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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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MaskA6633

Mask with pronounced nose and upper lip. Eyes are teardrop-shaped holes. Moustache, chin beard, and eyebrows painted black. Lips and nostrils painted orange, and there is an orange design on the cheeks with two curved lines on the forehead.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6631

Humanoid mask with small circular eyes, an angular open mouth, a pronounced brow ridge, and a circular hole centred at the top of the head. Facial features and designs are painted in black and orange. Green cord is tied to several holes at the back of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, fibre, dye and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6630

Mask with orange band over circular eye holes, and around sides of face to chin. Blue and orange oval on chin, a four-pointed orange star on each cheek, orange on tip of nose and below nose with two lobes to each side of the nose. Two x-shaped marks in orange either side of the forehead, two curved lines in orange at the centre of the forehead, and one thick line of grey just above the brows, at the centre of the forehead. Eyebrows are black, and under each is a thin line of blue paint that thickens at the temples. Off-white fabric attached at top edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish HookA1576

Hook with single barb hafted onto a wooden fore-shaft. The foreshaft is bound with twine which has been coated with pitch. A braided lanyard is bound onto the end of the fore-shaft.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
iron metal, fibre, wood and wood resin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeggingsD4.104

Black dyed, knitted moose hair leggings.

Culture
Hopi
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Hotevilla Pueblo, Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RugD4.1

Rectangular red rug with geometric designs. In the centre is a large ‘H’-like design, outlined in natural and black. In each corner is a double triangle motif. Around the edges is a border of triangles along the long sides and lines along the short ones, in natural outlined in black.

Culture
Navajo
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlanketD4.2

Brown background with two rows of cream, red and dark brown geometric pattern of diamonds, with solid colour diamonds in between, triangles on both sides, and a continuous zig-zag pattern near each edge. Border of red yarn on all edges.

Culture
Navajo
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RugD4.3

Rug woven in beige, grey, red, and varying shades of brown. The design centres around a red and dark brown cross on a brown, beige, grey and red background with two smaller and two larger red diamond shapes with dark brown borders. There is a dark brown band around the central design with six red diamond shapes on either side. Each end has a band of dark brown, red, light brown, dark brown and light grey-brown.

Culture
Navajo
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RugD4.5

Almost square weaving with a red border enclosing two Yei figures with green faces, one in the center holding long objects and wearing an orange and green striped tunic and yellow, black and light blue skirt, the other holding a long object wearing blue and orange stripe clothing which extends as a three sided border with skirt, legs and feet at end. Tall vertical yellow designs (corn stalks?) between them, all on an off-white ground.

Culture
Navajo
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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