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Headdress3010/3 a-h

Headdress of macaw, toucan and parrot feathers. Brim made of woven palm bark, above a strip heavily wrapped with fine wool. On the outside of the brim are two layers of short blue and yellow feathers lying horizontally, with a layer of yellow feathers adhered upright to the woven rim. Behind this are seven upright, long painted tubes into which seven long blue and yellow feathers are inserted (parts b-h). Three bird wings with red and blue feathers are attached at the back of the brim. Below are tied several long strands of fibre, some threaded with small white glass beads. Intermittently down each strand are attached feathers in various sizes, in small groupings gathered at their quills by short lengths of palm tubes. Some strands include dark brown, elongated seeds. Together the strands would create a dense fall, down the back of the wearer.

Culture
Kamentsa
Material
toucan feather, parrot feather, macaw feather, glass, palm fibre, bark, wool fibre, bird wing and seed
Made in
Putumayo, Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceA9074

Fibre rope necklace with four decorated bundles. A wooden rectangular end wrapped in cedar bark and black and red fibre then tied with twine with a swan head mounted on top that would dangle, beak down. The left side has a small cedar strip bundle covered in ermine fur. The back section is two ermine skins wrapped together. The right side is a bird wing plus part of the body intertwined with another animal.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
swan head, wood, bird wing, ermine skin, fibre and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6199

Wooden eagle mask with a curved yellow beak, red mouth and nostrils, a green band around the eyes, and heavy black eyebrows. The remnants of two bird wings are nailed to the top edges of the masks.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
bird wing, fibre, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6180

Green, red, grey, black and white eagle mask with a profusion of feathers on the crown and a red mouth underneath a prominent curved beak . A rectangular piece of wood with a raised hump near the front, painted with green and red designs, protrudes from each cheek on either side of the mask. Cord is tied through several holes at the back of the mask.

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