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SherdSa366

Grey clay with a cream slip, rectangular ceramic rim sherd. The underside has a horizontal design from the rim consisting of a red and black line and diamond design. The surface is concaved in shape and has red and black line design with two black circles.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SherdSa365

Red clay with a red slip, ceramic rim sherd; triangular in shape with one rounded edge. The convex surface has a pyramid-shaped knob on top; the bottom is flat and pitted.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SherdSa364

Grey clay, ceramic sherd with a red slip; slightly triangular in shape. The surface is smooth and has three painted black lines that run in a circular shape. The underside is smooth and concaved.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA2498

Mask representing a sea monster with large protruding eyes that each point outward, thick lips with a movable lower jaw, circular suckers on the cheeks, and horn-like protrusions on top of the head. Mainly painted blue and white with red-rimmed eyes, red nostrils and lips, and red on the suckers. Nail holes and fibre remnants on the reverse.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA2497

Human face with a wrinkled forehead and large protruding ears, lips, eyebrows, and nose. The circular eyes are inset with mirrors and metal rims that are sunken in orange eye sockets. Long curvilinear grooves extend down the sides of the face to the shin from the ears. Cedar bark fringe attached at top of the head is short in the front and long in the back. The mask is painted with orange and blue on the forehead and ears, black brows with white underneath that extends down in a curve on either side of the face that forks at the end beside the mouth, orange around the eyes and on the nostrils and lips, orange and blue on the grooves at the sides of the face, and the remainder of the face is painted black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, cedar bark and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA2496

Face with wide protruding mouth, large hooked nose, bulging eyes, and markedly protruding ears. Animal fur attached at chin, eyebrows, and top of head where three loops of cedar root (?) are also attached. Rectangular piece of black fur sewn to black cloth hangs from back; another light brown cloth nailed to back, as are green and light brown cords.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, cedar root ?, skin and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pole FigureA2491

Carving of a mask-shaped humanoid face that is somewhat flat, with a slightly protruding brow, eyes, nose and mouth. The figure is painted with a brown forehead that has an abstract design in light blue, white, red and dark yellow; a green brow with white edges; black around the eyes and over the bridge of the nose; white cheeks, nose tip, and chin; red nostrils and lips; a black moustache; and a black vertical band at the centre of the chin.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skull RepresentationA2481

Ornament in the shape of a flattened skull, carved and painted on both sides. The eye holes pierce through the wood, and the mouth is carved in a zigzag tooth pattern. The mouth and chin are painted red, and the remainder of the skull is painted white. There is a hole bored through chin, and one through top of head through which is tied to attach some shreds of cedar bark. There are also a few shreds of cedar bark in the chin hole.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, cotton fibre, cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CopperA2462

Copper with sides that flare outwards slightly from the base and a top edge that has a rounded peak at the centre. A T-shaped ridge separates the top section from the bottom section and divides the bottom section in half. The top section is slightly convex and has a face incised on the upper portion by scraping away parts of a coating of dark paint (?). The eyes are delineated by two raised bumps.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal and paint ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CopperA2461

Copper with a raised t-shape on the lower rectangular half. A simple human face is incised through a coating of dark paint (?) on the upper portion, which is slightly convex and has flaring side edges as well as a rounded top edge. Diagonal lines are incised on the lower portion and a border around the whole copper has been added in the same manner.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal and paint ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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