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MaskA3814

Carved wooden, crooked beak headdress, or mask. The beak has large red and white ovoid shaped nostrils with a red and white split u form on one side. Running from the brow is a large central black frill that protrudes outward and curves inwards to underneath the centre of the beak. The mouth is red, flat and protruding. The underside of the beak is black with white detailing; beak is nailed shut. The eyes are black, outlined in white and black on a green ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. There are black and white u-shaped feathers behind the eye. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a thin ring of cedar used by the wearer. Attached at the top are small bundles of small stripes of cedar bark. Hanging from the back are long strips of bark. Lining the top, side and bottom is a twisted braid of cedar. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, metal, fibre, cedar bark, paint and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA3600

Plaited cedar bark headband with twined coils of bark around the upper rim. Bundles of cedar bark strips are attached horizontally on either side of the headband. Band is lined with white and red checkered cotton cloth. Traces of red colouring in the cedar bark.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
dye, cedar bark, cotton fibre and pigment ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4248

Bird mask with simple design around nostril. Decorated with cedar bark and feather fringe. Painted red, black and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
feather, cedar bark, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4243

Raven mask with long beak and small crescent shaped nostrils. Simple design around nostril. Cedar bark fringe and feathers around head. Painted red, black and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
feather, cedar bark, wood and paint
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird MaskA3653

Large mask with short broad beak and big flaring nostrils. Short curved frill covered along rim with cedar bark fringe. On top of head are feathers, cedar bark fringe and three other smaller bird heads. Black, white and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
feather, fibre, cedar bark and wood
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House FrameA50039 f-g

Pair of sisiutl cross-beams from a Kwagu'l house frame. See records A50039 a, b-c and d-e for the rest of the house frame.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and cedar wood
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Interior House PostA50039 d-e

Pair of thunderbird house posts from a Kwagu'l house frame. See records A50039 a, b-c and f-g for the rest of the house frame.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and cedar wood
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Interior House PostA50039 b-c

Pair of sea-lion house posts from a Kwagu'l house frame. See records A50039 a, d-e, f-g for the rest of the house frame.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and cedar wood
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House Frontal Totem PoleA50039 a

House frontal pole with arched doorway from a Kwagu'l house frame. See records A50039 b-c, d-e and f-g for the rest of the house frame.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and cedar wood
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA3636 a-g

Wooden panel cutout in the form of Sisiutl with a central horned figure and two serpent heads on the ends, each with a protruding tongue. The figure is painted black, white, red and green with stylized designs. Made of pieces of wood nailed together. Parts a-c are the body of the sisiutl, parts d-e are the horns on each of the serpents heads, while parts g-h are the protruding tongues.

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