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Neck RingA3603

Neck ring composed of thick cloth and bark woven in an oval shape. Diagonal checker work weave in red and golden coloured cedar bark. White cloth wrap.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA3602

Very thick multi-strand ring of dark orange-red cedar bark rope. Braided appearance. Bundles of lengths of thin twisted cedar bark rope tied to the main ring in two places. Bundle of shredded cedar bark also tied to the main ring.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
red cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA5336

Painted model totem pole with several figures on a base. From bottom to top: whale, man with fish, wolf with seal, and thunderbird. Artist's name on back near base. Figures are secured to rounded base with nails.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA5334

A model totem pole depicting a man with a headdress and a wolf with a whale (from bottom to top). The wolf is painted with black eyes, a red nose, and dark green decoration around the sides of its head, and its body is painted red. The whale is painted black with dark green accents on its body and red dots along its lip line. The whale's head is in the wolf's mouth while its tail is in between the wolf's legs. The man has black eyes, black brows, and a black curled and 'spiked' moustache. His headdress has six flat upward pointing angular protrusions painted dark green, and red. He is painted with a dark green upper garment and a red lower garment.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
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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Model Totem PoleA5333

Model totem pole. From the top down, the pole has the following figures: Thunderbird, a bear holding a whale, a man with a bird. Overall colours are blue, red, and black. Faint faint inscription on back. Figures sit on a round base and are secured by nails.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood and metal
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA5331

Model totem pole with a thunderbird on top of a human holding a fish(?). Overall colours are black, brown-red, and green. Figures are secured to a rounded base with nails. Signed on the back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CradleA3638

Side board of a cradle: white cloth painted in red and black with the split image of raven, nailed to a wooden board.

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