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BoxA3647 a-b

A square wooden box (part a) with lid (part b). The sides of the box are bent to form a square, sewn together at one corner and nailed to a flat wooden base. There is an animal head design carved on all sides. The lid is uncarved, nailed together and fits over the sides of the box.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, spruce root and metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA3646

Bentwood box with straight sides, steamed, bent, corners cut-out, last corner pegged and sewn (with spruce root), bottom pegged on. Undecorated; no lid.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and spruce root
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomA3645 a-c

Wooden loom with two vertical posts (a-b) traversed by a single crossbar (c).

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paint BrushNb3.1325

Paint brush composed of black bristles inserted in a cleft in the end of a long cedar handle. Cleft is then bound with cedar bark. Bristles cropped at an angle on the end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
hair, cedar bark and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paint BrushA3644

Small paint brush with bristles inserted into the end cleft of a narrow cedar handle. The cleft is bound with black thread. The bristles are cropped on an angle.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, cedar wood and hair
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paint BrushNb3.1326

Paint brush compused of black bristles inserted in a cleft in the end of a long narrow cedar handle, which is then bound with cedar bark. Bristles cropped at an angle on the end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, cedar bark, hair and adhesive
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA4522

Head band of strips of cedar bark wrapped with string and sewn together in horizontal rows; extra bundles of red-dyed cedar bark bound with string and tied to the main band on three sides. Large rectangular piece of red-dyed cedar bark backed with cloth sewn to one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA4520

Wide sash portion of twined cedar bark with long warps making a fringe which hangs below. Two braided ties - one fixed to either side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frontlet HeaddressA5295 a-b

Headdress with a frontlet carved with a bear design, top and bottom figures. Inlaid with abalone shell pieces. Eyes of top figure are two pieces of mirror. Top of headdress is checker work cedar bark weaving. Cloth covered with white down. Feather at inside back dyed bright red. Red painted paws holding a face. Sea lion whiskers at top of headdress. Buttons at side and back of headdress. A cape (part b) is attached to these buttons. It is made of off-white ermine pelts with a cloth backing. Buttons used to attach next level of cloth with skins. Coloured wool(?), red, green and yellow, attached to some skins.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, glass, silver alloy metal ?, abalone shell, plastic, fibre, feather, eagle down feather, sea lion whisker, wood and ermine skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6092

Mask with curved green rim consisting of three pieces of wood attached at sides and top. The mask has a nose with large nostrils and a mouth with pursed lips. The face is painted white with a red design on the forehead, heavy black brows, green around the black and white eyes, red nostrils and lips, a black moustache, a brown chin, and an arching brown scalloped design on the cheeks. Cedar bark fringe hair extends down the back, and twisted cedar bark is attached along the top rim.

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