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Neck RingA4280

Thick woven neck ring consisting of red-dyed cedar bark twisted and braided. Tassels of varying lengths of red string are sewn onto the ring in four places. Ring is oval in shape. There is eagle down intertwined in the weaving.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA6247

A plain hollow, rounded, beak-shaped brown wood whistle. Green string is bound around the tapering 'handle-like' area just before the wider end flares outward into a square cross section. Somewhat fish-shaped in profile.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA4183

Carved wooden headdress. Hawk forms the lower portion, killer whale is on top, forming crown of headdress. Band is decorated with "Royal Fraser" tartan material and white feathers. Eyes of hawk have mirror inlay. Colours used are orange, red, white, and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass, feather, fibre, silver alloy metal ? and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weather HeaddressA4270

Weather mask. Small wooden headdress or mask with a long, upturned, protruding snout. Two wings attached to the top of the mask are moveable. Colours used are red, black, and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, rubber, metal, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4299

Red-brown double reed whistle that is square in cross section and tapers to a rectangular shape and bound at the wider end with brown string. While the wider end is solid and has a human face carved on it, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut elongated semi-oval hole nearby at either side. Seams were sealed with pitch but have split.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and resin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA6330

Brown double reed whistle that is rectangular in cross section and bound in two sections with brown string, one at either side of the holes on opposite sides. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole nearby at either side. One side has a two rounded red eye forms carved underneath the hole while the other side has two rounded eye forms carved above the hole. "1946" is carved on one side inbetween the holes and "J.W." is carved on the other side below the holes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA6327

Light brown wood whistle plainly carved and bound in three places with white string, two near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HornA3660

A bottle-shaped, brown wood piece that is square in cross section with a tapering neck. White string is wrapped around the base. Has a killer whale design. Has a black ovoid in ovoid eye surrounded by a blue area, an open red mouth with six white teeth, a black body, blue fins, a red, blue, and black dorsal fin, and a tail that has a face with circular black eyes, red nostrils, and open red mouth with eight white teeth and blue split u's for ears.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, wood and paint
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA6323

Brown wood whistle that is circular in cross section and comes to a tapering end at both ends and is bound in three sections with green twine, one near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut elongated semi-oval hole nearby on one side. Underneath the hole, there is a carved a line design that has a loop at either side of the base with a v-shape along the taper of the hole. The letters 'MOT' are carved on the other side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA6324

Brown wood double whistle that is rectangular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two sections with brown string and green twine with the former around near the middle and the latter around near the smaller end. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a tin lined taper cut rectangular hole nearby on opposite sides with one above the other. The letters 'TJ' are carved on one side in between the holes.

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