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Net FloatA6198

Carving of a water bird with details painted in black on the bird's back. Has a tail feather attached to body with cedar bark stitches and two black leather pieces resembling feet. Head tapers to a pointed beak and is attached to the neck with a wooden dowel.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood, metal, skin and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HarpoonA6197

Painted red, white, and green with a long, cylindrical, green rod that has two barbed red arrow points. Twisted cedar bark rope is wrapped between the arrow points and the flat, white notched end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6132

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has red spilt u-shaped nostrils outlined with black u-forms that are inlayed with rectangular shaped abalone shell. Running from the brow is a central frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak; detailed with black u-forms and inlayed abalone shell. The mouth is red, flat and protruding; bottom part of jaw is hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are black, inlayed with abalone, outlined in white and red on a white, ovoid shaped ground; brow is black and inlayed with square pieces of abalone. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of twisted twine pieces through the lower beak. Attached to the top ridge is a red and white twisted rope along with short, bundles of cedar stripes; longer cedar strips in the middle. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, abalone shell, cedar bark, cotton fibre, fibre, paint, metal and synthetic rubber
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6131

Carved wooden, crooked beak headdress, or mask. The face has red flared nostrils with orange u-forms above and a central frill that curves down into the middle of the mouth. The mouth is red, flat and protruding; nailed shut. The face is black with white edging and detailing. The eyes are white outlined in black and red on a white, ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow. Attached to the top ridge are small tufts of cedar stripes; longer strips are attached in the middle of the head and hang down. The mask is painted black, white, red and orange with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, fibre, cedar bark, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6360

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has large red, ovoid shaped nostrils outlined with white incised lines. Running from the brow is a large central black frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak and back into itself. The mouth is red, flat and protruding. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The underside of the beak is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a piece of fibre twine that articulates the beak. Attached to the top is a wooden crest with red split u-forms on a white ground. The top has many bundles of small stripes of cedar bark with a piece of eagle down is intertwined. Hanging from the back and bottom edges are long strips of cedar that would cover the wearer. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood, cedar bark, fibre, metal, rubber and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6290

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has long, exaggerated, protruding nostrils with two large c-shaped openings in the front; two incised white s-shaped forms on surface of nostril. Running from the brow is a slightly protruding ridge or frill that projects upwards and curves downwards to the top of the beak. The mouth is red, flat, wide and protruding. The underside of the beak is flat and black. The eyes are black, outlined in red on a black ovoid shaped ground; the brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow. The mask is painted black, white, red and green with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA6267

Coiled cedar bark head ring with four carved wooden skulls attached to sides of headdress; skulls are painted white. Four bundles of cedar bark strips are attached to the sides in between the skulls. Brown ribbon ties attached at the bottom.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4170

Carved wooden, long, crooked beak mask. The beak has red, ovoid shaped nostrils with a red and white u-form behind it and repeating small white u-forms above. Running from the brow is a long central black frill that protrudes outward then curves downwards to the top, tip of the beak. The mouth is red, narrow and protruding. The underside of the beak is black. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of leather. The eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre twine that articulates the beak. The top and back have long stripes of cedar bark with small pieces of eagle down intertwined. Hanging from the bottom edge are pieces of twine that hold long cedar strips. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, metal, fibre, cedar bark, leather skin, paint and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4169

Bird mask with a crooked beak and a raven, carved back to back. Both have flared s-shaped red nostrils. The crook beak has a large central frill that protrudes outward from the brow and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak. The mouths are red and protruding, the raven’s beak is pointed while the crook beak is rectangular shaped. The bottom parts of the beaks are hinged with rectangular pieces of leather. The faces are black with white detailing. The eyes are black, outlined in white on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. Above the crooked beak is a small bird's head with curved beak with a similar appears to the other birds. Skull is attached at the crown of the two birds. On each side of the mask is a carved human face painted white with black and red detailing. Attached to the top are bundles of small stripes of cedar bark that are intertwined with tufts of eagle down. Hanging from the central bottom are long strips of cedar that would cover the wearer. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, eagle down feather, fibre, cedar bark, metal, paint and leather skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4168

Carved wooden, Hamatsa mask. The long beak has red circular shaped nostrils with a white two split-u and many s forms behind it. Running from the edge of the nostril to the middle of the beak is a carved narrow cut. The mouth is red, narrow and protruding; the underside is black. The beak hinged with a rectangular piece of fibre nailed to the mask. The eyes are black ovoids, outlined in white and red on a green ovoid shaped ground; the brow is black. The inside is hollow with the exception of twine which articulates the mask. Attached to the top and sides are small bundles of cedar; few small tufts of eagle down intertwined. Small bundles of cedar along the edge of the frill. Small wooden handle is attached at top to secure mask to wearer. The mask is painted black, red, white and green with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

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