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WhistleA3542

Brown wood double whistle made of two single whistles with one shorter than the other bound together by brown string. Both pieces are rectangular in cross section and come to a tapering end. The shorter piece is bound by string in two sections, one near each end while the longer piece is bound by string in three sections, one near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid on each piece, there is a hollow (two in total) through the tapering end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole (two in total) nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
douglas fir wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4096

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has long, exaggerated, protruding nostrils with two large u-shaped openings in the front; many incised white s-shaped forms behind it. Running from the brow is a large, protruding, central black and white circular frill that projects upwards and curves downwards to the middle of the beak. The mouth is red, flat, wide and protruding. The underside of the beak is black; hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The eyes are black ovoids on an ovoid shaped ground; the brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre twine to articulate the beak. Attached to the top are many small cedar bundles with a piece of eagle down intertwined. The mask was painted black, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized forms but is mostly black due to being burnt by fire.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, cedar wood, cedar bark, paint, synthetic rubber and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4095

Xwixwi mask with white face, protruding cylindrical eyes, hooked nose with red nostrils and red recurved tongue. Painted green with a scalloped edge around eyes. Scalloped black border on top rim. Black and green scalloped border around top rim, black eyebrows and moustache with downturned ends. Cord attached at back of mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA2100

Rattle made of five scallop shells in decreasing size (the four largest are pink-brown while the smallest is lighter in colour) hanging from a light brown wood hoop bound with brown string.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
scallop shell, fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA1964

Large carved bear mask, with human-like eyes, nose and mouth. The face is mostly black with green nostril and ovoids that outline the black eyes; brow is black. The mouth has carved teeth; the mouth is painted black with green ovoids repeated along the upper lip. The ears are attached to the top of the head and are decorated with black U-forms. The inside of the mask is hollow. The mask is painted black and green with stylized designs.

Culture
Coast Salish: Tla'amin
Material
wood, paint, metal and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubA3799

Club with long handle and end in the shape of the head of a Sisiutl. Tongue of Sisiutl protrudes from mouth. Top curl on head. Painted detail in the colours red, green, and black. Light grey-brown fibre cording is wrapped and knotted half way up the handle.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Power BoardA3798

Wooden figure consisting of a duntsik or power board used in winter dances. The design is cutout with Northwest Coast stylized form and outlined in black and white paint. The image represented is a thunderbird with cutout wings and beak, painted claws and its ears protruding from the top. The board has numerous rectangular pieces silver coloured foil adhered to the surface.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whale MaskA1596

Mask or headdress representing a whale with moveable dorsal fin, tail fin, and pectoral fins, a large flat mouth with a movable lower jaw, and cylindrical nostrils. The mask is painted black with concentric circles and ovals on the sides and head in white and red. The face is painted with black eyebrows,bordered in red and white, green around the eyes, black with an abstract white design on the cheeks, red and black designs above the white and red nostrils, black above the upper lip, and red lips. The fins are painted with designs in black, red, and white. Original tail flukes have been replaced by plain wooden carved pieces with painted and sewn cardboard cut-outs attached above.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, fibre and paper
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3657

Mask painted white with heavy black eyebrows, black around the eyes with a gill-like design in black over the cheeks, red nostrils and lips, a black moustache, red accentuating the cheeks and sides of the mouth, and a black chin. Two rectangular ears protrude at the sides and are painted red and white separated by a black line. There are also two black oval marks on the mask's right ear and four black oval marks on the mask's left ear. Cord attached at back with a piece of off-white fabric knotted around it.

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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Paint BrushA3644

Small paint brush with bristles inserted into the end cleft of a narrow cedar handle. The cleft is bound with black thread. The bristles are cropped on an angle.

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