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BasketA1812 a-b

Small, cylindrical woven basket (a) with a fitted lid (b); lit has a raised knob in the centre. Plain twined weaving with skipped stitch weave at top. Three bands of purple alternating with natural vertical stripes placed out of phase with each other, resulting from plain twined weaving (two-strand) using one purple and one natural weft element.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
dye and bear grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA146

Twenty-three bear claws attached by leather thongs to a leather head band; claws are held upright by a long strip of leather tied to each claw.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
leather skin and bear claw
Made in
Kitselas, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4180

Wooden bear mask, carved and painted. The protruding snout is painted red and black with line outlines. The mouth is open displaying the top row of teeth, which are unpainted. The eyes are outlined in black on a white background. There is a twisted rope of cedar that runs along the top rim and down the sides. The rope unravels at the end leaving long pieces of cedar to dangle. The top of the head is covered in bear fur; the ears are made of bear skin. The mask is painted black, green and red with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, skin, fibre, bear skin, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3637

Black humanoid mask with protruding forehead, recessed eyes, hooked nose, and pursed, red lips; eyebrows and head have bear fur trim. Facial features are red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cinnabar mineral, wood, metal, root, graphite mineral and bear skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA7298

Elasticized cotton band sewn in a circle and affixed with eighteen bear claws at even intervals. Points of claws held upright in a circle by a thin string tied from tip to tip.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre, cotton fibre and bear claw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA2104

Leather head band with twenty bear claws attached; tips of claws are stung together.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
bear claw, fibre and leather skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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