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Weather HeaddressA6106

Weather headdress. Broad, flat white face; carved in relief with facial features painted red and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA4340

A wooden killer whale with a curved tail. Body is painted black with a red stripe running down its back from behind the head to its tail. The black eyes are surrounded by a dark blue area. Has red nostrils.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and adhesive
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA6604

A model totem pole depicting a man holding whale, and an eagle (from bottom to top). The man's black eyes are surrounded by a mint green area with black brows above, a red mouth, a black moustache, and a red line on each cheek that has "spikes" along the upper side. He is painted wearing a dark red upper garment and a black lower garment. The whale that he is holding has its black eyes surrounded by a dark green area with black brows above and a red mouth. The whale's body is painted with a dark green, red, and black decoration. The bird's black eyes are surrounded by a mint green area with black brows above and a red lined beak. The upswept wings each have five feather sections painted dark green and red outlined with black. The chest has a face with its black eyes surrounded by a mint green area and a red mouth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA5335 a-c

A model totem pole (part a) depicting a man with a seal and a thunderbird (from bottom to top). The man's black eyes are surrounded by a mint green area with black brows above, a red mouth, a black moustache, and a red line on each cheek that has "spikes" along the upper side. He is painted wearing a bright red upper garment and a blue lower garment. The seal that he is holding has its black eyes surrounded by a mint green area outlined with red with black brows above. The seal's nose and mouth are red. The seal's body is painted with a mint green, red, and black decoration. The thunderbird's black eyes are surrounded by a mint green area with black brows above and a red lined beak. The detachable upswept wings (parts b-c) each have five feather sections painted dark green and red outlined with black. The chest has a face with its black eyes surrounded by a mint green area and a red mouth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood and metal
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA5329 a-b

A model totem pole (part a) depicting a bear with copper, and a thunderbird (from bottom to top). The bear's black eyes are surrounded by a mint green area with black brows above. The bear's nose and open mouth are outlined with red. The copper that the bear is holding is painted with an upper section that has a circular face with its black eyes surrounded by a dark green area with a red mouth. This face has a six-pointed red sun-like-shaped outline around it. The lower section of the copper is painted black with three double-pairs of upward pointing arrows with a vertical line down the middle. There is a human head in between the bear and the copper. The thunderbird's black eyes are surrounded by a dark green area with black brows above and a red lined beak. The upswept wings, one of which is detached (part b), each have six feather sections painted dark green and red outlined with black. The chest has a face that has large black eyes with a red mouth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleNb3.1449

A model totem pole model depicting a beaver, a human with a fish, an animal with a frog, and a bird (from bottom to top). All of the figure's black eyes are surrounded by a mint green area with black brows above, except for the fish. The beaver has a birght blue ring going around through its mouth. The human has a black moustache around its closed red mouth with a blue design on each cheek. The human is painted wearing a blue upper garment and a red lower garment. The fish that the human is holding is painted with a blue, yellow, and black decoration. The animal above is painted wtih a red body. The frog that the animal above is holding is painted mint green and yellow with black dots. The bird's outstretched wings each have six feather sections painted mint green and red outlined with black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, metal and adhesive
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleNb3.1448

A model totem pole model depicting a bear(?), frog, and bird (from bottom to top). The bear's black eyes are outlined with yellow and it has yellow upper teeth with a black tongue; its brown body is painted red, yellow, and black. The frog's yellow eyes are outlined with yellow with dark red-brown brows, and its body is painted dark green with red and yellow dots. The bird's red eyes are surrounded by a yellow and a dark green area with black above and a yellow beak. The outstretched wings each have five feather sections painted dark green, red, and black. Writing on the back says: "J. Johnson Alert Bay BC Skidigate".

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA8122

A model totem pole model depicting a beaver, a killer whale, and a bird (from bottom to top). The beaver's black eyes are surrounded by a dark green area and is painted with a red mouth and a black body. The killer whale's black eyes are surrounded by a dark green area, a red mouth, and a black body that has a green dorsal fin, and three red dots along either top side of its back. There are two black eyes surrounded by a dark green area in between the killer whale and the bird. The bird's black eyes are surrounded by a blue-green area with black brows above and a yellow beak. The wings, kept close to the body, each have two feather sections painted dark green and red outlined with black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA6153

Wooden carving of a human head with the features carved in slight relief. Face has faded colours of red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA17145

A model totem pole model depicting a killer whale, a human with an otter, a bear with a killer whale, and a thunderbird (from bottom to top). Design elements painted in black, green, red and blue. Inscription on back.

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