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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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MaskA4168

Carved wooden, Hamatsa mask. The long beak has red circular shaped nostrils with a white two split-u and many s forms behind it. Running from the edge of the nostril to the middle of the beak is a carved narrow cut. The mouth is red, narrow and protruding; the underside is black. The beak hinged with a rectangular piece of fibre nailed to the mask. 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. Attached to the top and sides are small bundles of cedar; few small tufts of eagle down intertwined. Small bundles of cedar along the edge of the frill. Small wooden handle is attached at top to secure mask to wearer. The mask is painted black, red, white and green with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, fibre, paint, metal and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4167

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has large red elongated, cutout nostrils with a two incised white s-shapes on top. 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, flat, wide and protruding. The underside of the beak is black with a black, white and red face carved in relief. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of leather. The eyes are black, outlined in white and black on a white ovoid shaped ground; the 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 sides have small bundles and a braid of cedar; few tufts of eagle down intermixed. There is a long metal strip that runs along the top of the head. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, leather skin, cedar bark, fibre, paint, metal and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6125

Black, white, red and orange thunderbird mask with a long, hooked beak, prominent red nostrils, and a curvilinear cutout in the beak's centre. Cedar bark studded with large black feathers crowns the mask, with additional cedar bark affixed to the rear and bottom edges.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, feather, cedar bark and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4321

Carved, wooden, raven headdress, or mask, with a long beak and red circular cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with fibre twine on either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. Attached to the top of the head are short strips of cedar bark creating a fringe. Tied to the sides and back is a long piece of braided cedar. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of an attached twine cord that assisted the beak in opening and shutting. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, fibre, wood, paint, metal and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Crooked Beak MaskA3537

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has large red, ovoid shaped nostrils outlined with a row of black and yellow u and split u forms running towards the eye. Running from the brow is a large central frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak; detailed with black u-forms. The mouth is red, flat and protruding; bottom part of jaw is hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. Inside of the beak is lined with a row of copper, u shaped teeth. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are black and white, outlined in white and red on a white, ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The underside of the beak is black with a white stylized design. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of twisted twine pieces through the lower beak to articulate the mask. Attached to the top is a wooden crest with red split u-forms on a white ground; small bundles of cedar line the edge of the crest. Along the bottom of the crest and side of the mask are thin twisted cedar braids. Hanging from the top and sides are long strips of cedar that would cover the wearer. Intertwined in the long pieces are a few feathers and eagle down. The mask is painted black, white, red and yellow with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, cedar bark, copper metal, down feather, feather, synthetic rubber, fibre and paint
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4510

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has red and white circular shaped nostrils with many incised white c-shaped forms behind it. Running from the brow is a large, protruding, central black circular shaped frill that projects upwards and curves downwards to the top of the beak; detailed with a white outline. Running down the middle of the beak is a small, rectangular shape piece of wood, painted black and white to match the frill. The mouth is red, flat, wide and protruding. The underside of the beak is black with small eagle’s head carved in relief; beak hinged with a rectangular piece of metal. The eyes are black ovoids, outlined in white and red on a grey ovoid shaped ground; the brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow. Attached to the top and sides are small bundles of cedar. The mask is painted black, red, grey, white and green with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

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