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MaskA4161

Salmon mask made from two pieces of wood joined together at an angle. Round protruding eyes and triangular slightly protruding nose are separate pieces of wood that have been attached to the mask. The mask is painted white with red and black ear-like designs above heavy black eyebrows, red nostrils and lips, and a red and black lobed design with two rows of curved dashed lines on each cheek. Slight ridge under eyebrows, and the slightly open mouth protrudes outwards. Cedar bark attached in bunches at crown and on sides. Three holes under the nose.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model PaddleA7818

Small wooden paddle with eye design in dark blue on both sides of paddle. The handle widens from the neck with two notches just below a cylindrical piece of wood at the top.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6347

Mask with short lengths of cedar bark attached in bundles at the sides of the head and at the cop centre of the head. The mask is painted white with slanted eyes outlined in red, a red hooknose, red pursed lips, and an angled brow with off-white skin nailed to the eyebrows. The cheeks and chin are decorated with black and red curved linear designs, and there is a semicircular black design element above the top lip. A length of off-white string is attached through holes at the back of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood, skin, fibre, cedar bark and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4182

Mask painted white with painted black hair and thick eyebrows as well as a moustache with curled ends. The nostrils and upper lip are painted red, and there is a red scalloped design at the sides of the face. The eyes are circular holes with an eye shape outlined in black, and there is cedar bark as well as black horse hair attached at the top of the head as well as horse hair attached below the nose and on the chin.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, horse hair and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6107

Midwife mask with white painted face and painted black hair, thick black eyebrows, black lines around the eyes, pink nostrils, pink lips, and three increasingly larger pink crescent shapes bordered in black on each cheek. The mouth is downturned and the nostrils are agnled upwards. There is a length of green cord attached at the back of the mask, and there are two metal nails at the back edge, one at the centre and one to the left, each with a piece of fabric attached to it.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CanoeNb11.353 a-b

Nuu-chah-nulth style dugout canoe with fine overall adze work. Most of canoe is covered in paint (currently pink; originally red) except for the bottom interior of the hull. Two original seats are still in place; the two missing seats were replaced with new boards in 2006. Original prow (wolf's head) no longer with canoe; new unpainted prow carved and added in 2006. The stern piece has become detached (part b), but is sitting loosely in place.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
red cedar wood, metal and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FrontletA3839

Wooden frontlet featuring a large bird's head over a small human-like head with two paws to the sides; paws and bird's curved beak are three-dimensional, protruding from the surface. Painted red, black and green, with parts left in natural wood.

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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Skull RepresentationA3823

Three-dimensional wooden skull, carved from two pieces of wood mounted on a convex rectangular wooden base; front and back halves of carving held together with cording tied through corresponding holes along the edges of the pieces.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA7952

Head ring made from four bands of cedar bark woven in a box-like pattern; bands are sewn together, one on top of the other. Centre of the ring is wrapped with a section of dried ermine skin, holding a bundle of cedar bark strips.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, ermine skin and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingA9054

Killer whale and eagle painting in black, red, green, and yellow on a white background. Both figures are in profile and facing to the right side. The black whale is on the bottom. Its oval black pupil and eye surrounded by an oval that is pointed at both ends is looking upward at the bird on top of its dorsal fin. The eye is surrounded by a green area. Behind the eye, there is a red and black ovoid. The nostrils and the open mouth are red. Behind the back of the mouth, there are three sideways black u forms. The side fin is decorated with a black ovoid, two thick, curving black and red lines with three black circles above and inverted u forms below, a sideways green u form, and a thick red curving line with two pairs of black dashes above and three inverted green u forms below. The dorsal fin is decorated with to inverted black u forms surrounded by an elongated red one. The tail is decorated with a sideways green u form and a sideways red u form. The bird is resting on top of the whale's dorsal fin with its yellow claw and its wings outstretched at the back. The circular black pupil and eye are surrounded by an oval that has points at both ends and a green area. The beak is yellow, and the lips are lined with red. The front of the wings have two sideways red u forms outlined by black ones. The back of the wings have two sideways yellow u forms, two green u forms, and a thick, curving red line with another smaller feather below of a similar latter design. The tail is decorated with red dashes. The body is black. Pen on the top left corner reads a word for 'eagle' and pen on the bottom left corner reads a word for 'whale'. The painting is horizontally rectangular.

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