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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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MaskA6127

Large black, orange, white and red raven mask with flared, open nostrils near the top of the beak. A thick cedar bark fringe covers the crown and back of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, leather skin, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dzunuk'wa MaskA4034

Chief's mask. Black Dzunuk’wa mask with recessed eye sockets, small eyes, a hooked nose and protruding lips. Deeply carved. Long tufts of human hair around the crown. Eye sockets are painted green; facial features are painted red. Reverse is painted red. Cording and leather straps attached to the back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
leather skin, hair and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bi-pointed DaggerA4033

Dagger that is double-ended and each blade double-edged. One blade is much shorter than the other. Concave blades, each with double ridges on upper surface. The handle is wrapped in leather and bound with cord.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal, leather skin, fibre and iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3786

Mask of a head with a long nose and tongue. Wings with four feathers jut out to the sides, from the top of hte head; wings are attached to the mask with moveable leather hinges. Painted red, black, green, and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
leather skin, metal, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA3639 a-c

Carved wooden sisiutl headdress is in 3 pieces that are attached with wire. Two side pieces are nailed to a thick circular leather band. Sisiutl face has red horns (parts b and c) and snake faces have red tongues that stick out the rear of the headdress. All have green around eyes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
leather skin, cedar wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whale MaskA4506

Whale mask, or headdress. Body has two dorsal fins, pectoral fins, a tail, and jaw that are all movable. A ridge extends up and over the nose and head from the lips. All fins are covered with designs in white, red and green. The double dorsal fins each have an oval hole at the centre. The body of the mask is painted black with white, red, and blue designs, including a scalloped design that extends from the mouth over the head to behind the dorsal fins. The face is blue around the eyes, withe and black above and below the red nostrils, the lips are red, and there are white crescent-shaped design elements beside the corners of the mouth. The tail has a painted face design.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, leather skin, wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6121

Large, carved, wooden, raven hamatsa mask with a long beak and ovoid 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 is a U-form. Along the back of the nose to the back of the mouth are red split U-forms 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 along with a fibre head ring. 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 pieces of eagle down. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, paint, fibre, 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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MaskA6174

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has large red ovoid shaped nostrils with red and white split u forms on either side as well as a band of black and white split u-forms above. Running from the brow is a large central black frill that protrudes outward and curves downward to the centre of the beak. The mouth is red, flat and protruding with bands of orange and black u-forms running above and below. 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 underside of the beak is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre twine that articulates the beak. Attached at the top are small bundles of small stripes of cedar bark; small piece of eagle down intertwined. Hanging from the back are long strips of bark. The mask is painted black, white, orange and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, leather skin, cedar bark, wood, paint, metal and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA1743

A raven mask with a moveable beak pulled by a string. Oval eye socket is surrounded by a dark blue area. Entire face is black with red lips.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, metal, leather skin, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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