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MaskA3792

Carved, wooden, supernatural bird mask with a long beak and ovoid shaped nostrils with U-form cutouts. The beak is hinged with pieces of rubber on either side, nailed to the jaw. The beak and nostrils are painted black with red edging. There is a red stylized design around the nostril, three white curved markings behind the mouth and a white stylized design on the bottom of the beak. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black and there are two black split U’s along the back rim. Attached to the top of the head are strips of cedar bark that are short at the front and hang long at the back. Attached with twine to the top, back and bottom rim is a braid of cedar. Strips of cedar line the bottom rim and dangle down to cover the body of the wearer. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of an attached twine cord that assistants the beak in opening and shutting; cord is tied around a cylindrical shaped, wooden handle. The mask is painted black, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, metal, rubber, fibre, wood, paint and feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven MaskA6361

Carved bird mask with a long beak and circular, cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of rubber on either side, nailed to the jaw. The beak and nostrils are painted black with red edging. There are five orange U-forms and four red U-forms 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 are five rounded edged, rectangular cutouts with red U-forms painted on a white background. Behind the cutouts is a fringe of cedar bark; tied bunches of cedar bark are adhered to the back and side rim with twine. Strips of cedar line the bottom rim and dangle down to cover the body of the wearer. The bottom of the beak has a white U-form painted on it. 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.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, metal, cedar bark, rubber and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeA4259 a-d

Small wooden canoe with two figures (part a). The canoe is black, yellow and green. The figures are seated with raised arms. A string is tied around the wrist of the front figure, leading to a barbed harpoon inserted into a whale (part b). The whale is black with red and green designs. Two small woven hats (part c-d) for the figures.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark and paint
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd654

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel to watch-spring base construction; partially imbricated. The design from the bottom to top: three rows of double zigzags in red on bullrush ground; stepped pattern in bullrush; horizontal line with discrete shapes; one stepped pattern; discrete shapes on bullrush ground; concentric squares and double diamonds connected by horizontal line. Four rawhide ties; one twine tie and one braided fibre rope on the front. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
rawhide skin, cherry bark, cedar root, cedar wood, cat-tail grass ? and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3561

Mask with shredded cedar bark tied to top of head. The mask has round eyes, an open mouth, gill symbols around the mouth, and a black moustache. Painted in black, brown, red and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffA5338

Red and black staff decorated with an upward pointing snake at the bottom and five human figures above. The snake has black-outlined recessed eyes and cross hatch incising on top of the head. Above the snake, there are two faces one on top of the other with a feather on top; a round-bodied human with a feather on top; two humans that have their rib lines drawn with recessed eyes and a mouth and a feather on top; a cedar bark ring; and another human with black eyes and a feather on top.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, feather, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7479

Carved wooden, crooked beak headdress, or mask. The beak has large red, triangular shaped nostrils outlined with a black and white s-form. Running from the brow is a small central black frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak and back into itself; decorated with white semi-circles. The mouth is red, flat and protruding. The bottom parts of the beaks are hinged with rectangular pieces of leather. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are black and large, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The underside of the beak is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a piece of fibre twine that helped articulate the beak. Attached to the top edge is a twist rope of red and white fabric. The top has many bundles of small stripes of cedar bark. Hanging from the back and bottom edges are long strips of cedar that would cover the wearer. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, cotton fibre, cedar bark, paint, leather skin and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA4503

Headdress representing a wolf's head with an elongated snout, prominent nostrils, open lips with bared teeth, and cedar bark wrapped with cloth to form a head band. The headdress is painted black with white lines delineating the eyebrows, green around the eyes, a red scalloped design behind the eyes, and a red design element on the cheeks, red nostrils and lips, and white teeth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, cedar bark, paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA6950 a-b

Round coiled cedar root basket (part a) with lid (part b). Parallel slat base construction with indented slat flange on the basket body and the slat foot. Basket (part a) has overcast handles (one missing). Decorated with imbrication and beading in cherry bark and white grass. Design consists of rows of large and widely spaced modified diamond figures. Lid (part b) has watch-spring construction with a three point star design.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, wood, grass, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HarpoonA9370 a-b

Harpoon with a very long, straight shaft (a) with a throwing end shaped to fit fingers bound to it with cherry bark. Forked spear end (part b) divided and bound with cherry bark and cord.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
fibre, wood and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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