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Flute424/7

Pipe made of a hollow, cylindrical pieces of wood with a large hole for the mouth piece and an oval shape cut-out bowl at the top. The pipe is bound with pieces of twine that are wrapped in a way to create an x-like pattern. Hanging from the end is a piece of twisted fibre rope. From the mouth end hangs two sets of two pieces of twine along with orange, brown and black coloured feathers. Each feather is topped with a half piece of black seed(?) next to a black or grey glass bead.

Culture
Kayapo
Material
feather, wood, plant fibre, seed ? and glass
Made in
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament424/10

Feathered ornament consisting of four brown and orange feathers bound together in sets of two with fibre twine; two sets of two pieces of twine hang from the ends. The two sets of feathers are then held together with a thick piece of twine. The feathers are placed in a way to create a triangle-like shape.

Culture
Interior Amazonia
Material
feather and fibre
Made in
South America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress1279/1

White fur headdress, with many small pieces around cap, with front red cloth and metal stud band, bundles of black striped brown feathers attached at sides tied with green, long fur tail tied with green and bell attached at sides. Long curved red protrusion out each side, with white and yellow beads sewn on, white feathers at cap, fur tails, red feathers, bell, and string of red and white glass beads, with bells at centre, attaching both together. Layers of strips of skin and pieces of tail, red and green ribbons and some skin trail at back.

Culture
Kainai
Material
feather, skin, fibre, metal, glass, plastic and dye
Made in
Alberta, 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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Bird MaskA3672

Large, carved, wooden, raven hamatsa mask with a long beak and two sets of s-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. At the back of the mouth are three red ovoid-like shapes. Surrounding the nose are two s-shapes and three elongated s-shapes. The eyes are white, outlined in black, surrounded by 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, side and bottom edges of the mask are lined with braided cedar. The top and sides have short bundles of cedar creating a fringe. Intertwined in the cedar are a few feathers. The underside of the mouth is painted black with a small white and red design. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, fibre, feather, paint, metal and leather skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3815

Large, carved, wooden, raven hamatsa mask with a long, tall, beak and cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of rubber nailed to either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth and noses. Along the back of the nose to the back of the mouth are red U-forms and other shapes outlined in white. The eyes are white, outlined in black, surrounded by 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. Intertwined in the cedar are many feathers. There is a piece of cloth that hangs down over the front of the wearer. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, fibre, metal, cork bark and feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1176/29

The woven fibre mask has a circular top, square body and is painted with red stripes overall. Shells and feathers form two small stripes on the back body and a fringe around the bottom.

Culture
Western Indonesian ?
Material
fibre, feather, paint and seed
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Transformation MaskA7879

Carved, wooden, raven and human transformation mask. The exterior consists of a long black beak, red mouth and stylized nose. The beak and sides are hinged with pieces of fibre and leather, nailed to all sides. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a white background surrounded by a green ovoid; brow is black. Nailed to the top of the head are numerous broken raven feathers. Another figure is painted underneath the mouth. The mask opens in three directions to expose a painted human face with cutout nostrils and mouth. The three open boards are detailed with ovoids, s-shapes, U’s and split U’s. The back is partially hollowed. There is an attached twine cord that assisted the beak in opening and shutting. The mask is painted black, red, white and green with Northwest Coast stylized designs. There is a large metal ring nailed into the top of the head, probably for display purposes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
raven feather, leather skin, wood, paint, metal and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6554

Large, carved, wooden, raven hamatsa mask with a long beak and an ovoid shaped protrusion for a nose. The beak is hinged with pieces of rubber nailed to either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth and cutout nostrils. Around the mouth are red U-forms. Along the ridge of the beak are red U-forms on a white background. The protruding eyes are white, outlined in black on a red background; brow is black. Above the brow are two ear-like structures with red painted U-forms. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of twine used to open and close the beak. The top has long strips of cedar that hang over the wearer. Intermixed in the fridge are black, raven ? feathers. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
feather, cedar bark, wood, paint, synthetic rubber and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA8231

Thick, neck ring consisting of layers of shredded cedar bark wrapped around itself to create a circular shape. On top of the cedar wrap is finely twisted cedar bark rope laid parallel and woven together. An additional sash of the same material is bound onto the ring by a plated cedar bark collar. Sewn to this sash are small, rectangular strips of hide. There is a piece of eagle down intertwined in the weaving.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
cedar bark, skin and feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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