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Dance Headdress1991-16/1

The cotton cloth is white. The cloth is cream. The skin is rabbit.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
cedar bark, cotton cloth, yarn, cloth, ermine skin, baleen, skin, rabbit, eagle down and cedar wood
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Black Cod Hook25.0/487O
Cradle | Cradle Board1-2188

The cordage is cattail.

Culture
Chinook ?
Material
cedar wood, cedar bark, cord and cat-tail grass
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Paintbrush | ReproductionR-218
Whale Harpoon Point | Lanyard83
Black Cod Hook25.0/487X
Black Cod Hook25.0/487KK
Basketry Sail Mat | Mast209
Headdress1-11389

Very sensitive observation of the bird raven is apparent in the form of the mask's beak. It is as accurately rendered as an ornithologist's diagram and as expressive as an artist's impression. The Bella Coola artist has merged this naturalism with the sophisticated stylization typical of his people's art. Everywhere that ravens and humans come together the bird is perceived both as a mysterious being and as a reflection of the flawed characters of humans. Here the aggressive, cunning, boisterous raven merges, in the form of a headdress, with its human Bella Coola counterpart. (Holm, Spirit and Ancestor, 1987)

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
wood, paint, cedar bark and cloth
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Black Cod Hook25.0/487R