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Dance Apron1057/2

Light brown apron with dark blue border on the bottom, dark green on the other three sides. Two green stripes go across the lower half; each has nine bells attached. Four bells and seven thimbles are attached to the bottom of the apron. Top half of apron is embroidered with an eagle in pink, red and green on wings, yellow on beak and feet, holding a green in its mouth and one foot. Ink design in wings indicates embroidery is unfinished. One tie extends on each side of apron.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, brass metal ?, ink, wool fibre, dye and silk fibre ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA2538 a-c

Part a is a model totem pole which includes an eagle on top of a human holding a fish. Part b and c are wings detached from the body of the eagle. Part c has a white dot on the rectangular insert tab. Two nails secure the pole to a rectangular base.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrawingNb3.1434

Three pencil drawings on white paper glued to a vertically rectangular, black cardboard piece and covered with clear plastic. Top drawing or tracing is a bilaterally symmetrical bird head with three-feathered wings to the sides, a three-feathered tail at the top, and three-clawed feet below on both sides. Middle drawing is a frontal bird with a long beak at the centre, three feathered wings that are folded into the body, and three-clawed feet pointing inward with a pencil line border around the image. 'RAVEN by Clarence' is written below. The bottom drawing is of a kneeling woman with arms out to the sides, u-shaped breasts, and decorations on the knees and the face that include eye shapes on the former and crescent shapes on the latter. Outlined just like the second drawing with "Tsonoqua' written below.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrawingNb3.1431

Right facing figure on cut out white-brown paper in orange felt pen and paint over pencil line drawing. Face at the top with a triangular appendage at the top, a u-shaped appendage to the left, and a large nose ? to the right. Whale-like face at the centre with various shapes to the centre. Smaller face at the bottom with a wing-like appendage behind. Pencil inscription across the bottom reads 'Norman Bell May 29-69'. Glued to blue, then white cardboard. The drawing is vertically rectangular. Covered with clear plastic.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrawingNb3.1430

Profile whale facing to the right with three rows of black and red dots extending from the spout. A series of green and black split u's around the top and the back of the head; green and black eye circular eye in a tapering oval with a black eyebrow. Mouth has white teeth, then yellow and black u forms, then red and black split u's. Black u forms on the body and a black split u on the dorsal fin with green and black dots on the belly. Red and green shape by the spout and a green circle with red semi-circles on the tail. In green felt pen, at the top left: 'Robert King'; in the bottom left: 'KILLER WHALE'. The drawing is on a horizontally rectangular, white paper piece that is glued to green card stock covered with clear plastic.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrawingNb3.1429

Stylized, standing figure, facing right with an ovoid head, crest or wing-like appendage at the top, forelimb with three digits is extended to the right side, and yellow and red legs, each with three digits, at the bottom. There is a profile face in the lower body. Otherwise mainly covered in red, yellow or green u forms. In blue ink and pencil, at the top right, there reads 'By John Henderson age - 13'. The drawing is on a vertically rectangular, white paper piece glued to white paper, then a red cardboard all in the same orientation covered with clear plastic.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrawingNb3.1428

Three drawings glued to red cardboard. Drawing on the left has two profile creatures, top one of which is a seal ?, facing left with a face on the back in pencil with red details including petal-like protrusions all around. Bottom is a line drawn whale surrounded by row of u forms on top and split u's below. Pencil inscription at the bottom right reads 'Maurice age - 8' with 'M. Wadhams' printed below in ink. Drawing at the top right is of a whale facing to the right side. Three rows of blue dots extend out of the spout. There is a small whale figure behind the dorsal fin. Design elements are variously coloured in orange, pink, red, purple, and brown. In red, 'killer Whale' is written in an image below outlined by a scroll. At the bottom right, there reads 'by Simon Charlie age - 13'. Drawing at the bottom right has a whale-like head at the top, a second head below and to the right with four segmented appendages to the left. Similar colouring as the picture above it. Below, there reads 'Octopus by Simon Charlie age - 13'. Covered with clear plastic.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrawingNb3.1427

Village scene drawn in pencil and coloured with pencil crayons. The scene includes four masked dancers in the foreground at the water's edge, two gable roofed houses with vertical planking in the background, three totem poles, and a row of seven trees. In pencil, at the top right, there reads 'Malcolm age - 13'. The drawing is horizontally rectangular on a white paper piece glued to green cardboard. Covered with clear plastic.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrawingNb3.1426

Two drawings on light brown paper glued to a vertically rectangular, yellow card. Smaller drawing at the top is a pencil line drawing of a stylized, left facing, profile seal with design elements variously coloured in with crayon. Image is on a yellow-orange brown coloured in background with a blue border and 'SEAL' printed in various colours at the top left. The eye is surrounded by a grey area. There is a split u at the neck. There is a profile face on the back. The fins and the tail are pointed. There are four fin-like protrusions along the back. Bottom drawing is a left facing seal ? that is drawn in pen with design elements filled in with pencil and pencil crayon in light blue, yellow, and pink-red. The eye is surrounded by a green area. The body has four sets of upside down black u fomrs with upside down red split u's with yellow ovoids below, and red, green, and black u forms and split u's. Image is surrounded by yellow, then blue, then pink-red shaded bands. The two limbs have a green ovoid that is yellow centred and a red curvi-linear t-shape with a yellow ovoid next to the four digit claw. Covered with clear plastic.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrawingNb3.1425

Four horizontally rectagular dark blue ink drawings on light yellow-brown paper glued to a blue cardboard backing and covered with clear plastic. Top left is a profile right facing bird-like head with a small face in the crest above and a wing-like appendage below. At the bottom right, there reads at an angle 'RAVEN HEAD'. Top right is a left facing whale that has split u's , u forms, circles, and other shapes. At the top right, there reads at an angle 'KILLER WHALE'. Bottom left is a profile bird head facing to the right side with a crest as in first drawing and a row of three split ovoids at the bottom. At the bottom right, there reads at an angle 'THUNDER BIRD HEAD'. Bottom right is a left facing profile bird with an animal portrayed on the body, and a five-feathered wing and three-feathered tail to the right side. At the bottom left, there reads at an angle "THUNDER BIRD'.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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