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MaskA6320

Wooden, carved, raven mask with a long beak and S-shaped cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of skin on either side, nailed to the lower mouth. The beak and nostrils are painted black with white and red edging. The eye is outlined in black and red on a white background. The eyebrow is black with white and red U-shapes repeated above. The top of the head is decorated with cedar bark fringe and black feathers. Long strips of cedar run down the back and bottom of the mask. The inside of the mask is hollow with a wooden T-form at the back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, leather skin, feather, cedar bark, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GlovesA9243 a-b

Two leather gloves (parts a-b) with five wooden, carved claws tied with twine to the ends of each finger. Both gloves and claws have been painted red. The tops of the gloves have three lines of stitching; the bottoms have a metal, circular clasp that snaps shut. The insides are lined.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, leather skin, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7478

Wooden, bear mask, carved and painted; has copper, cutout teeth. The muzzle is hinged with two pieces leather on either side, nailed to a lower jaw. There is twine on the inside of the mask that connects to the jaw allowing it to open and close. Wooden ears are attached to the top of the head. The mask is painted black, green and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, leather skin, copper metal 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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SwordK2.414 a-b

Sword (a) with leather scabbard (b). The sword handle is covered in red and black leather with a band of red leather and plant fibre weaving in a diagonal linear design, and a metal finial. The sword blade has three indented lines running lengthwise from near the blade base to nearly halfway down the blade. The scabbard is composed of several bands of alternating red and black leather, a section of mottled red and brown leather stamped with several bands of geometric pattern, another section of alternating red and black bands, and a black laterh tip stamped with linear designs.

Culture
Malinke
Material
leather skin, metal, fibre, plant fibre and dye
Made in
Sierra Leone ? or Mali ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAg73

A dark brown leather skin covered wood figure with a very thin, large, flat head that has a downward and outward flaring ridged ear at either side of a very small face. The cylindrical neck is long. The body is slightly bent forward with flat, inverted geometric u form arms extending outward at a downward angle. The lower part of the body is rounded. On a flat, square base.

Culture
Mossi
Material
leather skin and wood
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressK2.217

Woven palm fibre cap with a carved stylized antelope figure lashed to the top. Incised line patterns on face, body and horns; nails for eyes; elongated antlers.

Culture
Bamana
Material
metal, palm leaf, leather skin and wood
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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QuiverK4.246 a-s

Woven rectangular quiver (part a) with eighteen arrows (parts b-s). Quiver: light and dark cane woven together. Arrows: rattan (?) shafts with incised designs and long metal points attached at the head (parts b-f); rattan (?) shafts with incised designs, leather fletchings and variously shaped metal arrowheads (parts g-s); five shaft-headed arrows for birds, others for larger animals.

Culture
East African
Material
iron metal, leather skin, stem ? and rattan ?
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagA7961 v

Leather bag with blue flannel trim along one side and the bottom. Stuffed with paper, skin (?) and ochre.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
fibre, leather skin, ochre pigment, paper, skin ?, ink and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5277

Mask of a human-like face. Graphite black face has circular cut out hole eyes outlined by graphite black and surrounded by a plain tapering oval with red brows above. The large nose is rounded and triangular. The open pursed mouth is red. Leather skin is tied through a hole at either side.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
wood, paint, leather skin and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5292

Komokwa mask with loon or duck perched on head. Cedar bark over sides of bird. Leather collar. Colours are red, white, black and green.

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