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Hat1928.966

Red cedar bark hat which has a slightly depressed crown, a raised rim at its edge and a reddish tinge to the crown, as if it has been painted. Inside the hat a headband has been woven, to ensure a secure fit for the wearer.; Good

Culture
Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
bark and red cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Bentwood ChestA6335 a-b

Rectangular bentwood box with lid (part b). There are Northwest Coast designs painted on the chest panels, but only traces of the imagery are visible beneath the overall darkened surface. Lid is unpainted.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and red cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House Screen BoardNb7.240 a

A long rectangular cedar plank with faded Northwest Coast designs imprinted in the surface of the wood; black and red designs are barely perceptible.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
red cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3806

Carved, wooden, supernatural raven mask with a long beak and circular, cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with piece of rubber on either side; nailed shut. The beak is painted black with red nostrils and mouth. There are s-shapes carved by the nostrils with red paint around. Above the nostrils is a protrusion. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. Attached to the top of the head are short strips of cedar bark creating a fringe. The inside of the mask is hollow. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
leather skin, cedar bark, red cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Speaker's StaffA8140

Carved, wooden speaker's staff, or talking stick, with six figures in colours of black, red, green and brown. Abalone shell pieces are inlaid on all of the figures. Top figure is a supernatural eagle, or Kolus, in human-like form, with a crooked beak and a labret. Below that is a human wearing a three-ringed hat. His body morphs into a whale, whose mouth touches the back fins of a sea lion. The bottom bear figure is mounted on top of a short, cylindrical base.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, red cedar wood, abalone shell and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor FigureA17154

Wooden, carved figure depicting a chief being lifted by another man, probably a slave. The top figure has a painted face and body, and is wearing a headdring; all are painted red and black with Northwest Coast designs. The position of the body is standing with his right arm raised and his palm open. The left hand is under the other figure's chin. The lower figure is in a crouched position with his left knee bent under and his right knee bent up supporting the right leg of the upper man. The lower figure is holding the other figure's left foot in his left hand and the right is wrapped around the other's leg. The second figure's face has an open mouth and is painted with red and black imagery. (Figure now has its right arm in a raised position.)

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
red cedar wood, paint and stain
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleNb3.1447

Carved and painted model pole with a halibut as the base. The figures above the halibut are: crab, octopus, bear holding a seal, killer whale with a seal in its mouth, and eagle. The halibut base is grey with black circle-in-circle eyes, a sideways mouth, black dashes on the side fin, black dashes along the top and the bottom and at the tail. The crab is red with circle-in-circle black eyes and its legs curled under. The octopus has black circle-in-circle eyes surrounded by a tapering red oval and a green area that connects across the bridge of the nose with black brows and black on top of the head; it also has a black outlined open red beak showing a plain tongue. The bear holding a seal has a black body, black circle-in-tapering-oval eyes surrounded by a green area with black brows above, red and green u form ears, green nostrils, an open mouth showing twenty-six plain teeth. The seal has a black body with black circle-in-circle eyes, red nostrils, and an open mouth showing eight plain teeth. The seal has a side fin and a tail, and curves to the left side. The killer whale with the seal in its mouth has a black body with black circle-in-circle eyes, a green nose with red nostrils, and an open mouth showing nineteen plain teeth. The killer whale has side fins and a dorsal fin with a frontal face and red u form within a larger black one that has a red ovoid within at the top. The seal is black with rounded eyes and nostrils and a curving body facing to the left side. The eagle at the top has oval black eyes surrounded by a green area with black brows above and a red lined beak. The outstretched side wings have four feathers with red u forms within larger black ones.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
red cedar wood, paint and yellow cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CanoeNb11.353 a-b

Nuu-chah-nulth style dugout canoe with fine overall adze work. Most of canoe is covered in paint (currently pink; originally red) except for the bottom interior of the hull. Two original seats are still in place; the two missing seats were replaced with new boards in 2006. Original prow (wolf's head) no longer with canoe; new unpainted prow carved and added in 2006. The stern piece has become detached (part b), but is sitting loosely in place.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
red cedar wood, metal and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House Screen BoardNb7.239 c

A long rectangular cedar plank with faded Northwest Coast designs imprinted in the surface of the wood. Green patch of plant-like substance near bottom on one side. Black coloured designs are more visible near the top of the piece. Four evenly spaced rectangular carved sections are located on the edge of the piece to one side. Underside of plank has chisel marks down its length.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
red cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House Screen BoardNb7.239 a

A long rectangular cedar plank with faded Northwest Coast designs imprinted in the surface of the wood; only small portions of the designs are visible. Several longitudinal splits. Wood in the centre and towards one end is rotted with material missing. Many nail holes. Underside is covered in chisel marks and longitudinal gouges.

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