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WhistleA4218

Two tone, double whistle bound to form "v" shape. Four pieces of wood bound together with string. Brown wood double whistle made of two single whistles with one shorter than the other and bound together by brown twine. Both pieces are octagonal in cross section and are bound in four places with brown twine, one near each of the ends and two near the middle. While one end is solid on each piece, there is a hollow (two in total) through the the other end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole (two in total) bulging outward nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4217

Brown double composite quadruple reed whistle that is circular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two sections with white twine, one near the wider end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are four hollows through it connected by an x-formation and four taper cut semi-oval holes nearby around the sides with one pair on opposite sides being higher than the other pair.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4215

Red-brown wood whistle that is square in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two places with brown string, one near each end. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4155

Mask depicting a salmon. Details painted in red, orange, and black on white background. Two fish painted in red, green and white are placed on side of face. Back has twig frame to secure mask to head. Traces of cedar bark and feathers on top of head.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, metal, cedar bark, feather and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4153

Large, carved Atlakim Hokhokw mask with a long beak, a high black bridge with a braided cedar cord running along the edge. The nose is ovoid shaped and painted red and black with white s-shape outlined in black behind it. The beak is long and painted black with a red mouth and white detailing. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather nailed to either side. The eyes are white, outlined in black, on a white ovoid shaped background; brow is black. Around the back of the eye are white s-shapes outlined in black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a twine fragment. The top has short pieces of cedar creating a fringe. The mask is painted black, red, and white with stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, wood, paint, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Towkwid PuppetA3411 a-b

Two puppets (parts a-b) in the shape of human figures attached to each other with a string cord around their necks. Both have carved, wooded heads decorated with green, red and black paint. The heads are tied onto stuffed white cloth bodies with red cloth ties at the ends of each body part and around the waste. Part b has a black moustache.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA3193

Long, wooden paddle with a wide, flat, pointed blade and a cylindrical shaped handle. The shaft is rectangular shaped that thickens into a cylindrical shaped centre. The centre flattens out into the blade. The paddle is undecorated. Handle grip mortised (glued and nailed) to shaft.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
adhesive, metal and wood
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark ShredderA2293

Salish style thin, wooden shredder, rectangular in shape, consisting of a board with a central oval shaped cut forming a handle. Lower edge is slightly beveled and worn smooth through use. The handle consists of two pieces of wood nailed together. There are two holes in the body of the piece on one side, and one hole on the opposite side. Traces of a dark brown stain adhere in sections on one side only.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, metal and stain ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA1745

A brown wood mask with a broad short beak. The face is painted white with circular black eyes, black eyebrows, flaring red nostrils, diagonal black dashes along the beak, which has a hole in the middle, and black triangles along the upper lip line with red lips. The mouth is moveable.

Culture
Wuikinuxv
Material
wood, cedar bark, paint and metal
Made in
Rivers Inlet, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA1743

A raven mask with a moveable beak pulled by a string. Oval eye socket is surrounded by a dark blue area. Entire face is black with red lips.

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