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MaskA6223 a-b

Wooden mask adorned with cedar bark fringe at back that extends down past the bottom of the mask. Face is carved forward with a strong downward slant. There are two deeply carved ridges running from nose to temples that are accentuated with black lines. There are heavy black brows at the top of the face, a scalloped design in black below the cheeks, a dark yellow hooked nose with red nostrils, pursed protruding red lips, and a slightly pointed chin with a short horse hair beard. A feather with a long shaft protrudes upwards from one side and there is a bunch of white, grey and grey-brown feathers attached to a pointed piece of wood with adhesive fabric tape (b) and inserted into a hole in the top of the mask. The edge of the mask on the sides of the face and chin is painted brown.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, paint, horse hair, cedar bark and feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6307

Carved, wooden, raven mask with a long beak. The beak is hinged with rubber pieces on either side; glued shut. The beak is painted black with a red mouth and nose. The eyes are outlined in black on a white with a green ovoid shaped background; brow is black. Attached to the top of the head is a braid of cedar with long stripes that hand down to cover the wearer. 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, red, green and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, rubber, cedar bark and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coaster MatNb11.238 c

Round woven coaster style mat. Design consists of two dark birds facing clockwise around either side in profile.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coaster MatNb11.238 b

Round woven coaster style mat. Design consists of a dark bird with a circular body and wings raised.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryNb11.237 a-b

Tall, cylindrical glass bottle with basketry covering (a) and flat, fitted cap (b). Faded figurative bird designs and decorative bands of openwork weaving.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass, swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryNb11.236 a-b

Rectangular, green glass bottle with bulbous bottom, squared middle, bulbous top and slender cylindrical neck; bottle is entirely covered with a woven basketry sleeve (a) and cap (b). Faded designs of four birds with wings extended.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass, swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.230 a-b

Short cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b). Encircling and/or concentric bands of multicoloured figurative and linear patterning around the sides and on the lid; red duck-like figures and bands of green, yellow and black. Lid is held in place by a cedar flange that lines the upper rim of the basket.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerEdz1057 a-d

Wooden container with a bamboo handle (a), two trays and a lid (b-d). The outside is painted red-orange with gold trim and with panels of flowers in pink, white, green and yellow-green. The base (a) sits on a raised ring with bamboo handle; deep tray (b); shallow tray (c) with six compartments; and a lid (d) with a raised outer panel with flower and bird designs.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
wood, bamboo grass and paint
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band527/38

Woven band with embroidered decoration of alternating diagonal lines of three blue and white cross-stitches. Edges have a border of blue blanket stitching around them.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
bark fibre and cotton fibre ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowIc3

An arrow that has a bamboo (?) shaft with three dark feathers bound and sewn. No point.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
bamboo grass ?, feather and fibre
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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