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HeaddressA6155

Headdress in the form of a bird with the head and chest at the front, and two wings folded over a tail at the back. The figure is painted white with a black animal figure design on the chest, the outlines of feathers on the wings and tail in black, the eyes and eyebrows in black, and the mouth in red. Off-white fabric attached with metal nails behind chest. One of a set of four (see A6154 - A6157).

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre ?, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA4372 a-b

Cedar bentwood box (part a) with a lid (part b). All four sides made from a single cedar board, steamed and bent into three right angle corners. The open seam is nailed together. A separate cedar board is nailed on to make a bottom. Lid is constructed of a cedar board with one side of having an upturned flaring edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance ScreenA4363

Large, ceremonial dance screen. Painted with a circular design in black on ecru-coloured cotton. Split image of a sisiutl encircling a central human figure. Cord for hanging attached along the upper edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
oil, charcoal pigment and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feast Dish LidA4342

Large wooden mask-like shaped lid carved in the form of Dzunuk'wa (Tsonoqua). She has large open mouth and eyes, pursed lips, shallow cheeks and carved nose. Painted red around the eyes and the mouth; face painted black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and red cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6317 a

Large, carved, wooden, raven hamatsa mask with a long beak and ovoid shaped cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of skin, with fur, nailed to either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth and nose. At the back of the nose are five black U-forms with a large black s-shape; each shape is outlined in white. The eyes are white, outlined in black and red, on a white and red, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of twine used to open and close the beak. The top has short pieces of cedar creating a fringe, while the back has longer strips that hang over the wearer. The bottom is black with white edging. The mask is painted black, red and white with stylized designs. (Part b is a detached piece of cedar fringe.)

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, metal, rubber, skin, cedar bark, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thunderbird HeaddressA4500

Carved thunderbird headdress with a pronounced beak, recessed eye sockets and a horn on the mask's right side that has a curled tip. Carved tail panel attaches to top of head, and wing panels attach to the sides. The left side panel and horn were replaced using cedar. Painted in green, yellow, black, red and white.

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