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MaskA8431 a-b

Mask (a) made from two pieces of wood joined down the centre of the mask at an angle and supported by a triangular piece of wood at the top. The mask is painted white with heavy black eyebrows, light blue around the circular eyes with a red and blue design element at the temples, red nostrils, a black scalloped design that arches over the cheeks from the nostrils to the chin, a black moustache, red lips, and a black line under the lower lip. A tuft of off-white and brown feathers, some of which are painted blue at the tips, are attached to a wooden stick with blue string and adhesive fabric tape that has been painted blue (b), and the tuft fits into a hole in the top of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, feather, fibre, adhesive and dye
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8430 a-c

Mask (a) depicting a flat face with slightly pointed chin, the area around mouth slightly recessed with protruding red lips. Painted with heavy black eyebrows, blue around the eyes, and red on the nostrils. There is a black painted moustache, a scalloped design in black and red around the mouth area, and a black u-shape with two white circles beside the eyes. The remainder of the face is white. Two bunches of grey, brown and white feathers secured to two wooden sticks with blue string and adhesive white fabric tape (b and c) fit into two holes in the forehead.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, feather, fibre, adhesive and dye
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8428 a-b

Mask (a) depicting a flat face with slightly pointed chin, the area around mouth slightly recessed with red lips and two rows of white teeth. Painted with heavy black eyebrows, blue around the eyes, and red on the nostrils. There is black painted hair with a scalloped edge, a black painted moustache, a scalloped design in black with two other black bands around the mouth area, and a black u-shape beside the eyes. The remainder of the face is white. A bunch of grey, brown and white feathers secured to a wooden stick with blue string and adhesive white fabric tape (b) that fits into a hole in the forehead.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, feather, fibre, dye and adhesive
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8427 a-c

Mask (a) depicting a flat face with pointed chin, the area around mouth slightly recessed with protruding red lips. Painted with heavy black eyebrows, blue around the eyes, red u-shapes beside the eyes, and red on the nostrils. There is a black painted moustache and a scalloped design in black around the mouth area. The remainder of the face is white. Two bunches of grey, brown and white feathers secured to two wooden sticks with blue string and adhesive white fabric tape (b and c) fit into two holes in the forehead.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, feather, fibre, paint, adhesive and dye
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8424

Mask of a broad, flat, human face with inset eyes and two animal-like ears protruding from head. Colours are red, green, black and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8148

Brown wood double whistle made of two single whistles of equal length bound together by brown twine. Both pieces are rectangular in cross section and come to a tapering end and are bound in five relatively equally separated places with brown twine. While the wider end is solid on each piece, there is a hollow (two in total) through the tapering end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole (two in total) nearby on one side. Cloth used along the sides of on one piece.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, resin and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA2312

Base consists of a thin wide strip of bark overlaid with seven horizontally laid wood strips. These are bound on alternative diagonal angles with a wrap of thin twisted cedar bark string. Four bundles of cedar bark are sewn onto the top edge of the ring (spaced evenly). An extra piece of bark is sewn onto one side. The inside of the ring is lined with cotton cloth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, cotton fibre, fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whale MaskA7484

Parial mask, or headdress, with small carved human face on top with the mouth opened as the blow hole. The mask has large circular black eyes, a mouth with downturned corners, and a hooked nose. The mask is painted grey with black and red designs on the forehead and cheeks, green scallop designs on the cheeks, green around the eyes with a scalloped bottom edge, red nostrils and lips, and a black chin. The face on the top of the head is painted black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA7814

Bowl is in the shape of a seal and has painted images on its sides. The left side has fish shape with an animal head and plant motif near the tail. The right side has two fish, one larger fish chasing a smaller fish. The entire bowl has a thin black outline.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chief's ChairA7876

Chief's wooden seat with rounded back and two side panels with decorative edges. Three wood slats on bottom at ends and middle. One on top edge. Painted back panel of figure (?), side panels painted on both sides with u-forms, ovoids and split-u forms. Bark used to tie back side bar, on left side, to back and side panel. Colours: blue, black, and red.

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