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BroochD3.151

Circular, convex, silver brooch with scalloped edges and concentric bands of geometric cut-outs and etched designs; circular cut-out in the centre.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head Ring FrontletA8391

Cedar bark head ring with a carved frontlet of a sun figure in high relief. Frontlet has a broad white face, heavy black eyebrows, a green band painted across the eyes, and is encircled by a green ring; alternating squares of abalone shell and mirror are set into the green ring around the face. Cedar bark head ring is lined with cloth and features three large squares of abalone shell fastened to the outside at evenly spaced intervals.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood, cedar bark, silver alloy metal ?, glass, cotton fibre, abalone shell and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FrontletA6322

Frontlet featuring a large, three-dimensional bird's head with two smaller heads, one on top and another at the bottom. The bird and the lower face have mirror inlaid eyes. Upper head has abalone shell inlaid eyes. Abalone shell and mirror pieces decorate the border. Painted red, black, green and blue. A cap-like headpiece of red felt with a patterned white and grey top is attached to the back of the frontlet. Remnants of quills attached to the cap behind the frontlet are still visible.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell, glass, silver alloy metal ?, wood, fibre, paint, dye and quill
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frontlet HeaddressA5295 a-b

Headdress with a frontlet carved with a bear design, top and bottom figures. Inlaid with abalone shell pieces. Eyes of top figure are two pieces of mirror. Top of headdress is checker work cedar bark weaving. Cloth covered with white down. Feather at inside back dyed bright red. Red painted paws holding a face. Sea lion whiskers at top of headdress. Buttons at side and back of headdress. A cape (part b) is attached to these buttons. It is made of off-white ermine pelts with a cloth backing. Buttons used to attach next level of cloth with skins. Coloured wool(?), red, green and yellow, attached to some skins.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, glass, silver alloy metal ?, abalone shell, plastic, fibre, feather, eagle down feather, sea lion whisker, wood and ermine skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4324

Bird mask, or headdress, with pronounced curved beak and moveable jaw. Recessed eye sockets with slightly protruding, mirrored eyes. Painted in gray, green, black, white and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, silver alloy metal ?, fibre, leather skin, metal and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4306

Kulus mask (younger brother of Thunderbird). Mask in the shape of a blue bird head, with black designs. Eyes are made of circular pieces of mirror. Head bands attached at back are made of rubber. Nose tip is a separate piece of wood that has been attached.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass, rubber, silver alloy metal ?, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearA3630 a-b

Thick wooden spear with a cylindrical shaft that is carved in two sections with interlocking ends. The top of the spear (part a) is carved in the form of a sea lion transforming into a whale with an eagle perched on its neck. The whale/sea lion figure has a metal dagger-like blade protruding from its mouth, two human hands at its sides, and round mirror insets for eyes (one missing). The bottom of the lower half spear (part b) is carved into a humanoid face, eyes closed, with two large, protruding zoomorphic ears. Spear is painted with black and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
silver alloy metal ?, steel metal, metal, glass, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentAb362

Circular metal ornament with one blue glass bead and hook and loop attachments. Loop end has wrap around coils with a copper-like bead surrounded by two copper-like discs at either side of the blue glass bead. Rest of the band is plain copper.

Culture
Southern African
Material
copper alloy metal and glass
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA9355

Mask made from cut out planks of wood formed in a triangular-like shape with flat sides, a thin adjoining nose piece and a rectangular shaped piece of wood at the back. Detailed in blue and orange Northwest Coast stylized forms is a wolf with rectangular shaped nostrils, bared teeth and large eyes. The mouth and eyes are inlaid with pieces of mirrored glass as well as other small sections. Protruding from the top edge of the headdress are numerous thin sections of baleen creating a fringe. The inside has two thin wooden strips attached to two larger bars to create a frame for the head. Covering the frame is a piece of cotton fabric. Fibre ties hang from the bottom edge. (Similar to A9354).

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
baleen, glass, silver alloy metal ?, fibre, wood, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Ahousat, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA9354

Mask made from cut out planks of wood formed in a triangular-like shape with flat sides, a thin adjoining nose piece and a rectangular shaped piece of wood at the back. Detailed in blue and red Northwest Coast stylized forms is a wolf with ovoid shaped nostrils, bared teeth and large eyes. The mouth and eyes are inlaid with pieces of mirrored glass as well as other small sections. The nose is detailed with a blue crown-like shape. Protruding from the top edge of the headdress are numerous thin sections of baleen creating a fringe. The inside has two thin wooden strips attached to two larger bars to create a frame for the head. Covering the frame is a piece of cotton fabric. Fibre ties hang from the bottom edge. (Similar to A9355).

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
wood, baleen, silver alloy metal ?, glass, fibre, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Ahousat, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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