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Frontlet Headdress709/1

Ermine headdress attached to a wooden frontlet. Frontlet in painted in blue, red and black with a central figure of a humanoid face with protruding, hooked nose encircled by a red-lined ring of abalone. Two faces, one humanoid and mask-like, the other round and black with red lips, sit atop and below the main face. The eyes of all three faces are inlaid with abalone. The frontlet is attached to the front of a circular white fur cap, attached to a long train (90 cm) of white ermine pelts with brown tails sewn onto a length of white fabric backing. A vertical row of brown whiskers protrude from the cap directly behind the top of the frontlet.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
yew wood, fibre, ermine skin, paint, abalone shell, eagle down feather ? and sea lion whisker ?
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIe491

Mask, oval shape in shape with a slight narrowing at the bottom; made of a fibre surface mounted on a bamboo support. Depicted is a face in the lower quarter of the mask. The face has round, cutout eyes and a flat protruding mouth with down attached below. Above and around the face is a curving leaf-like pattern along the sides and centre in black and red on a white ground. Design outlined in vines as lines. Long fibre fringe on band along the entire perimeter. Woven hook at the top.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
down feather, paint, fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA1806

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has long, exaggerated, protruding red nostrils with two large circular openings in the front. Running from the brow is a large, protruding, central black, rectangular shaped frill that projects outwards then curves downwards to the top of the beak. On the top edge of the head is a smaller, rounded, black frill that tapers into the top of the head. The mouth is red, flat and protruding. The underside of the beak is black; beak is hinged with a thin piece of metal wire. The eyes are small and outlined in black and red, surrounded by a large white, sunken, ovoid-like shape; the brow is black with red vertical stripes. Back of mask is slightly cylindrical in shape; around the top, side and bottom edges are twisted pieces of cedar. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre twine to articulate the beak; bundles of small branches with cedar strips and a piece of eagle down. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
red cedar wood, cedar bark, paint, fibre, metal and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7992

Carved wooden, double headed Hamatsa mask consisting of crooked beak and raven mask joined at the back of each. Both have red, ovoid shaped cutout nostrils with red and white detailing around it. Both have a red mouth; one is long, narrow and protruding the other is flat, square shaped and protruding. On underside of crooked beak's lower jaw is a small carved thunderbird ? face with a beak that curves back into the open mouth; small bundles of cedar decorate the top edge of face. 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. Both masks have twisted cedar rope around the crown; crooked beak has cedar rope along the edge of the frill. Cedar bark and feathers decorate the top of both heads; tufts of eagle down intertwined. Attached to the top of the crooked beak are two black wooden horns that curl at the top; detailed with a red circle. The mask is painted black, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, feather, rubber, cedar bark, cedar wood, metal, eagle down feather, paint and copper 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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Fragment: GarmentA2337

Fragment of a garment consisting of lengths of twisted shredded cedar bark twined together with one row of string at the top. There is a white feather attached, small amounts of eagle down and a piece of wool. Two strands of red cedar bark hang down from the bottom, middle section.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, fibre, feather and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: GarmentA2338

Alternate strips of golden coloured and red-dyed cedar bark folded double and twined with dark green net line along the fold. Bits of eagle down mixed in with the bark.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, fibre and eagle down feather
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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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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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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