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HatZ 11447

Four hollow rings of woven spruce root joined, one on top of the other, having a hole running through the centre. Each woven ring has a ring of wood inside which gives stability to the sides. The rings have been painted greenish black which to a certain extent conceals their basketwork construction. These rings are the top part of a hat, the rest of the hat is missing.; Good

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
root, spruce wood and paint
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Box1928.965

Painted wooden box, which the catalogue card notes as a fine specimen . The top of the box has operculum shells set in three groups of six. These shells were originally identified as Cariboo teeth but later corrected by Paul Sant Cassia (081986) to be operculum. The box has substantial painting on two sides, and simple enclosed side profile face designs with thin vertical lines following the corners on the other two. The substantial designs are slightly different on each side, one having black cross-hatching. The designs have thin formlines supported by red secondary lines which are distanced and positioned to give the painting an overall lightness.; Good

Culture
Haida ?
Material
wood, cedar wood, shell and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Mask1924.758

The catalogue card contains information presumably acquired by McIlwraith at the time of collection in Bella Coola. Painted wooden mask with dyed bark hair (red) representing a combination of eagle, the hooked beak and ravens. The mask has two raven heads on the temples and their beaks stretch across the forehead to a bundle of cedar bark. The eyebrows are thin and taper almost to the jawline. The eyes are pierced and the nose very prominently hooked, painted blue and has flared red nostrils. The mouth is closed and painted red, but is accentuated by a white border. The chin is large and painted, together with the cheeks, with green, red and white U-forms.; Good

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
wood, bark, cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Mask1885.66.8

Large heavy almost conical mask painted and carved in the form of a bear or an otter with hinged jaw and inset teeth. The creature has round eyes circled by green, brown and white. The rounded snout has a red nose with curling nostrils, surrounded by a ring of holes that possibly once held whiskers. The lips are painted red, and the lower jaw is attached with a piece of leather. The lower jaw can be moved by a piece of leather running through a groove on the inside top surface of the mask. The bear or otter has very small ears pressed back against its head, giving the creature a very ferocious appearance.; Good

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood, leather, paint, tooth and bear
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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MaskE 1911.26

A human mask carved in wood with an open prognathic mouth set with operculum shell teeth. The mask has prominent black eyebrows, large black eyes, a small slightly flared nose and an open oval mouth with four teeth. The mask has a face-painting design on its surface which is composed of a band of intersecting diamonds across the nose and under the eyes, the eyes and chin are surrounded by pale blue. The ears are stylised and painted red. The inside of the mask is also painted with a red band of linked triangles at the upper edge.; Good

Culture
Tlingit: Auk ?
Material
wood, shell and paint
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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MaskE 1911.25

A very fine mask of a woman carved in wood with inlaid haliotis shell eyes and teeth with a labret in the lower lip. The mask has prominent black eyebrows, a shapely nose with incised nostrils, the eyes are inlaid with discs of haliotis. The maskhas stylised ears which are painted red, and the open mouth has one remaining piece of haliotis, and the lips are also painted red. The mask has elaborate asymmetrical face-painting designs in black and pale blue. Part of the face-painting appears tobe fin-like and stretches across the nose and one cheek, having a cross-hatched portion and an eye. The upper edge of the mask is slightly damaged.; Good

Culture
Tlingit: Auk ?
Material
wood, abalone shell and paint
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HeaddressZ 34978

A bent and tied cedar head ring with cedar bark wrapped and knotted around it and two salmon carved from flat slats of cedar secured to the top. The salmon have small cross-hatched fins, gill slits eyes and mouths, they are also painted black along the upper edge. The cedar bark wrapping is very loose and fragile.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
wood, bark, cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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MaskE 1910.15

A carved and painted frontlet that does not have the associated headdress but there is a row of nails on the back of the frontlet, some still with material attached, where it would have been afixed to the headdress. The main crest carved is an eagle with blue eyebrows and beak. The eagle' s ears are painted as U-froms together with wing-like U- forms and ovoids below the eyes, together with double red claw-like lines. The eyes are formed from brass thumb tacks. Below the eagle' s beak a humanoid face has been carved with a down-turned mouth and flared red nostrils. Surrounding the arched frontlet a red twisted rope design has been carved. The lower edge of the frontlet has an arched section cut away.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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MaskZ 11444

A carved and painted mask in the form of the noohlmahl, or fool. The mask is characterised by a large nose with flared nostrils, the cheek bones are high and rounded, the mouth upturned in a grin and the chin is pointed. The eyebrows are large, and painted red with cross-hatching while the eyes are rounded and staring. Around the edge of the mask is a carved rim, at the top appears to be carved in the form of hair, while below the pierced ears the rim has the appearance of twisted rope. Themask is painted, the lips and the eyes are red, the rim is black, and the forehead has two black curling designs with a central ovoid, similar curling designs extend below the eyebrows and accentuate the cheeks. The chin is similarly painted black, with a central cleft which accentuates the pointed appearance, the nostrils are also outlined in black to a similar effect. The inside of the mask has been finished to a high degree.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ? or Heiltsuk ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Adão2743/20 a-b

Pink painted wooden carving of Adão (Adam) holding a large green fig-leaf (part b) over his genitals, with blue painted eyes and red lips. The figure has hair on his head, around his pubic area, and for eyelashes, moustache and goatee, which is made of a mixture of curly stands of dark hair and a thick resin-like substance. The standing figure is nailed to a circular green base and has arms that rotate. (Pair with "Eva", 2843/21).

Culture
Portuguese
Material
wood, paint, hair ?, resin ? and metal
Made in
Torres Novas, Santarem, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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