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DrawingNb3.1423

Crayon drawing of a wide, heart-shaped, frontal head with a thin neck at the bottom. Black oval eyes with circle in circle centres, a black triangular nose, and black eyebrows. Red for the ears, cheek patches, nostrils, and upper lip. Teeth are black. Hair is a short, crew-cut style in black with red patches. Face is filled in with black crayon. Drawing is on a horizontally rectangular, white paper piece glued to a black cardboard with 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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DrawingNb3.1422

Left facing, standing, profile bird-like image in black pencil crayon with some blue felt pen outlines and details. Figure has a four digit forelimb extended towards the left, two wing-like extensions to the right, and two clawed hind limbs below. Large head with crest at the top. Details include ovoids, u forms, and shaded areas. Pencil inscription at the lower right reads 'Clifford Hanuse age - 10'. The drawing is on a relatively square, pink cardboard piece glued to a vertically rectangular, white cardboard.

Culture
Wuikinuxv
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrawingNb3.1421

Profile red whale image facing to the left with three rows of ovals extending up from the spout. Felt pen filled design elements including tail flukes and face in fin or wing-like feature behind the spout. Large even teeth are outlined in red. Pencil inscription at the lower right reads 'Clifford Hanuse age - 10'. The drawing is on a horizontally rectangular, yellow-brown paper piece that is glued to black cardboard. Covered with clear plastic.

Culture
Wuikinuxv
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrawingNb3.1420

Profile creature (sea-wolf?) facing to the left side with the head at the top, forelimb, and tail pointing to the left. Two triangular black crests on top of the head. Wolf-like head with open red mouth surrounded by a green area. There is a profile face at the abdomen with u forms and ovoids on the limb, tail, and body. All details in green, red or black pencil crayon. The drawing is on a vertically rectangular, white paper piece glued to red cardboard with 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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DrawingNb3.1418

Left facing white and black profile whale with a slightly open mouth. Band of u forms along the top of the head above the eye. Slightly split u's in the dorsal fin and a series of s-shapes in the body above a row of various shapes. Face in tail flukes. Printed at the bottom left, there reads 'Robert King age - 10'. The drawing is on a horizontally rectangular, white paper piece that is glued to black 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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DrawingNb3.1417

Cut-out pink cardboard profile image of a sea creature ? with pencil and/or pencil crayon drawn details. Creature faces to the left with a large head that has double crests on top. Series of u forms in a semi-circle above and to the right of the ovoid eye. Wolf-like teeth. Body curves in an extended c-shape with various ovoids, circles, and other shapes along its length. Cross hatched ovoid at the bottom centre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleNb3.1412

Cylindrical shaped, dark brown wood whistle has three horizontal sections glued and bound together with white cord in three places: at the base of the mouthpiece, at the centre, and at the base of the whistle. Mouthpiece is narrower than the main body and is divided horizontally into two sections: depressed semi-oval areas in front of both semi-circular tone holes, one hole of which is close to the top while the other hole of which is on the reverse close to the centre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
adhesive, wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dzunuk'wa MaskNb3.1407

Dzunuk’wa mask with black hair inserted into drilled holes along upper rim and at brow ridge and a dark grey-black face. The mask has red-rimmed eye holes, a small flattish nose, open pursed red lips, and four red oval depressions, one on each temple and on each cheek. On the reverse, a cord is looped and knotted through two drilled holes in the sides at eye level. Three holes for hair inserts are visible on the reverse, two near the top, and one on the side below the hole for the cord. Signed "Beau Dick 1983" on the interior.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
hair, adhesive, fibre, paint and wood
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hok HokNb3.1406

Wooden, carved bird mask with a very long straight beak. Beak has rounded end and movable lower mandible. Shredded cedar bark at top of head has five feathers, three brown and two white, and down. Twisted cedar bark nailed along upper rim, sides and lower, unraveled ends on either side of elongated rounded protuberance at base of beak; long bent brow above orange eye area which is curved and pointed at base of beak, pointed eyelid lines have red optic liners, circular pupil; u forms on temples; conical protruding nostrils have circular ends and u forms along length; black beak has series of u forms above and below red lip band; lower mandible is slightly longer than upper beak. Frontal bird face at base of lower mandible with black and white circular pupils in orange eye areas, black broad nostril nose with circle at centre for tip of beak, white band around red continuous lip band, bared teeth. Lower mandible attached to base of head by leather hinges that have been glued and stapled into place; operated by cord tied and passed through 2 metal 'eyes' on interior of beak, looped around a wooden ball and attached to the centre of a short stick; nylon line looped and tied through two holes at base of head. Signed 'Hok Hok Beau Dick 80.'

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
adhesive, fibre, leather skin, metal, feather, paint, cedar bark and wood
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrawingNb3.1436

Cut out, right facing, profile squatting figure in red and white on a light yellow-white card glued to a horizontally rectangular, black cardboard. Large head at the top with a crest. Small head on the back with a series of three ovoids to a fluked tail. Arms and legs end in two digits. Design elements are outlined in red felt pen and some shapes (u forms, ovoids, etc) are filled in in red with some white outlining. 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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