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Whale MaskA4506

Whale mask, or headdress. Body has two dorsal fins, pectoral fins, a tail, and jaw that are all movable. A ridge extends up and over the nose and head from the lips. All fins are covered with designs in white, red and green. The double dorsal fins each have an oval hole at the centre. The body of the mask is painted black with white, red, and blue designs, including a scalloped design that extends from the mouth over the head to behind the dorsal fins. The face is blue around the eyes, withe and black above and below the red nostrils, the lips are red, and there are white crescent-shaped design elements beside the corners of the mouth. The tail has a painted face design.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, leather skin, wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4501

Green, white, red and black humanoid mask with deep set eye sockets with protruding eyes, a pointed chin, prominent eyebrows and cheekbones. Copper pieces are nailed to both cheeks. Remnants of cloth are nailed along the top and side edges.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, copper metal, paint, iron metal ? and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4499

Carved wooden, crooked beak headdress, or mask. The beak has red ovoid shaped nostrils with a central frill that curves inward to the centre of the beak. The mouth is red, flat and protruding; bottom part of jaw is nailed shut. The face is black with white outline and detailing. The eyes are white outlined in black and red on a white, ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow; twisted twine is tied to either side of the bottom, back edge of the mask. Attached to the top and side edges are short, bundles cedar stripes; longer pieces of cedar hang down the back. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, cedar bark, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven RattleA1760

Raven rattle composed of two complementary parts. On the raven's back is a sea otter and a frog. The belly is decorated with a bird's face with recurved beak. Painted in red and black.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.121

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Woven grass ? ring secures point at top of shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
reed grass, pigment, wood and grass ?
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.120

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood, pigment, reed grass and grass ?
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.117

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Six barbs at tip of point, and a piece of light brown string has been tied to the shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
pigment, wood, reed grass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.116

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Woven grass ? ring secures point at top of shaft. A piece of light brown string is tied around the shaft, and there is a notch in the reed roughly one quarter of the way from the top of the shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
grass ?, reed grass, wood and pigment
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.114

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has two barbs near the tip and has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Woven grass ? ring secures point at top of shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
pigment, wood, reed grass and grass ?
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK5.113

Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Woven grass ? ring secures point at top of shaft.

Culture
Zulu
Material
reed grass, pigment, wood and grass ?
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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