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MaskA2504

Mask representing a supernatural halibut with curled ears, a protruding brow that comes to a rounded point between the eyebrows, a recurved nose, slightly protruding eyes and cheeks, and an upturned mouth with lips that come to a rounded peak at the centre and meet on either side of the centre midway from centre and sides. The mask is painted light grey with ears that have a black and red design on natural wood, black eyebrows, a black border that extends from below the eyebrows and over the chin, red nostrils and inner lips bordered in black with a read and black line above the upper lip, black scrolling designs around the mouth, and a black scalloped design representing gills on the cheeks. Pieces of off-white cotton fabric are attached to forehead. Wire attached to back with screw eyes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5271

Wooden, carved bear mask with a long snout painted red and black with white edging and detailing. The muzzle is hinged with a piece of fibre twine on either side. There is twine on the inside of the mask that connects to the jaw allowing it to open and close. The face has blue and black edging and green ovoids around the black eyes on white background. The mask is painted black, blue, green and red.

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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CopperNb3.1309

Traditional shield-shaped whole copper with a T-shaped raised design element that divides the bottom section in half and separates the top section from the bottom. The top portion has sides that flare outwards and a curved top edge. The top portion has a flat border surrounding a convex area decorated with a face. The drawing of the face and a series of parallel lines on the lower portion of the copper have been engraved through a blackened (lead) surface to reveal the copper underneath.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal and lead metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNb3.1331

Standing figure with splayed legs and bent knees. Block-shaped feet, and prominent square-like head. Black-painted arm sockets appear as protruding sections, as if arms behind back. Face and body painted in black, white, and grey-blue. Face has white spotted sections on cheeks and jaw, and line of black dots under eyes. White and grey-blue paint on middle of chest and around belly, top of legs, and around ankles. Small black circle at centre of breast. Protruding brow, open mouth turned down at corners, recessed eye area, one ear on the right side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA1930

Model totem pole figures portraying an eagle with upswept wings perched on a whale, embellished with a face on its tail. The black eyes are surrounded by a dark 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 that has its black eyes surrounded by a dark green area. The whale is painted black with black eyes that are surrounded by a dark green area, a red nose, and red lips, with eiqht pairs of circles along each upper side of its back. "Alert Bay" written on back of bird.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3172

Pot shaped basket on three legs. Plain twined weave, with basket shaped by progressive division and regrouping of warp strands, and with four rows of three strand twined weave spaced at intervals.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar root and spruce root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA4118

Undecorated, openwork basket with overcast rim and string handles. Square in shape at the top, and triangular shaped at the base.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar root and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatA3235

Basketry hat with brim of a mixed twined weave -chevron twilled design in diagonal twined weave (also known as 'skip-stitch') against ground of plain twined weave. Crown has a three strand twined weave with top of crown being mostly in plain twined weave (i.e. 2-strand twined weave). Inner hat band: diagonal twined weave. Colours: red, green, black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, paint and spruce root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3650

Basket with plaited base. Sides are plaited in a twilled weave with crossed and braided (over splint) border at top. Twilled row separates side from base. No external decoration.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3666

Plaited weaving (large plaiting on base, finer plaiting on sides) border: braided border with crossed warp, twining. No external decoration. Light green and white fibre cording strung around inside of basket's rim.

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