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Bird MaskA6334

Wooden, carved, supernatural bird mask with a long beak and circular cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with fibre twine on either side; the beak is now fixed shut. The beak and nostrils are painted black with red edging. There are two red split U forms and one orange U-form carved at the back of the beak running towards the nostril. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. Attached to the top of the head is a fringe of cedar bark; pieces of braided cedar line the bottom rim. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of an attached twine cord that assistants the beak in opening and shutting. The mask is painted black, red, white and orange with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, cedar bark, paint and metal
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat2595/1

Top hat style woven cedar bark hat. Bands of flat strips of cedar on the brim and sides of the hat and covering the top of the hat. Smaller strips of a lighter colour run in bands around the brim of the hat and its sides. The brim is slanted downwards and the top of the hat is concave.

Culture
Haida
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chilkat Robe2507/1

Five-sided chilkat style robe with a curved, beige fringe of mixed wool and cedar bark along the bottom edge. Central area of geometric, ovoid and animal(?) face designs is bordered by a thin white line, then a wide yellow band, then a thin white line, then a wider dark brown (faded black) band - around all sides. Mixed wool and cedar bark warp. Front of blanket is faded; back of blanket shows original colours.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wool fibre, cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dart Quiver2516/5 a-d

Part a is a hollow bamboo tube with part of one side open. Tied inside are nine long thin darts, pointed at both ends. One end of each has been dipped in poison. Parts b and c are two loose darts, also with poison on tips. Part d is a very thin, flat piece of bark or wood used as a wrapper to go around the other parts.

Culture
Murut
Material
bamboo grass, bark ? and poison resin
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bingo Basket2520/1

Rectangular-shaped carrying basket, plaited with red cedar strips. Thinner strips of cedar are woven horizontally in bands. Two long, twisted cedar-strip handles are attached on either side.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
cedar bark
Made in
Metlakatla, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2586/1

Square tapa (siapo) with painted designs in dark and light brown on natural ground. There are four squares with two different patterns of floral motifs within circles.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Salelologa, Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2533/4

Rectangular-shaped tapa cloth covered with repeating geometric designs. Single-line border encloses three lengthwise rows of six repeating patterns, all in black and ochre. One row is diamonds, the second has circular designs, the last has a design of overlapping four-pointed stars. Each repeating pattern is in a square with symmetrical quadrants.

Culture
Samoan
Material
ochre pigment, paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Salelologa, Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2533/3

Small, oblong, layered tapa with rough edges. Rectangular pattern of geometric floral design done in ochre and black paint. Pattern fills most of the area leaving a 5 cm unpainted border.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark, paint and ochre pigment
Made in
Salelologa, Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2533/2

Small oblong, double-layered, painted tapa. Reddish-brown geometric/leaf design which fills a rectangular area, leaving an irregular undecorated border around the edges. It appears there are two identically-patterned tapas attached together in the layers.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and ochre pigment
Made in
Salelologa, Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2533/1

Small irregular rectangle of undecorated tapa cloth. The colour ranges from beige to dark brown in spots. One edge is straight, three are curved or undulating and irregular.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark
Made in
Salelologa, Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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