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WhistleA3614

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and tapers to a hollow knob at one end near which it is bound with brown twine. The other end is carved with two outward pointing crescents on one side and two circles side-by-side on the other side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA4472

Spoon carved from one piece of wood with an elongated bowl, and a handle with rounded tip. A shallow trough extends up the centre of the handle from the bowl.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
cedar wood ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BoxA5307

Wooden chest with a metal hinged lid. The lid and the base are painted black while the sides are white with slightly carved design painted black, red and green in Northwest Coast stylized forms. The front has a front facing, distributive design depicting an aquatic animal. A smaller sea bear (possibly) on both ends. Back plain black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, paint and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5304

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has red and white, ovoid shaped nostrils outlined with a red ovoid on a white septum; white incised detailing on the surface of the nostril. Running from the brow is a large, protruding, central black and white circular frill that projects upwards and curves downwards to the tip of the beak; white detailing along with a red ovoid. The mouth is red, flat, wide and protruding; black u-forms outlined in white along the upper edge. Behind the beak many white c-shapes. The underside of the beak is black decorated with a white figure and other shapes; hinged with rectangular pieces of leather. The eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a green ovoid shaped ground; the brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre twine to articulate the beak. Attached to the top are two strips of wood; one is broken. The mask is painted black, white, red and green with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, paint, fibre, metal and leather skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4208

Brown wood double whistle made of two single whistles of equal length bound together by brown twine. Both pieces are circular in cross section and are bound in three places with brown twine, one near each of the ends and one near the middle. While one end is solid on each piece, there is a hollow (two in total) through the the other end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole (two in total) painted red nearby on one side. The letter 'A' is carved on one piece on the side opposite to that of the hole.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4199

Light brown wood triple whistle made of three single whistles of equal length bound together by brown string. All three pieces are octagonal in cross section. All three pieces come to a tapering end and are bound in three places with brown string, one near each of the ends and one near the middle (bound across all three around the middle and the tapering ends). While the wider end is solid on each piece, there is a hollow (three in total) through the tapering end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole (three in total) nearby on one side. Lower portions are painted navy blue as is the string binding at that end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, yellow cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA3667 a-b

Cedar bentwood box (part a) with a lid (part b). All four sides made from a single cedar board, steamed and bent into three right angle corners. The open seam is nailed together. Straight sides, fluted on ends and one side. A separate cedar board is nailed on to make a bottom. Lid is constructed of a cedar board with one side of having an upturned flaring edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingA1114

Painting composed of a rectangular piece of fibre board painted with a spit sea creature (possibly a whale) design in red and black. The board is framed with cedar that is painted black. Hooks and wire attached to reverse of frame.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
fibre, cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Seal BowlA407 a-b

Wooden lidded bowl. Seal figure with a cavity in the top of its back (a) and a lid (b) in a convex oval shape with an eagle figure, its wings extended, perched at the top centre of the lid. The seal figure is painted with black and pink on the body, black and pink flippers, pink lips and tongue, a black nose, pink nostrils, and blue around the eyes. The eagle figure has a painted black body and wings.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
yellow cedar wood, paint and adhesive
Made in
Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada and 'Qvuqvai, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5275

Rectangular shaped mask with rounded edges. Overall, the mask is white with black eyebrows, dark green and white cut-out eyes, black nose with red nostrils, and black mouth with red lips. Simple cedar strips are attached to the middle of head at the top and at the sides of the face.

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