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Transformation MaskNb3.1357

Eagle transformation mask that has three beak portions joined by wedge-shaped pieces of wood fastened together by cloth and string; beak portions are pegged and hinged to an exterior wooden mount behind the interior human face mask; wood and string lever at base operates mask. Exterior closed: top of mask has three wedged shaped pieces painted white with black spots, down feathers glued to surface. Both upper beak portions identical with wedged shaped pieces above eye painted white with a solid black curvilinear design; black brows outlined in white; green face, white above beak and at jaw line; red optic liner, black and white eye; below black beak red nostril outlined in white; red lip band; wedge shaped pieces protruding from mouth are white with a solid black curvilinear design; underside of lower beak has two distinct painted parts; rear of beak, including wedge shaped pieces on either side, are painted white with black spots, down feathers glued to surface; upper portion of lower beak is black with a red lip band around three sides. Interior open: beaks painted black; red lip band visible on lower beak portion; beaks slightly concave, rim of upper beak portions graduate in depth; wedge shaped pieces form a circle around human face mask; dogfish design at the four cardinal points. Human face has hair inserted into drilled holes along top rim; white forehead has three green-grey u forms outlined in red, thin black line defines centre split u; black brows; green eye area and nose; eyes are white bored circles with red eye sockets; red nostrils; white cheeks have four solid green-grey u forms on either side of mouth; black moustache-like line extends from nostrils to corner of mouth; open red lipped mouth; white jaw area has four rows of short horizontal strips; black chin; black smudges on jaw and under lower lip.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, feather, paper, fibre, metal, adhesive, hair and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bee MaskNb3.1364

Bee mask. Rounded forehead has split U forms, yellow with black splits at sides, partially covered by cedar bark, vertical series at centre has black and red- brown with white and a solid black U; curved thick black brows with ends curling towards side rims; white temples with black and red U forms; small orbital area, base of protruding circular hollow eyes and base of snout between eyes are yellow; black and white bands around top of eyes; bulbous protruding snout has black triangular design at top and bottom joined by a narrow band, cluster of five drilled holes, four with remains of 'stingers'; white, yellow and red crescentic bands around hollow circular nostrils; defining line on cheek melds with orbital ridge; white cheeks have crescentic black line varying in thickness; series of twelve U forms along mouth ridge, white and yellow lines around red lip band, rounded upper lip and pointed lower lip; yellow triangular upturned chin. Cut cedar bark, tied with white cord and folded around a folded piece of orange-pink cloth that is nailed to the upper rim; brown cord is loosely twined into cedar bark 2/3 from top rim. On reverse, a single green cord is passed through two holes at upper rim, looped and knotted through a hole at each temple; white cord binds green cord at upper rim; hole in bottom centre of chin.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
yellow cedar wood, cedar bark, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RavenNb3.1374

Black raven with red claws and tongue in profile and facing to the right side. Wings extended downwards. Wing on the left side is partially hidden by the body. Repeating motif of an ovoid with downward pointing eyelid lines and a circular pupil, are on the beak and at the top of the wings. Red claws. Pencil inscription along the bottom edge reads '34/120 raven beau dick '77'. The print is on a vertically rectangular, mint wintergreen paper piece.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb3.1322

Shallow, almost square basket with various weaving styles. Horizontal rows of thin looped bands and thick pieces of cedar bands secured with vertical sets of three thin bands.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryNb3.1321

Small, circular basket foundation woven in a spiral fashion. Loose ends of the cedar bark strips have been left roughly worked.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb3.1320

Bag-like basket which has been folded flat; checker weave bottom; top rim folded over with green string tied on either side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3789

Large, carved, wooden, raven hamatsa mask with a long beak and an ovoid shaped ridge for a nose. The beak is hinged with pieces of rubber nailed to either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth and circular cutout nostrils. At the back of the mouth are two s-shapes. Around the nose is a red ovoid and U-forms. 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 along with a fibre head ring. 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
wood, cedar bark, paint, fibre, rubber and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA6331

Yellow-brown wood whistle that is circular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two places with brown twine, one near the wider end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side. Mouth piece is wedge shaped to accommodate a composite whistle.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskNb3.1318

Wolf mask which projects up and out from the plane of a dancer's forehead. The black and white head has a snout and partly laid back ears on top of the head. Ears have a black exterior; interior, rimmed in white, is red and green with a white split-u. Top of head, brows and snout are black with white lines and arcs on mouth, cheeks, top of snout and edges of head. Outer white orb sweeps from back bottom of mask up to top of snout. Eye is black eyelid line with an inner line in red, a white eyeball and the pupil is a black dot within the circle of the iris. Teeth are white rectangles lined in red; canines are pointed. Red tongue is a flat disk projecting from mouth, resting against the snout. The lips are red; red nostrils have two white drilled holes. One green ovoid behind each eye and three green split-u's on either cheek. Four, rectangular pieces of abalone in brow and five pieces above the mouth are set with nails. Long, white, cotton shoelaces are tied to the back, corner of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, abalone shell, paint and metal
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Halibut, Poh-YeNb3.1342

Profile of a halibut outlined in black in Kwakwaka'wakw style. Main portion of the body is split black and white u forms. Tail has two red u forms with two black ovoids above them, the centre of which is yellow. Where the tail and body connect, there is an ovoid with a green ovoid at the centre. There are two multi-coloured fins with the bottom one in blue, green, light green, and red ovoids, u forms, and split u's. One half of the head is dashed with black lines and the other half is white with two lines in yellow and light green. Mouth and nostrils are red. There are scales on top of the outlines of the body and on the bottom. Black inscription below image. The print is on vertically rectangular, off-white paper.

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