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DishA7953

Canoe-shaped, dark brown-red, carved wooden vessel with adzed design on sides. Faint black scalloped design painted around the upper rim.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7035

Oval mask with shallow relief carved arched eyebrows and eyes. Triangular nose that protrudes from centre of face. Mouth is in a frowning expression. Black moustache-like designs around top and bottom of mouth. Overall colours used are red, black, and dark blue.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feast DishA6937

Long, wooden feast dish carved in the shape of an animal with a deep, oval shaped bowl in the middle. The tail is paddle shaped and curves downward to join the body; it’s legs are carved in relief against the body, the feet support the bowl. A human face with a downturned mouth is painted on the tail followed by a repeating pattern of red, white and green u-forms. The exterior rim of the dish is painted with a continuous pattern of alternating green and blue ovoids on a white band. Painted on each shoulder is a face in profile. Has been badly broken, and repaired.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and red cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PuppetA6891

Nunlhamgila puppet. Wooden male, articulated figure, in a box. Consisting of various pieces of wood, the rectangular body has two carved arms attached to it with pieces of leather. The head is made from a separate piece and sits on a dowel. He moves by means of two spools of string placed in the back of the box. Attached to the spools are parts of a Buckinghams cigarettes box; one has ‘rite hand’ written, the other ‘left hand’. The chest and arms of the man are painted black, the head is black. The face has black brow, large black eyes on a white background while the nose and lips are painted red. The puppet is mounted in a rectangular shaped, cedar box with a rim.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, leather skin, fibre, paint, metal and paper
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Great Raven MaskA8545

Great Raven Hamsiwe’ mask. The large, carved, wooden mask has a long beak with large red, coil-shaped nostrils, with a red and white split u-form behind it. The mouth is red with two braided cedar handles on each side. The beak is black with large u-forms outlined in white along the edge of the mouth. The bottom part of the beak is hinged with large diamond shaped pieces of metal. The face has white split u-forms behind the eyes along with a white wing-like shape. The bulging eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The underside of the beak is black with an ovoid shaped pink face with black brow, moustache and eyes along with red nostrils and mouth. Emerging from the top of the head is an elongated, protruding rounded section painted with white u-forms. The face is decorated with small cedar bundles; large cedar handles on bottom of beak. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a piece of fibre twine that articulates the beak and two leather straps with metal buckles to hold the mask to the wearer. Attached at the top ridge is a dyed cedar rope and a rubber crest of u-shaped pieces painted red. The left side has a thick braid of cedar. The mask is painted black, white and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
red cedar bark, rubber, red cedar wood, paint, cotton fibre, skin, metal and dye
Made in
Gilford Island, British Columbia, Canada and Gwa'yasdam's, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BatonA8434

Drum baton or beater. Plain brown wood cylindrical baton that tapers downward to an outward flaring handle end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8432

Brown wood whistle that has a hollow, bottle-like shape with two ridges as it comes to a tapering end. Bound in three sections with mint green string, one near each end and one near the middle.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feast DishA6433

Wooden feast dish carved in the shape of an eagle with a central, oval shaped concavity. The bird has its head painted white, green and yellow and is turned inward with its beak hanging over the bowl; its feet grip the opposite end. Below the feet are three vertical lines of white tail feathers detailed with ovoids and u-forms. The head is a separate piece attached with nails. The outer sides are carved with a wing consisting of three horizontal feather designs of black, yellow, green and orange ovoids, s-shapes, u-forms and split u’s. The body of the eagle is black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feast DishA6432

Wooden feast dish carved in the shape of an eagle with a central, oval shaped concavity. The bird has its head turned inward with its beak hanging over the bowl; its feet grip the opposite end. The head is painted red and black with traces of white; it is a separate piece attached with nails. The neck is painted white with black u-forms for feathers. The outer sides are carved with a wing consisting of three horizontal feather designs of black, yellow, green and red ovoids, s-shapes, u-forms and split u’s.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShredderA6381

Thin, wooden board that tapers in thinness towards a slightly bevelled edge. An elongated oval hole at the wider upper edge forms a handle. The top edge curves slightly downards from the handle and flares upwards with a slight curve to a point at each corner.

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