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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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MaskA6192

Large bear mask, carved and painted with a piece of fur nailed on. The muzzle is hinged with metal piece to a lower jaw. There is fur around the top and back of the head. The piece is tied together with twine to create a flap; two protruding pieces of fur form ears. There is twine that connects to the jaw allowing it to open and close. The mask is painted black, green, red and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, metal, skin, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe BagD2.87

One beadwork panel on each side of the long skin bag with two stripes each containing red, white, and green beads between the two panels. The panel on one side has a flower with four heart-shaped petals that are red at the centre bordered by light blue and pink with four dark blue leaves bordered by light blue around the left side. Above, there is a black 'P' that has gold within. To the right side, there extends a black plant that has another flower in profile toward the top and the bottom, both of which have two dark blue petals bordered by light blue with a gold centre at the tip. The panel on the other side is a stylized flower that has a light blue centre, four two-toned pink petals with a blue and gold-coloured petal in between and a light blue four-part leaf bordered by green curving around at either side. Both side flaps of the bag have two rounded projections creating a v-shape with white and green beaded edging. Below, there is a long skin fringe.

Culture
Plains
Material
deer skin, glass, metal and fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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QuiverK2.406 a-d

Quiver (part a) with three (parts b-d) arrows. Quiver (part a) is made of goatskin. Arrows (parts b-d) are made of plain wood shafts with tin tips. All of the metal tips of the arrows (parts b-d) have an arrow point. The metal tip of the first (part b) arrow has a long, cylindrical base. The metal tip of the second (part c) arrow has a long, coiled base. The metal tip of the third (part d) arrow has a long, rectangular base. The base of the shafts near the tip ends of the last two (parts c-d) arrows are wrapped with fibre while the first (part b) arrow is unwrapped.

Culture
Mano
Material
goat skin, wood, tin metal and fibre
Made in
Liberia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4239

Wooden, carved, bear mask with a long snout painted red and black. The muzzle is hinged with a nail on either side, to a lower jaw that is inlayed with wooden teeth. There is twine on the inside of the mask that connects to the jaw allowing it to open and close. The head of the mask has been covered with a piece of hide that hangs over the back. The face of the bear has black edging and green ovoid-like shapes around the eyes that are cutout. The mask is painted black, green and red with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, skin, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1060/83

Bag is rectangular with rounded corners, geometric designs and fringe. The front of the bag has a large panel with a square-diamond design in red, yellow and green. There is a short red and black strap with scalloped edges at both ends of the bag. A fringe extends along the edges from strap to strap. The back of the bag has a large panel with squares arranged in three rows in red, yellow and green. At one end the panel stops short of the skin border creating the opening of the bag.

Culture
West African
Material
skin and dye
Made in
“Gambia” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head Ring1558/1

Red knitted head piece with four whole ermine skins and one piece of abalone shell. The ermine skins are sewn to the upper edge of the headdress. The rectangular piece of abalone is sewn to the front.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
synthetic fibre, ermine skin and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SandalsEf481 a-b

Brown sandals (part a-b) with thick and thin straps. There is one thick strap across the sole. There are four thin straps, two from each side of the sole, that are woven together near the front of the sole to form a toe thong. There is an extra layer to the bottom back of the sole, giving the sandal a slight heel. The top of the sole has an indented border with small slits through which material is threaded to bind the sandal together.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
skin
Made in
Madhya Pradesh, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe BagD2.86

Very long skin bag with quill wrapping. Plain along the top with a red border that has red raffia. Two quill designs on the bottom with long strips of hide for the fringe as well as tin cones with red raffia within along one side. One side of the upper portion has a design that consists of a purple- and yellow- outlined bow-tie shape with an hour glass shape along the middle on a red background. The other side of the upper portion has a design that consists of four quadrants of red, purple, and white squares. The lower portion has a design on both sides that consists of a pair of vertical orange and black rectangles on a dark red background.

Culture
Plains
Material
porcupine quill, metal, palm leaf ?, deer skin, fibre and dye ?
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.46

Deer hide fringed and beaded around the edge of the bag. Drawstring is also buckskin. Different beading is on each side. One side has a central concentric circle of dark blue, yellow, red, and light blue from which a two-curved hook extends from the top, the bottom, and both sides with the top and the bottom extending from a yellow line bordered by dark blue dots and red hooks while the side hooks are all dark blue. The other side has a design that consist of a pair of yellow, dark blue, and red tear drop shapes bordered by light blue at the bottom with an inverted dark blue v-line dangling below each. Above, there is a curvi-linear horizontal red line, a vertical yellow line bordered by light blue dots, and a dark blue two-curved hook at the top.

Culture
Blackfoot ? or Sioux ?
Material
skin, glass and fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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