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MaskA8241

Small circular bumblebee mask with large bulbous eyes. Nose protrudes and is turned upwards. Strips of cedar bark are attached to one side of the mask. Cloth hood and cording is attached to the back of the mask. Colours used are yellow, red, green, white and black.

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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MaskA8240

Mask with large bulbous eyes, squared nose with holes around it, a painted mouth, and cedar bark fringe. Linear designs on face are in black, yellow, red, and white. Cloth is attached to the back of the mask and hangs down. Is secured with fibre cording and nails.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, fibre, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8238

Small circular bumblebee mask with large bulbous eyes. Nose protrudes and is turned upwards; nine holes on its end. Cedar bark fringe around the face. Cloth hood and cording is attached to the back of the mask. Colours used are yellow, red, green, white and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxD3.21 a-b

Oval-shaped birch bark basket with straight, vertical sides and a flat, fitted lid. Top of lid and sides of basket are entirely covered with multicoloured quillwork--a geometric design on the lid and a zigzagging pattern around the sides. Sides of the lid are made of thin, dark brown strips of willow interwoven with flattened, white quills to create a checkered geometric pattern. Bottom of basket is made from a wooden panel nailed to the birch bark sides

Culture
Maliseet ? or Mi'kmaq ?
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, willow wood, dye, metal and sweet grass ?
Made in
New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA2312

Base consists of a thin wide strip of bark overlaid with seven horizontally laid wood strips. These are bound on alternative diagonal angles with a wrap of thin twisted cedar bark string. Four bundles of cedar bark are sewn onto the top edge of the ring (spaced evenly). An extra piece of bark is sewn onto one side. The inside of the ring is lined with cotton cloth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, cotton fibre, fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chief's ChairA7876

Chief's wooden seat with rounded back and two side panels with decorative edges. Three wood slats on bottom at ends and middle. One on top edge. Painted back panel of figure (?), side panels painted on both sides with u-forms, ovoids and split-u forms. Bark used to tie back side bar, on left side, to back and side panel. Colours: blue, black, and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, metal, paint and cedar bark ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA1806

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has long, exaggerated, protruding red nostrils with two large circular openings in the front. Running from the brow is a large, protruding, central black, rectangular shaped frill that projects outwards then curves downwards to the top of the beak. On the top edge of the head is a smaller, rounded, black frill that tapers into the top of the head. The mouth is red, flat and protruding. The underside of the beak is black; beak is hinged with a thin piece of metal wire. The eyes are small and outlined in black and red, surrounded by a large white, sunken, ovoid-like shape; the brow is black with red vertical stripes. Back of mask is slightly cylindrical in shape; around the top, side and bottom edges are twisted pieces of cedar. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre twine to articulate the beak; bundles of small branches with cedar strips and a piece of eagle down. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
red cedar wood, cedar bark, paint, fibre, metal and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeD3.193

Model version of an Eastern woodlands style canoe. Canoe is made from birch bark lashed to a wooden frame with root lacings. Upper edge of the canoe is rimed with a slender branch that is overcast with strips of root. Black, resinous pitch is used to patch seams and holes in the birch bark.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
birch bark, wood, resin and root
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeA160

Rusted dagger-like blade inserted and bound between two pieces of wood to form handle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar wood, metal and bark ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA8103

Carved wooden, crooked beak headdress. The face has red flared nostrils with a central frill detailed with white s-forms that curves down into the middle of the mouth. The mouth is unpainted, flat and protruding; bottom part of jaw is missing. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are white outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The inside is hollow with the exception of a cloth wrapped crown to secure it to the head. Attached to the top are short, bundled cedar strips that hang down. Painted in black, white and red.

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