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Fragment: CopperA7882

Fragment of a copper which has had pieces cut from both sides at the bottom and one side at the top. There is a burnished line horizontally across the centre and a vertical line that runs down the centre from the horizontal line.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlateA1573

Undecorated, oval-shaped wooden plate. Rims flare slightly upwards. Bottom is rounded.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
alder wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA4522

Head band of strips of cedar bark wrapped with string and sewn together in horizontal rows; extra bundles of red-dyed cedar bark bound with string and tied to the main band on three sides. Large rectangular piece of red-dyed cedar bark backed with cloth sewn to one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor FigureA1800

Carved wooden figure sitting with knees drawn up. The head is oval shaped with large ovoid eyes, protruding nose and open mouth. The upper lip and chin are painted black; a red band is painted across the face, the bridge of the nose and around the lips. Arms that hang down to the sides are attached separately to the body.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA132

Wooden, canoe-shaped dish with furrowed marking on the sides. Bottom is painted white; rim 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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MaskA6360

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has large red, ovoid shaped nostrils outlined with white incised lines. Running from the brow is a large central black frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak and back into itself. The mouth is red, flat and protruding. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The underside of the beak is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a piece of fibre twine that articulates the beak. Attached to the top is a wooden crest with red split u-forms on a white ground. The top has many bundles of small stripes of cedar bark with a piece of eagle down is intertwined. Hanging from the back and bottom edges are long strips of cedar that would cover the wearer. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood, cedar bark, fibre, metal, rubber and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whale MaskA4506

Whale mask, or headdress. Body has two dorsal fins, pectoral fins, a tail, and jaw that are all movable. A ridge extends up and over the nose and head from the lips. All fins are covered with designs in white, red and green. The double dorsal fins each have an oval hole at the centre. The body of the mask is painted black with white, red, and blue designs, including a scalloped design that extends from the mouth over the head to behind the dorsal fins. The face is blue around the eyes, withe and black above and below the red nostrils, the lips are red, and there are white crescent-shaped design elements beside the corners of the mouth. The tail has a painted face design.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, leather skin, wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA2381

Woven, rope-like, red-dyed cedar bark ring. Tassels made of long strands of finer three-strand cedar bark rope attached in four places.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA2342

Rope-like double strand twisted cedar bark ring. Tassels of thinner cedar bark ropes twisted and braided together with orange twine sewn to the main ring on four sides.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA5328

Carved bird standing on a small base. The black eyes are surrounded by a mint green area with black brows above, and a red lined beak. The upswept wings each have six feather sections painted mint green, and red outlined with black. The chest has a face that has its black eyes surrounded by a blue area. The base is painted with a dark blue top, and a mint green geometric triangular pattern all around the bottom.

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