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Headdress Figure2960/20

Portrait mask. From an unpainted and hollowed half sphere base emerges a long neck and head, painted white. The face holds red eyes outlined in black, with lines of black underneath, and thick black brows above. Between the brows is a small black and red decoration. The nose protrudes, with a wide bridge and slightly flared nostrils. The mouth is open and shows several white teeth. The lips are red and black. Long lines of black extend from the corners of the mouth to the sides of the face at an upward angle. A large headdress sits atop the head, with three triangular pieces extending down to the neck at sides of face and back of head. Two large curved horns crown the headdress, painted black and light blue. The black portion is ribbed. Several small holes are bored through the base of the piece at regular intervals.

Culture
Igbo ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2960/17

Carved wooden mask with a long, rectangular face and a rounded snout. The open mouth has several long sharp wooden teeth (holes in the upper and lower jaws indicate several teeth may be missing). From a concave upper lip protrudes a large rectangular nose with a small piece of rust coloured fabric tied through a hole in the tip. Large eyes are bored through the wood on either side of the nose and beneath a large bulging forehead decorated with lines and criss-crosses. On the crown of the head is a wooden outcropping, laying between two large mule-like ears standing straight up, each with many small holes on the inward side, regularly placed. The inside of the mask is hollowed out with string holes on either side.

Culture
Bamana
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving2930/1 a-f

Wooden carving of a man driving a sled led by a team of three dogs. A piece of black leather is wrapped through both hands and loops around the front dog’s lead. The three black dogs are adorned with harnesses of brown and tan hide and small pieces of wood. They are connected to the sled by very light tan strips of hide. All three dogs’ mouths have curled tails and dark red tongues protruding from their open mouths. The figure wears a parka with the hood pulled up around his face. He has simple features including a straight mouth and eyebrows, rounded eyes and a squared off nose. Directly in front of the driver is an open-topped box containing a miniature wooden hatchet (part c), shovel (part d) and machete (part e). A dark brown long gun (part b) rests across the top of the box. In front of the box there is a plump wooden seal (part f). It has two short fore flippers folded down over its chest. It has two small tail nestled between the two short hind flippers. On base: artist name and 'Eskimo Craft Charles Camsell Hospital Edmonton'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, skin, paint and adhesive
Made in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rey Caporal Mask2946/3 a-g

Black and gold "Rey Caporal" mask (part a) with large bristly black beard and silver pipe and hat. Blue eyes are framed by fine gold tinsel. The mouth has six white teeth and a thick bottom lip, which fades from pink to blue and is decorated with white and black stripes. The tongue is red with a silver border. Curling black hair wraps around the back of the head into the beard. The beard has a white, tarp-like backing. The hat has a box at the front, resting on the brim, which contains five tubes for the five woolly sticks (parts b-f). The sticks alternate colours without the outside and centre sticks having yellow tops and brown bases, and the other two sticks having white tops and yellow bottoms. A cardboard placard (part g) with gold trim sits in front of the sticks.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
tin metal, paint, synthetic fibre ?, wood, wool fibre ?, polyester fibre ?, paper, plastic, cotton fibre ? and polyurethane foam
Made in
Puno, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snow Goggles2930/9

Pair of wooden snow goggles with a hide strap. The goggles are short, wide and slightly curved. They have a rounded indent at the centre for the bridge of the nose. The slits are long and extremely narrow. The back of each of the eyes and the inside of the slits are painted back. The goggles have two holes on both right and left for the hide string, which is looped through and knotted on each side.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, skin and paint
Made in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2930/6

Dark brown wooden figure of a man playing a square drum. The face has simple, stylized features with a triangular nose and deep set almond shaped eyes. The faded black hair is parted down the centre of the head. The figure wears a parka with the hood worn down around the neck. He holds a thick wooden stick against the underside of the drum. The drummer is positioned at the back of the medium-brown base. "KA24" is written on the bottom of the base in pencil, along with a faded black stamp that reads "Eskimo Craft Charles Camsell Hospital Edmonton".

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, adhesive, paint and ink
Made in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4364 a-b

Mask (a) with a heavy brow, protruding eyes and cheeks, large flared nostrils, and pursed lips. The mask is painted with black, dark green, dark red, and medium red with white lines and curvilinear designs. The mask is surmounted by a duck figure with wings extended and a duckling on its back (b). The duck figure has a green head with black glass eyes and a red mouth. The duck figure's neck and wings are articulated, and the mechanisms are hidden from view by white fabric that has been painted with designs in black, blue and brown. The duckling and the body and wooden segments of the duck figure's wings are painted with designs in green, red, blue and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, metal, fibre, cotton fibre ?, paint and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Diving Eagle Cloak Mask2953/1

Carved, wooden eagle mask with three large faces stacked vertically. The face at the top is blue with thick black eyebrows, a pointed nose and wide lips. The oval eyes have black pupils decorated with unpainted half-crescents. The nostrils and lips are black. There are unpainted shapes against the blue of the forehead, cheeks and chin. The face at centre has thick, gently sloped, black eyebrows and a slightly open mouth. The holes bored as pupils are lined in black. The lips and nostrils are painted red. The figure at the bottom of the mask has a blue face and a large, curved beak. The underside of the beak and the lower jaw are painted black, as are the nostrils and pupils. There are small red designs below each eye and unpainted shapes on the cheeks. There are two small blue bird figures with black beaks, nostrils and eyes on both sides of the mask. The feathers on the sides and top of the mask have thin red lines and have small carved three-point shapes. There are two long green hide straps on both sides. Threads of cedar bark have been woven into a braid around the sides and bottom of the mask. Long strands of cedar bark are sewn in five overlapping bundles to the bottom of the mask. On the back is written the title, artist name and year, as well as a carved insignia.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
alder wood, cedar bark, rawhide skin and paint
Made in
Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feast Tray2012-26/5

The paint is black, red, and blue.

Culture
American
Material
cedar wood and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Bentwood Bowl2012-26/4

The paint is black, red, and blue.

Culture
American
Material
cedar wood and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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