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Coast Indian Suite2980/9

Panel 9 in a series of 20 panels. Drawing of a Tlingit halibut hook. The hook sits in the lower half of the drawing, the leather and thong-wrapped head to the left, barb pointing up toward centre of the image. The shank is carved into a squatting human, arms behind its back, with a snake-like creature sitting atop the head and spanning the body to the hands. A red, black and grey tree branch sits behind the hook. The head-fin of a wolf mask is seen in the upper left corner of the drawing, corresponding with 2980/8 of this series. The monochromatic background shows foliage and a river bed.

Culture
Canadian
Made in
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coast Indian Suite2980/8

Panel 8 in a series of 20 panels. Drawing of a Tlingit wolf forehead mask. A large wolf head sits in side view at the midpoint of the drawing. It has a long snout, and open mouth showing many long thin teeth. A large eye is topped by a heavy brow. The forehead and sides of face are decorated with light, rectangular panels. Black hair falls from the forehead and can be seen beneath the bottom of the mask. The far left of the drawing shows the edge of the Kwakwaka’wakw family crest mask from 2980/7. It has a crosshatching motif at centre surrounded by a thick, dark pink line, a green pattern above and two small yellow dots below. The background of the drawing is a mass of foliage and underbrush in monochromatic grey. Covered with plexi frame.

Culture
Canadian
Made in
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coast Indian Suite2980/6

Panel 6 in a series of 20 panels. Drawing of a ceremonial headdress with the face of a bear. The face is blue, with large round eyes topped by heavy curving brows, a short forehead and rounded ears. The snout protrudes and features large round nostrils. The mouth is open with a protruding tongue and two square teeth far back in the mouth. A clawed blue paw peeks out from under the mask. Feathers, hair, a thin rope and a pink ribbon drape from behind the bear’s ears, falling to the side and bottom. The mask sits in a shallow landscape of foliage and rocks.

Culture
Canadian
Made in
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coast Indian Suite2980/4

Panel 4 in a series of 20 panels. A large eagle is drawn in the top centre of the image, with wings spread. The head is turned to the side and slightly raised, showing a large round eye and sharp hooked beak. Wings and torso are decorated in formline style. Feet extend toward the surface of a river running through the drawing from top middle to bottom. Beneath the water is a large stylized fish with split tail, and formline designs on back and face. A long orange fish swims across the image. In the background is a dense forest of vined trees alongside the river. Covered with plexi frame.

Culture
Canadian
Made in
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coast Indian Suite2980/1

Panel 1 in a series of 20 panels. Drawing of a deerskin war shirt. The shoulders of the shirt fill the drawing at the top; the neck is squared and sewn to the front with thread giving way at the right seam. Fringe hangs along the shirt’s right side top to bottom, with similar on parts of the left. The shirt appears to be arm-less. Images on the shirt are in traditional patterns showing birds, animals and whales in red, white and black formline. Covered with plexi frame.

Culture
Canadian
Made in
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coast Indian Suite2980/16

Panel 16 in a series of 20 panels. Drawing of a Kwakwaka'wakw Thunderbird transformation mask showing the interior mask, and open left panel and bottom panel of the beak. The interior side of the beak holds a painting of an eye surrounded by red, green and black decoration and several green ridges. The interior mask has two small dark eyes with thick red brows, a small nose and a red mouth that angles down toward the outside. The strings controlling the moveable sides of the beak extend from it to the nose and side of the eye. The bottom of the beak hangs on a string from the chin. This panel corresponds with 2980/17 which shows the right portion of the beak. In the background is a receding landscape of tall trees and underbrush. Covered with plexi frame.

Culture
Canadian
Made in
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coast Indian Suite2980/15

Panel 15 in a series of 20 panels. Monochromatic charcoal drawing of a Haida beaver bowl. In the centre of the picture at a slight angle sits the beaver’s face on the front of the bowl, large nose at centre, flared nostrils, and a large open mouth angled down at the sides with two long, protruding front teeth and several smaller, square teeth to each side. Eyes are large and dark, angling down toward the outside. Brows are heavy. In the background behind the mask is a landscape of tall trees and underbrush. Covered with plexi frame.

Culture
Canadian
Made in
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coast Indian Suite2980/14

Panel 14 in a series of 20 panels. Monochromatic drawing of a Tlingit raven mask, in the shape of a bird head with open beak. The beak is light in colour and undecorated, curved at the end, and opened widely. The lower ventral portion is wrapped in fabric. The bird’s face shows an oblong eye with a heavy brow and a slightly wrinkled forehead. Behind the mask is a forest landscape of trees and underbrush. The rear portion of the head can be seen in drawing 2980/13. Covered with plexi frame.

Culture
Canadian
Made in
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coast Indian Suite2980/13

Panel 13 in a series of 20 panels. Drawing of a Kwakwaka'wakw echo mask. The mask has small, hollow eyes, heavy black brows, a long nose with flared nostrils, and a small, partially open mouth. To either side of the mouth are light yellow hands presenting their palms to the viewer in a stance of calling. Short legs are drawn below with four brown toes dangling from each. The face is decorated in shades of green and yellow with an orange nose and mouth area, and dark panels on the cheeks and forehead. Brown hair tops the mask and flows down the back. A yellow ear hides among the hair. To the right of the mask is the monochromatic rear portion of a bird mask, the rest of which can be seen in object 2980/14. Covered with plexi frame.

Culture
Canadian
Made in
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coast Indian Suite2980/7

Panel 7 in a series of 20 panels. Drawing of a Kwakwaka'wakw family crest mask. In the centre of the picture at a slight angle sits the mask, with a large, round, white panel decorated with green along the edges, two floating birds at top, two pink hands with fingers erect at bottom and a series of rectangular motifs radiating from the centre. In the middle of this panel protrudes a large round face with prominent nose and flared nostrils, an open mouth showing pointed teeth, round staring eyes and heavy brows. The face is coloured green and pink over a grey and black base. On the top centre of the forehead sits a high fin at a three quarter angle with a face drawn on its side. The fin is dark pink with green and black. In the background behind the mask in black, grey and white are masses of foliage, rocks and branches. The left side of the circular panel is on 2980/8 of this series. Covered with plexi frame.

Culture
Canadian
Made in
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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