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MaskA6320

Wooden, carved, raven mask with a long beak and S-shaped cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of skin on either side, nailed to the lower mouth. The beak and nostrils are painted black with white and red edging. The eye is outlined in black and red on a white background. The eyebrow is black with white and red U-shapes repeated above. The top of the head is decorated with cedar bark fringe and black feathers. Long strips of cedar run down the back and bottom of the mask. The inside of the mask is hollow with a wooden T-form at the back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, leather skin, feather, cedar bark, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GlovesA9243 a-b

Two leather gloves (parts a-b) with five wooden, carved claws tied with twine to the ends of each finger. Both gloves and claws have been painted red. The tops of the gloves have three lines of stitching; the bottoms have a metal, circular clasp that snaps shut. The insides are lined.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, leather skin, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BreastplateH2.112

Jaguar hide breastplate consisting of feathers and bordered with grey seeds. The front is decorated with two gourd cups attached forming the breasts that are encircled with grey seeds as well as red and yellow feathers. The below the gourds are two circular patterns of seeds and feathers on either side of a black beetle horn and a semi-circle of seeds and feathers. Running along the bottom is a fringe of grey and brown seeds in between a piece of bone or a reed.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
jaguar skin, seed, gourd fruit, feather, fibre and bone
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4498

Wooden, carved grizzly headdress with a long snout painted red and black with white detailing. The muzzle is hinged with a piece of skin nailed on either side of 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 face has black edging with grey ovoid-like shapes around the black eyes which are painted on a white background. The head of the mask has been covered with a piece of hide that hangs over the back. There is a piece of fabric dangling down from the bottom of the mask. Ears are attached to the top of the head and are decorated with ovoids, U and split U shapes. The mask is painted black, grey, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

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