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Bark PaintingC1698

Bark painting. Top right panel: jungle fowl with a lizard in its beak; nest of eggs underneath. Opposite panel: frog with two snakes; underneath panel shows two frogs, male and female. The red and black headed frogs are of one variety. Those with the smaller white heads are a different species. Inscription on back in white chalk.

Culture
Australian: Gobaboino
Made in
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark PaintingC1697

Bark painting divided into two sections; each section contains an arrangement of abstract looking patterns that are said to represent a snake, oysters and water. Inscription in white chalk on back.

Culture
Australian: Galomiri
Made in
Milingimbi, Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chief Wolf Robe; CheyenneD2.192

Print depicting Chief Wolf Robe of the Cheyenne Nation, who is shown standing in three-quarter profile against the background of a blue, yellow and pink sky with hills and a river in the distance, and buffalo (?) bones and a skull in the foreground. He is wearing traditional dress, including moccasins and a feather in his hair. He is also holding a blanket or cape as well as a pipe.

Culture
Cheyenne
Made in
USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingA9061

Crooked beak bird monster mask with a small HokwHokw above facing right and a raven in red and black on a white background. All three heads are in profile, but while the main head and the small head on top are facing to the right side, the head on the back is facing to the left side. All have a circular black pupil and eye that are surrounded by a black oval that is pointed at both ends. All have red lines emanating from the top of the head. All have a red shape decorating the nostrils: the main head has a three digit paw-like shape, the head on top of the main head has two thick, curving lines, and the head at the back of the main head has a red ovoid. All have black beaks with red lined lips. The elongated beak of the main head curves over and downward toward the middle of the open red mouth. Red spots drip down from the bottom back of the main head and the head at the back of the main head. Pen on the top left corner reads a word for 'again'. The painting is horizontally rectangular.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingA9060

Two masked dancers in wolf costumes painted in black, red, green, and yellow on a white background. Painted on a page of a spiral drawing book. The dancers are in profile and facing to the right side. Both are wearing black capes; however, the dancer on the left side has red dashed trimming while the dancer on the right side has green dashed trimming. Both are wearing a red and black wolf head headdress that have black eyes, even rows of teeth with two pairs of front fangs, and a black fringe; however, the dancer on the left side has a green area surrounding the eye while the dancer on the right side has a yellow area surrounding the eye. Pen on the top left corner reads words for 'the women' and for 'the head pieces'. The painting is horizontally rectangular.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingA9056

A yellow, red, green, and black sea otter with sea urchin on its stomach on a white background. The otter is lying on its back facing to the right side. Its black circle in circle eye is surrounded by a yellow area. Behind the eye, there is a black ovoid. The nostrils are red. The open red mouth shows teeth and two pairs of front fangs. The shoulder has an oval black eye and pupil surrounded by a green area flanked by a curving red line. The elbow has a black dot surrounded by a black circle. The upper arm has curving red and green lines. The lower arm is black. The black and white paw has five digit and a circle. The inward curving tail has a green ovoid, and is decorated wtih red dashed. The front of the body is accented with red and black dashes while the body itself remains black with evenly spaced dash lines on an angle along the outside of the body. The sea urchin has a black eye surrounded by a green area outlined by red with long red lines radiating from all around. Pen along the top reads words for 'sea otter' and 'sea egg'. The painting is horizontally rectangular.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moon Mask DancersA8003

Rectangular shaped painting depicting three moon mask dancers. All of the dancers are wearing button blankets; one dancer has his back showing displaying a Killer Whale. The two front facing figures are wearing an apron and red neck ring. All of the masks are black, yellow, green and red; similar be show a different phase of the moon. Written in blue pen along the bottom edge is ‘Moon Mask Dancers’ and ‘Chief Henry Speck’.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven, Gwa We NaA17128

Black outlined frontal view of a raven with white negative spaces creating a dramatic effect. Semi-rounded figure has two large white ovoids with black angular eyebrows and outlined eyes, a long pointed beak, and wings on each side with white u forms. Under the beak, there are two clawed feet below which, there is a black tail in a u shape containing two white forms. Black inscription below image. The print is on vertically rectangular, off-white paper.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrawingA9053

Drawing of a bullhead shown in profile. Colours used: red, black, green, yellow, brown, silver. Pencil inscription in bottom left corner reads 'qú'ma bullhead'. Framed and mounted on a large burlap-covered board.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaintingA9049

Image of crooked beak and raven mask that are attached at the head and neck and face outwards. Overall colours are red and black on white. Image is framed with a brown coloured wooden frame that has been mounted on a burlap covered board. Handwritten inscription on top corner of painting reads: "wax'sgәm (two faces) raven + galoxәmә."

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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