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Cradle PuppetA7877 a

Rectangular cradle with a high back. Puppet lies inside, and is painted with black and red paint on its face, chest and hands; fabric arms. Crest-painted cloth underneath puppet. Figure sits up as strings are pulled. Post sticks up at front (said to hold a revolving toy). Head of the figure turns from side to side. Sides and top painted with designs in black, red and green. (Part b is a piece of the cloth that has separated.)

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, cedar bark and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish MaskA6215

Mask representing a salmon with arched eyebrows, slightly protruding eyes, nostril holes, and a straight mouth. Cedar bark and feathers for fringe. Painted silver with black eyebrows and pupils, white around the eyes, red nostrils and lips with white borders, and orange scalloped designs to the sides of the mouth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, feather, fibre, cedar bark and paint
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6214

Sneezer mask. Wooden mask with a hooked nose, slightly protruding eyes and eyebrows, and a mouth with a movable lower jaw. The mask is painted with black eyebrows, red nostrils and lips, and red lines emphasizing the cheekbones. There is brown around the eyes and a scalloped brown design to the sides of the mouth. The chin is also brown, and the remainder of the face is painted white. A cedar bark fringe hangs from the top of the head, short on the sides, and extends below the bottom of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, cedar bark, wood, paint, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6213

Mask with long, red, pointed stinger that protrudes from red mouth, pointed nose with red nostrils, and bulging eyes. Painted with a black moustache, red crosshatch pattern on cheeks, and black eyebrows. Long cedar bark fringe attached at top of head.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, metal, fibre, wood and paint
Made in
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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Neck RingA4122

Slightly flattened ring tightly bound with twisted cedar bark cord. Tassels of fine three-strand cedar bark rope sewn to the ring in four places.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA4116

Woven rope-like red cedar bark ring with three sets of long tassels made of strands of finer cedar bark twisted together and tied at the ends.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA4111

Bowl of spoon is oval in shape and is connected to a long rectangular shaped handle. Depth of handle becomes thinner at the end. Rough cuts present on the underside of handle where the bowl of spoon and handle meet. Underside of bowl of spoon has an oval shaped patch of red paint(?). Carving grooves evident in bowl of spoon.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and paint ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA4110

Spoon carved from one piece of wood with slightly pointed bowl and a handle that changes angle at the neck. The butt end of the handle is slightly rounded.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3813

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has red and white ovoid shaped nostrils with split u forms behind it, all carved in shallow relief. Running from the brow is a large, protruding, central black and white square shaped frill that projects upwards and curves downwards to the top, tip of the beak; detailed with a large cutout u-form. Curling from the top edge of the head is a smaller, circular red and white frill with a band of black u-forms. The mouth is red, flat, wide and protruding. The underside of the beak is black with two ovoids and a u-form. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The eyes are black, outlined in white and black on a white ovoid shaped ground; the brow is black. Behind the eye are two black and white u and split u-forms. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre twine to articulate the beak. The top and sides have cedar braids and small bundles; longer strips hang down the back. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

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