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Neck RingA4233

Tightly knitted cover of red string sewn over a core of cloth. Long tassels of orange-red string knotted on the ends are sewn to the ring in four places that are relatively equally spaced. Oval in shape.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HornA4231

A hollow, cylindrical, brown wood cone shape piece that tapers into three sections wrapped with black tape inbetween each section (two sets of black tape). Brown string is wrapped around near the tapered end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, adhesive and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA4228 b

Cedar bark band backed with cloth and faced with red-dyed cedar bark. Extra bundle of bark sewn on one side on the top edge - additional panel of red-dyed cedar bark sewn on the opposite side. Colour: red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA4228 a

Wide piece of twined cedar bark. Alternate strands of golden-coloured and red-dyed cedar bark folded over a wool band and twined with two rows of string. Colours: golden, red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, fibre and wool fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paint BrushA3643

Small paint brush with bristles inserted into the end cleft of a narrow cedar handle. The cleft is bound with black thread. The bristles are cropped on an angle.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, hair and cedar wood
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skull RepresentationA4166 a-c

Three figures, each in the shape of a skull. Each has a cedar bark fringe at the forehead and is painted white with only the top part of the jaw. Either side of the top part of the jaw is a hole: part b has off-white string threaded through both holes, and part c has the remains of a length of off-white string attached to its right side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3548

Thunderbird mask. Holes at top of head (where thunderbird 'horns' used to be; demarcated by paint). Pronounced rounded beak, tip added on. Lower jaw is movable. Colours are grey, red-brown, orange, black and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3545

Bee mask. Red, black and white insect mask with large eye-sockets, round, bulging eyes and a protruding snout.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA3539

Long braided neck band with three long fringed ends.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Crooked Beak MaskA3537

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has large red, ovoid shaped nostrils outlined with a row of black and yellow u and split u forms running towards the eye. Running from the brow is a large central frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak; detailed with black u-forms. The mouth is red, flat and protruding; bottom part of jaw is hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. Inside of the beak is lined with a row of copper, u shaped teeth. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are black and white, outlined in white and red on a white, ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The underside of the beak is black with a white stylized design. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of twisted twine pieces through the lower beak to articulate the mask. Attached to the top is a wooden crest with red split u-forms on a white ground; small bundles of cedar line the edge of the crest. Along the bottom of the crest and side of the mask are thin twisted cedar braids. Hanging from the top and sides are long strips of cedar that would cover the wearer. Intertwined in the long pieces are a few feathers and eagle down. The mask is painted black, white, red and yellow with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, cedar bark, copper metal, down feather, feather, synthetic rubber, fibre 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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