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Model PaddleA1543

Small wooden paddle painted red, black, and white. The front side of the blade has a creature in the mouth of another. The main creature has a black oval in white tapering oval eye surrounded by a red-outlined ovoid, an open red mouth showing ten white teeth, and a red and black dorsal ? fin behind. The creature in the main creature's mouth has a black circle in white tapering oval eye with a red crescent line behind, a black nose, and an open red mouth showing multiple white teeth. A black diamond shape is at the tip of the blade. The back has three black diagonal lines across the blade with 'Port Simpson . B.C.' written in black along the handle. The handle has a horizontal cylindrical finial.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Grave FigureA1781

Carved wooden standing figure. Represents a male with his right hand on his breast and his left hand on his abdomen. Face carved in relief, wide downturned nose, open mouth, large deep eyes and heavy brows. Remnants of skin and hair on head nailed to head. Light brown paint around eyes, nose and jaw, also traces of white paint around mouth, nose and eyes. Formerly had hair and eyebrows of bear fur. Faint red band around forehead. Also strip of hairless skin on right groin.

Culture
Coast Salish: Tla'amin
Material
skin, paint, cedar wood and metal
Made in
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeA157

Rough carving of a male figure sitting in a steep-sided canoe. Remnants of red -brown paint on the wooden surface.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Kitselas, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA9319

Totem pole model. Standing figure has hands on belly and a thunderbird on head with outstretched wings. Colours used are green, orange and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7943

A painted brown wood human-like face mask with small circular eyes surrounded by a light blue area with black eyebrows above, a broad nose with orange-red nostrils, and an open thick-lipped orange-red mouth. Has a black moustache and beard. Vertical orange-red dashes decorate the cheeks. Green cord tied at sides. Adze marks visible inside.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, paint, metal and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish MaskA6215

Mask representing a salmon with arched eyebrows, slightly protruding eyes, nostril holes, and a straight mouth. Cedar bark and feathers for fringe. Painted silver with black eyebrows and pupils, white around the eyes, red nostrils and lips with white borders, and orange scalloped designs to the sides of the mouth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, feather, fibre, cedar bark 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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MaskA6214

Sneezer mask. Wooden mask with a hooked nose, slightly protruding eyes and eyebrows, and a mouth with a movable lower jaw. The mask is painted with black eyebrows, red nostrils and lips, and red lines emphasizing the cheekbones. There is brown around the eyes and a scalloped brown design to the sides of the mouth. The chin is also brown, and the remainder of the face is painted white. A cedar bark fringe hangs from the top of the head, short on the sides, and extends below the bottom of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, cedar bark, wood, paint, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6213

Mask with long, red, pointed stinger that protrudes from red mouth, pointed nose with red nostrils, and bulging eyes. Painted with a black moustache, red crosshatch pattern on cheeks, and black eyebrows. Long cedar bark fringe attached at top of head.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, metal, fibre, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4185

Human mask. Teeth in lower jaw of open mouth. Eyebrows and eyes black. Face darkened.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4180

Wooden bear mask, carved and painted. The protruding snout is painted red and black with line outlines. The mouth is open displaying the top row of teeth, which are unpainted. The eyes are outlined in black on a white background. There is a twisted rope of cedar that runs along the top rim and down the sides. The rope unravels at the end leaving long pieces of cedar to dangle. The top of the head is covered in bear fur; the ears are made of bear skin. The mask is painted black, green and red with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

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