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FrontletA6322

Frontlet featuring a large, three-dimensional bird's head with two smaller heads, one on top and another at the bottom. The bird and the lower face have mirror inlaid eyes. Upper head has abalone shell inlaid eyes. Abalone shell and mirror pieces decorate the border. Painted red, black, green and blue. A cap-like headpiece of red felt with a patterned white and grey top is attached to the back of the frontlet. Remnants of quills attached to the cap behind the frontlet are still visible.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell, glass, silver alloy metal ?, wood, fibre, paint, dye and quill
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6319

Mask representing a frog with large bulbous eyes, a wide mouth with thick lips with painted crescent-shaped nostrils in red and white over the upper lip, and a movable jaw. There is a copper strip inside the mouth and the top and back of the head are adorned with a cedar bark fringe. Colours are red, green, white, and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, copper metal, wood and paint
Made in
Gilford Island, British Columbia, Canada and Gwa'yasdam's, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4283

Carved, wooden, raven headdress, or mask. Long beak with green, circular, cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with wooden pegs. The beak is painted black with split U-forms, there is red edging and white detailing. There is a red stylized split U-form around the nostrils. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a green, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. Attached to the top of the head are short strips of cedar bark creating a fringe that sits on top and longer, twisted strips that hang down over the a piece of wood meant to hold the mask on to the wearer. There are a couple pieces of eagle down in the cedar. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a rectangular piece of wood and an attached twine cord that assistants the beak in opening and shutting. The mask is painted black, red, green and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, paint, fibre, metal and feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HornA4281

A hollow, bottle-shaped, brown wood horn that is rounded square in cross section with a neck tapering to a beak-like mouthpiece. Bound with white twine and brown twine in two sections, the former being around near the smaller end while the latter being around near the wider end. The letter 'P' is carved on one side near the wider end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7992

Carved wooden, double headed Hamatsa mask consisting of crooked beak and raven mask joined at the back of each. Both have red, ovoid shaped cutout nostrils with red and white detailing around it. Both have a red mouth; one is long, narrow and protruding the other is flat, square shaped and protruding. On underside of crooked beak's lower jaw is a small carved thunderbird ? face with a beak that curves back into the open mouth; small bundles of cedar decorate the top edge of face. The eyes are black ovoids, outlined in white and red on a green ovoid shaped ground; the brow is black. The inside is hollow with the exception of twine which articulates the mask. Both masks have twisted cedar rope around the crown; crooked beak has cedar rope along the edge of the frill. Cedar bark and feathers decorate the top of both heads; tufts of eagle down intertwined. Attached to the top of the crooked beak are two black wooden horns that curl at the top; detailed with a red circle. The mask is painted black, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, feather, rubber, cedar bark, cedar wood, metal, eagle down feather, paint and copper metal
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7984

Small wooden mask with two round eyes and a long, protruding, recurved beak-like nose; painted orange, black and yellow.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, paper, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7983

Mask with an elongated face, protruding cylindrical eyes, and a recurving tongue that protrudes downwards. Two eye holes bored on each side of nose. Colours used are black, red and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LureA7974

Carved wooden head of a canine (possibly a wolf) with extended tongue. Extending backward and glued to this figure's neck are three paddle-shaped prongs. In cross section each prong is flat on the outside and convex on the inside. The join between the head and prongs is wrapped with a strip of red-coloured bark.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA7455 a

Rectangular shaped dish with flared sides. Shorter sides a convex, and longer sides are concave. Opposite ends have beaver head and tail carved as design; opposite sides have beaver sides as design.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Halibut HookA7452

Two carved wooden arms lashed together in a "v" shape. Iron spike lashed at an acute angle to main arm. Shank of darker coloured wood is carved with a boat shape design in deep relief flanked by two figures (heads of creatures?). A hole is drilled through the shank and the leader line secured through this hole.

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