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BasketA2630 a-b

Small cylindrical woven basket with dome-shaped, fitted lid (part b). One side depicts a whale with jaws open, chasing a canoe carrying two people; on the other side, the whale is swallowing them. Flying birds encircle a floral motif on the lid. Motifs are woven directly into the baskets with dyed grasses; inside this basket, protected from the light, the colours remain vibrant: pink, purple, red, orange, and green.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
bear grass, aniline dye, cedar bark and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2715/2

Small woven cedar bark basket with a plaited bottom.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat2715/1

Woven cedar bark hat. The hat has a flat top and wide brim. It is woven with wide pieces of bark, with three rows of thin pieces around the top and middle. Before the brim are three rows of green coloured bark.

Culture
Haida
Material
cedar bark
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2713/17

Tight weave cedar basket with a plaited bottom and a twisted looped brim; only a few sections of the looping remain. Circular opening with slightly narrower square shaped base. Dyed, dark brown strands create a striped pattern along the sides.

Culture
Haisla ?
Material
cedar bark ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2713/16

Open weave cedar bark basket with a plaited bottom and short twisted bark handles. Circular opening with narrower square shaped base. Dyed, dark brown strands create a large checker pattern on the base and a triangular pattern along the sides.

Culture
Haisla ?
Material
cedar bark ?, root, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2713/14

Open weave basket with a plaited bottom and twisted bark scallop design along the top edge. Circular opening with narrower square shaped base. Dyed, dark brown strands create a checker pattern on the base and a crisscross pattern along the sides.

Culture
Haisla ?
Material
cedar bark ?, root, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2713/15

Open weave basket with a plaited bottom and coiled brim. Circular opening with narrower square shaped base. Dyed, dark brown strands create a striped pattern on the base and a crisscross pattern along the sides.

Culture
Haisla ?
Material
cedar bark ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA6321

Bentwood box and lid made of cedar wood. Nailed at front and bottom. Lid has upstanding ridge on one side. Box and lid tied with cedar bark ropes in the traditional position. Front is undecorated except for one deep vertical undercut on the left side. Sides are decorated with varying sizes of plain rectangles, and ones with carved horizontal lines. Back of box has two chevrons, one plain, one with carved horizontal lines, then a solid triangle on bottom, and carved horizontal lines above top plain chevron, all within a rectangular border.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6346

Large, carved, wooden, raven hamatsa mask with a long beak, an ovoid shaped projection on the ridge and thin, ovoid shaped cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather nailed to either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth and nose. From the edge of the mouth to the back of the nose are a series of red u-forms ending in a split u. At the back of the mouth are two white u-forms. The bridge has white and red detailing. The eyes are white, outlined in black and red, on a white ovoid shaped background; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of twine used to open and close the beak. The top has short pieces of cedar creating a fringe, while the back has longer strips that hang over the wearer. The bottom is black with a white U-form. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, leather skin, wood, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6120

Large, carved, wooden, hokhokw mask with a long beak and circular cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather nailed to either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth and nose. Along the front end of the beak are ten, white, incised U-forms. At the back of the nose are two large black and red U-forms followed by smaller red and white split U’s outlined in black. The eyes are white, outlined in black and red, on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of twine used to open and close the beak. The top and side edges of the mask are lined with braided cedar. The top has short pieces of cedar creating a fringe, while the back has longer strips that hang over the wearer. Intertwined in the cedar are a few feathers. The bottom has crooked beak depicted with black and white eyes, red and white mouth and a protruding, crooked beak. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

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