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MaskA17142

Dzunuk'wa mask Large, black humanoid mask with facial features marked with red colouring. Pursed, protruding lips, hooked nose, sunken cheeks sunken eye sockets, and bulging eyes. Heavy, pointed eyebrow ridge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA17139 a-e

Model totem pole (part a). Figures from the top down are Thunderbird (wings parts b-c), a human figure (possibly Tsonoqua?) holding its knees, a wolf or bear with a copper in its mouth, a raven, and Sisiult (double-headed serpent) at the base (includes parts d-e). Signed on the back. Pole is secured to a rounded base with nails.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA2392

Model pole carved in very deep relief from a piece of round wood. The lowest figure is a land otter surmounted by a seal, a whale, a bird, a bear, a human-like face and a supernatural crane at the top. The beak of the bird is glued on. The entire pole is painted black.

Culture
Heiltsuk ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Walking StickA1618

Wood walking stick with a human head carved on the proximal end. Face has recessed eyes with black brows above, a nose, black around the slightly open mouth, ears, and black hair.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Walking StickA1619

Cane-shaped walking stick with a human figure nailed to the centre of the shaft; figure is painted black and white; lower half of cane is painted black.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA1620

Small rectangular wooden dish with a flaring, flat rim and an elongated central bowl; designs in black, green and red painted around the rim.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
alder wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA1621

Rectangular wooden dish with a flat rim and extended ends; painted figures and designs in black on top of dish.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
yew wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gambling Game SticksA1642 a-hh

Cylindrical pouch (part a) is small and shallow with a long flap. Thirty three gambling sticks (parts b-hh), some of which are of different sizes: one stick (part b) has a carved face on the top and is joined with a horn finial; another stick (part c) has a needle-eye-like hole through one end; eight sticks (parts d-k) are decorated with various lines around them; thirteen sticks (parts l-x) are decorated with three lines around the centre; six sticks (parts y-dd) are plain; and four sticks (parts ee-hh) are very thin.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
leather skin, wood, horn and paint ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sun MaskA8064

Sun mask made from two sheets of copper riveted together with the nose, made from a curved piece of rectangular copper, also riveted to the mask. The edges of the mask are scalloped with four larger scallops at the top, bottom and sides of the mask, and four smaller scallops between the larger ones at diagonal angles. There is a black painted border around the edge of the face and there are traces of red paint overall.

Culture
Wuikinuxv
Material
copper metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wolf MaskA8056

A wolf-like mask with large copper nostrils and two copper teeth. The eyes are made of circular abalone shell inlay. The red-painted concave ears are pointed and inserted. The lower jaw is hinged. The mouth is painted red with the nostrils accented with black paint. The upper face is painted red with black areas around the eyes, eyebrows, and just above the eyebrows.

Culture
Wuikinuxv
Material
paint, copper metal, abalone shell and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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