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Mask3603/1

Dome-shaped plant fibre mask. A cylindrical protrusion extends from top centre of mask, tapering to a thin woven tail; long pieces of braided fringe hang from bottom edge. Sides of mask are covered with nine woven bands, made up of different patterns. From top to bottom, designs are: plain brown, alternating black and natural, alternating brown and grey-brown, plain natural, alternating brown and grey-brown, alternating black and natural, alternating brown and natural, black, and alternating natural and faded green. Top of mask and cylindrical protrusion are light brown; fringe is mix of light and dark brown. Circular eye holes cut out on front of mask with tall walls surrounding them; pieces of bark(?) attached around cutouts, consisting of a vertical rectangle with a deep "V" cutout from the top edge, creating thin triangles above eye holes.

Culture
Luhya
Material
plant fibre, bark ? and dye
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven Headdress3599/1

Raven headdress, or mask, with long cedar bark fringe. Emerging from the top of the head is a short cedar bark fringe, as well as black feathers and two attached wooden wing panels. Two additional upright wooden wing panels are attached at the back, and one horizontal panel. The panels are carved in relief and painted black, brown and dark red on a black background. The beak is black, and mouth is red. The lower part of the beak is hinged with strips of hide(?), nailed in place, and a thin grey plaited rope is attached to the inside of the lower beak, and hangs down with the long fringe. The eyes are black, outlined in red and black on a white ovoid background; the brow is black. The inside of the headdress is hollow and lined with yellow foam on the upper portion. Two thick plaited ropes are nailed to the top, at the back, to hold the mask on the wearer. Attached along the top ridge is a twisted and dyed cedar rope.

Culture
Wuikinuxv
Material
wood, paint, cedar bark, feather, metal, synthetic adhesive, foam and rawhide skin ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3581/1

Baining bark cloth face mask. The hat has a sturdy formed brim, which expands into a conical crown, painted with repeating patterns of triangles on a continuous line that alternate in black and orange-red. A pointed wooden tip is inserted into the point of the hat. The conical crown is formed with a circular piece of wood, which has straight sticks attached to it, that extend up and meet at the tip. The interior of the crown is lined with large leaves. The face mask is attached to the hat where the brim meets the crown, and has a sturdy formed jaw line. The mask is painted with a skeletal face design showing sunken cheeks and forehead, open mouth with pointed teeth and large outlined black oval-shaped eyes. There is a hole through the centre of the forehead.

Culture
Baining
Material
paper mulberry bark, bamboo grass, plant fibre and paint
Made in
East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry3575/1

Basketry covered clay jar with designs throughout a central band. Designs include steamship, deer, flowers, cannery, and boat; done in red, brown, green, and yellow. Above and below the band are open weave sections, trimmed with red; thin red stripe around foot of jar with purple triangles extending from either side. Two bands wrap around shoulder; top is red and green and bottom is plain yellow. Third open weave section divides shoulder and neck of jar; plain piece of cedar wraps around neck, trimmed with red. Red inverted triangles decorate opening of basketry; base of basketry consists of alternating bands of weave and open weave. Centre of base is woven and decorated with a plain green line. Glazed clay jar is dark brown.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, clay, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3567/1 a-b

Small woven grass basket with lid. Round basket with upper edge with one strip of cedar bark, that fits tightly under the dome-shaped lid. The imagery on the basket is of four green birds flying in the same direction around the middle, with a black and red stripe near the base. The lid has a faded black peak, with one black swirl and one red swirl below; the bottom edge of the lid has a green and red stripe around it. The colours inside are very bright, showing a dark blue-green and dark red-pink on the lid.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
Material
dye, sweet grass and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry3552/3

Glass bottle covered with basketry. The basketry pattern has six bands of different types of weaving. The base is plain cedar bark; the bottom outer band is woven grass with red borders and a canoe image on both sides; next is a looser band of cedar weaving with a diagonal pattern (partly transparent), then a wider central grass band with an image similar to the BC Coat of Arms in the centre (shield-like shape between an elk and bighorn sheep, standing at sides) on one side, also with red borders. The other side appears to be a wolf headdress; then another loose cedar bark band; then another grass band with a canoe design on both sides, red borders, and two ducks on the short sides. There are 7 curved lines going up each shoulder; with the basketry ending midwayup the neck of the bottle (clear glass above). The bottle itself is somewhat oval, with flattened faces and rounded sides; the shoulders angle in sharply to a narrow neck (no lid).

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass, swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Hat3532/7

Conical corroboree dance hat made of bark; exterior is completely wrapped in green-grey rope-like fibre. Front is decorated with a wide, vertical orange band, bordered with two white bands; small feathers throughout bands. A wooden rod is inserted through the top of the hat and has a large bundle of emu(?) feathers bound to it; feathers held in place with white strands, rod secured with white pigment along hat interior. Feathers are a mix of grey and dark brown.

Culture
Kunhanaamendaa
Material
fibre, bark fibre, emu feather ?, pigment and wood
Made in
Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Noomuthl Mask3533/1

Carved wooden face mask with a large nose protruding out from the centre. Painted mainly in black and blue, with large red nostrils and a pattern of red dashes at both upper sides. Round open eyes and an open slit at the mouth. Chin unpainted. Braided cedar bark rope attached all around the edges; the braid meets at the top and is bound by a cotton twine. Half of the bark has been dyed red. Above the bound area the cedar bark sticks out over the forehead, as a loose bundle. Inside unpainted. Artist initials carved into wood (T inside the A). (Metal eye hook and plastic tied across back for hanging.)

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ditidaht
Material
wood, red cedar bark, paint, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3509/5 a-b

Rigid cylindrical basket (part a) with a separate lid (part b). Body of basket made of bark, covered in woven strips of rattan(?). It has a wide circular opening and square base, with a short foot. Basket is shaped with four exterior coils of rattan(?) around the top third, and two rods along each side. Rods and coils are dyed dark red, and tied to the basket with plant fibre. Three decorative bands woven around basket; two towards opening, one along bottom edge. Top two bands have identical patterns consisting of a grid with a zigzag overtop, zigzag is made of connected diamonds; bottom band filled with horizontal chevrons. All designs are done in dark brown. Entire back of basket is covered with vertical strips of rattan(?). Long piece of bark cloth looped through strips, forming three straps. Label attached to interior of basket. Lid is made of animal skin and has a long lip, that fits over the top of the basket. It has an internal circular frame, made of bark. Skin is stretched over the frame and secured with a rattan(?) coil, dyed dark red, and plant fibre ties.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
bark, rattan ?, plant fibre, dye and animal skin
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/21

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls slope into a convex base. Walls decorated with loosely woven stripes, alternating between brown-grey and light brown-yellow. The brown-grey stripes are wider than the light brown-yellow. Rim is dyed dark brown-red, base is covered in loosely woven brown-grey palm leaf. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, bark fibre, dye and grass fibre
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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