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CopperA6834

Traditional shield-shaped copper with a T-shaped raised design element that divides the bottom section in half and separates the top section from the bottom. The piece has been broken and re-rivetted. A rectangular piece is missing from one bottom corner. A larger rectangular piece has been cut off and reattached at the other corner. The upper section has edges that flare outwards towards the top, and the top edge comes to a peak at the centre. The upper section is painted black with a grey border, with an animal face in grey, as well as natural copper. The base is painted black with bands of grey and natural copper running horizontally, and a criss-cross motif in natural copper.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA8396

Arrow with a double-barbed copper point that has two other barbs that point outwards perpendicular to the shaft of the arrow tip at the base of the arrow head shaft. Plain cedar shaft with remains of feathers bound to shaft near butt end with thin dark brown fibre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, fibre, feather and copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: CopperA6574

Copper fragment that appears to be a piece from the upper right-hand corner and is composed of two pieces of copper joined together with metal rivets. One inch wide incised border on two sides. Copper has very faint incised designs. Hole punched through in the center.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA8393

Arrow with a double-barbed copper point that has two other barbs that point outwards perpendicular to the shaft of the arrow tip at the base of the arrow head shaft. The shaft is wrapped with cedar (?) at the arrow end. Plain cedar shaft with remains of feathers bound to shaft at butt end with off-white thread. Further down the shaft there is also a band of thin dark brown fibre wound around feather remains.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal, cherry bark and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sun MaskA8064

Sun mask made from two sheets of copper riveted together with the nose, made from a curved piece of rectangular copper, also riveted to the mask. The edges of the mask are scalloped with four larger scallops at the top, bottom and sides of the mask, and four smaller scallops between the larger ones at diagonal angles. There is a black painted border around the edge of the face and there are traces of red paint overall.

Culture
Wuikinuxv
Material
copper metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CopperA8059

Copper made from several pieces of metal that have been riveted together and has a dark grey patina overall. The bottom section of the copper is rectangular with a slight peak at the centre of the bottom edge. This section is divided in half by a slightly raised vertical band, and is divided from the top section by a slightly raised horizontal band. The top section has side edges that flare outwards from the base and the top edge has a peak at the centre. The top section is also slightly convex. A face is scratched into the dark grey patina with the round eyes and nose slightly embossed.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wolf MaskA8056

A wolf-like mask with large copper nostrils and two copper teeth. The eyes are made of circular abalone shell inlay. The red-painted concave ears are pointed and inserted. The lower jaw is hinged. The mouth is painted red with the nostrils accented with black paint. The upper face is painted red with black areas around the eyes, eyebrows, and just above the eyebrows.

Culture
Wuikinuxv
Material
paint, copper metal, abalone shell and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6544

Mourner mask. Carved wooden mask with three painted horizontal orange lines on forehead, one on chin, simple orange design on lower cheek. Nose and lips also orange. Blue design around eyes and across bridge of the nose. Two copper strips, representing tears, run down the upper cheeks from the corners of each eye.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, copper metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3684

Human face with copper strips applied to eyebrows, cheeks and moustache. Circular eyes. Copper trim. Colours are black, grey, and red. Cording attached at back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, copper metal, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6319

Mask representing a frog with large bulbous eyes, a wide mouth with thick lips with painted crescent-shaped nostrils in red and white over the upper lip, and a movable jaw. There is a copper strip inside the mouth and the top and back of the head are adorned with a cedar bark fringe. Colours are red, green, white, and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, copper metal, wood and paint
Made in
Gilford Island, British Columbia, Canada and Gwa'yasdam's, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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