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MaskA3588 a

Mask with a broad face that has a hooked nose and protruding cheeks. The mask is surmounted by a bird figure with a long beak, flexible wood and fabric wings, and a movable neck covered in fabric. The wings and neck are manipulated with strings that extend down behind the mask. The mask is painted with heavy black eyebrows, an animal figure design on the forehead in black, blue and red, a green nose with a blue tip and red nostrils, an orange finger-like design beside the eyes, a black moustache, red lips, and another animal design on the cheeks in blue, black and red. The bird figure has a canvas back, wings and neck, all painted with blue-green and black, and the remainder of the body is off-white. The bird's head is medium and dark grey with white spots, and dark green with a border of exposed natural wood around the mirrored glass eyes. The beak is light green with orange at the edges.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, glass and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3586

Female face mask with orange and red hair-like curvilinear bands that sweep down from the top of the mask around the sides to the bottom of the jaw, heavy black eyebrows, green around the slightly protruding eye holes, orange nostrils and lips, black on the chin divided with a carved red line, and orange designs just below the cheeks. The mouth is slightly protruding and open, and the chin also protrudes. Green cord attached at several points around the edge at the reverse of the mask with metal nails.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, metal, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA3584 a-b

Bentwood storage box (part a) with straight sides and shallow, horizontal furrowed grooves on three sides. Fitted lid has one upstanding ridge (part b).

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA2136

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and bound in two sections with brown twine near the smaller end and near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA2131

Brown wood whistle that is circular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in brown twine in three sections, 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 also a rounded rectangular hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA2130

Brown double reed whistle that is oval in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in three sections with brown twine, two near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby at either side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA1128

A carved wood frog. It's black eyes are surrounded by a black area with a red nose. Flat base and back suggest that it was likely a platform for another figure. There is a nail with a small piece of string wrapped around on top of the back near the front.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, paint, metal and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BarkA1125

A rounded, somewhat triangular piece of bark. The bark has a reddish colour.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
hemlock bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingA1114

Painting composed of a rectangular piece of fibre board painted with a spit sea creature (possibly a whale) design in red and black. The board is framed with cedar that is painted black. Hooks and wire attached to reverse of frame.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
fibre, cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA1110

Spoon carved from one piece of wood with a shallow bowl that comes to a slightly pointed tip, and a handle with a rounded tip.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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