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MaskA7984

Small wooden mask with two round eyes and a long, protruding, recurved beak-like nose; painted orange, black and yellow.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, paper, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7983

Mask with an elongated face, protruding cylindrical eyes, and a recurving tongue that protrudes downwards. Two eye holes bored on each side of nose. Colours used are black, red and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Halibut HookA7980

Fish hook made from one piece of iron, u-shaped with sharp point directed inward at an acute angle to one arm and a flaring outward turn toward the end of the opposite arm. The axis of the point and main shank is bound with twine. Remains of leader line attachment on opposite arm.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
iron metal and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LureA7974

Carved wooden head of a canine (possibly a wolf) with extended tongue. Extending backward and glued to this figure's neck are three paddle-shaped prongs. In cross section each prong is flat on the outside and convex on the inside. The join between the head and prongs is wrapped with a strip of red-coloured bark.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paint DishA16098

Round, granular stone mortar, or dish, with circular depression worked into top. Remains of red-orange pigment in and around the depression.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
stone and pigment
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA11693 c

Bowl with nine petal-like lobes around the shallow, depressed area; rim of bowl is higher than the top of the lobes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrawingA9052

Bird's eye view drawing of a halibut-like fish; colours used are red, green, yellow, black and grey. Ink inscription in bottom left corner. Framed and mounted on a large burlap-covered board.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA7455 a

Rectangular shaped dish with flared sides. Shorter sides a convex, and longer sides are concave. Opposite ends have beaver head and tail carved as design; opposite sides have beaver sides as design.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Halibut HookA7452

Two carved wooden arms lashed together in a "v" shape. Iron spike lashed at an acute angle to main arm. Shank of darker coloured wood is carved with a boat shape design in deep relief flanked by two figures (heads of creatures?). A hole is drilled through the shank and the leader line secured through this hole.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7318

Black, white and red Hamatsa raven mask featuring an elongated beak with a hinged lower jaw. Red nostrils in the centre of the beak are flared, open, and surrounded by a simple design. A thick, twined cedar bark cord is nailed along the upper rim of the mask, augmented by a loose cedar bark fringe at the back.

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