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MaskA6320

Wooden, carved, raven mask with a long beak and S-shaped cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of skin on either side, nailed to the lower mouth. The beak and nostrils are painted black with white and red edging. The eye is outlined in black and red on a white background. The eyebrow is black with white and red U-shapes repeated above. The top of the head is decorated with cedar bark fringe and black feathers. Long strips of cedar run down the back and bottom of the mask. The inside of the mask is hollow with a wooden T-form at the back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, leather skin, feather, cedar bark, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HornA6205

A hollow, bottle-shaped, brown wood whistle/horn that is square in cross section with a neck tapering to a flat, beak-like mouthpiece. Bound with cedar bark around near the wider end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowK4.219

Bow made of a segment of cylindrical hardwood that tapers towards the ends and a length of hide string tied at the ends. The wood is wrapped in bark fibre (?) at either end on the inside of the hide wrapping, and this fibre is coated in black tar resin.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood, skin, bark fibre ? and tar resin
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gambling GameA4480 a-e

Irregularly-shaped, stone-like piece of ochre (part a). Flat, ovular stone with a circular hole bored near one edge; stained red and black (part b). Short, cylindrical double-pointed paint stick (part c). Rolled hide sheet (part d) with one pointed end enclosing thin strips of cedar bark; cloth thong tied to tip of pointed end. Elongated, yellow-white antler toggle with a short cloth thong tied through a circular hole bored through one end (part e).

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
antler, skin, cedar bark, stone, ochre pigment and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerB204 a-b

Roughly cylindrical basket that flares slightly from a round bottom to a round top (a); flat, fitted lid (b). Strips of wood and bark sewn together with and reinforced with cane. Outsides are covered with plaited straps and rigging for carrying.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
fibre, bark, stem ? and wood
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thunderbird Mask863/1

Thunderbird mask with a large protruding beak. Atop of the mask on each side is a tiered piece of wood that is carved to curl over at the top. The piece is painted black with red and green details. The area in between the top pieces is covered with white feathers and edged with a wooden fringe and orange rope. The eyes are round and black, the area surrounding the eyes is green. The beak is orange and red. The lower beak is hinged and opens and closes using a black string inside the mask. The bottom of the mask has a long wooden fringe laced together with red plastic. The mask has a wooden back painted red, green and black with four downward barbs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, paint, feather, skin and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial DaggerA8363

Wood dagger carved in the shape of a barbed arrow head. Cedar bark is tied to the shaft. Head of dagger is painted red while three horizontal red bands are painted on the shaft.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
wood, fibre, cedar bark and paint
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA3656

Brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, each with a semi-cylindrical handle, creating a full rounded oval rattle. Handle is bound with metal wire. Rattle is in the form of a killer whale which curves all the way around with the tail meeting the small blow hole on top with the human figure attached to it. Black eyes in white oval in green oval with extended curving red line around and black and white u forms above. Black body is decorated with white in red circles that have abalone shell inlay at their centres. Side fins have a central abalone shell inlay surrounded by a green ovoid with a red split u at the end. Vertically black dashed tail is outlined by black and bordered by white. Human figure is red with a green area surrounded the black eyes. Cedar bark decorating the end of the tail and the human.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, abalone shell, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5292

Komokwa mask with loon or duck perched on head. Cedar bark over sides of bird. Leather collar. Colours are red, white, black and green.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, leather skin, wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA2185

Brown wood double reeded whistle that is square in cross section and has a knob at one end and is bound in two places with brown bark around near the knob end and green string around the other end with brown string around the knob itself. The end opposite to that of the knob end has two hollows through it and a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby at either side. Sealed with pitch.

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