top, side and bottom edges of the mask are lined with braided cedar. The top has short pieces of cedar creating a fringe, while the back has longer strips that hang over the wearer. The underside of the mouth is painted black with a small white design. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, leather skin, cedar bark, wood, paint and eagle feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FrontletA3731

Pentagonal wooden frontlet featuring a carved eagle in high relief; painted sisiutl design around the edges. Painted blue, black, red, yellow, and green. Bird and sisyuth representation.

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