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MaskA7318

Black, white and red Hamatsa raven mask featuring an elongated beak with a hinged lower jaw. Red nostrils in the centre of the beak are flared, open, and surrounded by a simple design. A thick, twined cedar bark cord is nailed along the upper rim of the mask, augmented by a loose cedar bark fringe at the back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, cedar bark, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA7278

Long narrow mat with painted designs. There are two centered paintings in green and red within two thick black circles. One painting is of a killer whale, the other is of a thunderbird. There is a pair of dark cedar strands running around the outside border. The edge is finished using a wider strip of cedar as the outermost strand and overcasting on a core of cedar. There is a wooden dowel attached across one end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
mud dye and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierA1138

Basketry cradle of simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches. Parallel slat base construction with single stitch side reinforcement and an overcast rim. The rim has continuous imbrication in red cherry bark. The body has the first four slats beaded in four rows of white bullrush and one row of black cherry at the head of the cradle. Double-row stepped design in red cherry scattered over the rest.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA4271

Skirt made from alternating strips of red and golden-coloured cedar bark. Strips are folded over a length of heavy twine and twined with a lighter piece of string.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3675

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has red circular shaped nostrils with a red and white s-shape followed by a series of black and white s-shapes. Running from the brow is a large central black frill, outlined in white, that protrudes outward, curves downwards, then in upon itself. The mouth is red, flat and protruding. The underside of the beak is black. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre twine that articulates the beak. The back has a rectangular piece of wood. The top has small bundles of small stripes of cedar bark; top and side edges are lined with a twisted cedar braid. Hanging from the back are long strips of bark; along the bottom edge are pieces of twine that hold remnants of cedar strips. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, cedar bark, wood, paint, fibre and synthetic rubber
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2334 a-b

Small cylindrical basket (a) with flat, fitted lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the upper rim of the basket. Fine wrapped twined work. Base:central circle of pink/purple/yellow/purple (wave pattern) surrounded by a green, wavey line. Sides: discrete bands of orange rectangles on purple ground bordered by a green jagged line. Lid: pink/yellow/brown rim; same discrete bands as on sides joined by a brown line; inner circle is red/yellow/brown.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Kyuquot
Material
aniline dye, swamp grass and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2335 a-b

Cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the upper rim of the basket. Basket and lid are covered with encircling/concentric bands of multicoloured geometric and linear patterning. Colours: red, green, orange, yellow, black, and purple.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA2336

Light golden coloured cedar bark strands folded over a wool strip waist band and twined with stiffer bark. Twined in regularly spaced horizontal rows for half the length of the skirt.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark and wool fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: GarmentA2337

Fragment of a garment consisting of lengths of twisted shredded cedar bark twined together with one row of string at the top. There is a white feather attached, small amounts of eagle down and a piece of wool. Two strands of red cedar bark hang down from the bottom, middle section.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, fibre, feather and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2340

Small, rectangular, handbag-like basket with two braided handles attached along the upper rim opposite each other. Horizontal bands of colour encircle the sides; burgundy, yellow, purple and red.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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