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Spindle with Whorl42.26.4a-b

Gift of Daniel Berry Austin

Material
wood, ceramic and pigment
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Spindle36.755.41

Gift of Dr. John H. Finney

Material
wood
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Loom Parts, Fragments or Carved Sticks, Fragments2983

Material
wood, cane and cotton
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Spindle with Whorl41.1275.355

Museum Expedition 1941, Frank L. Babbott Fund

Material
wood, ceramic and pigment
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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9 Spindle Shafts or Spindles64.114.37a-i

Gift of Adelaide Goan

Material
wood
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Weaving Tool64.114.298

Gift of Adelaide Goan

Material
wood
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Seal Headdress3106/9

Carved and painted seal headdress. Headdress is a rounded triangular shape with a snub nose. Forehead and crown are grey. Thick black bands outlined in white form eyebrows over shallow white hollows meeting above nose. Eyes are black circles ringed by a black circle and a rounded red arrow. Nose is grey with thin red curls for nostrils. Carved red lips outlined in white over grey cheeks. Ribbed black cloth and rough cotton strips hang down back of mask. Plastic headgear attached to interior.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, acrylic paint, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sea Lion Headdress3106/8

Carved and painted sea lion headdress. Headdress is triangular with high forehead and long nose. Forehead, crown and cheeks are brown. Black bands outlined in white form eyebrows placed over shallow white hollows. Eyes are raised black circles with white crescents outlined by rounded red arrowheads. Nose is black and brown with carved red curls for nostrils. White lines separate black and brown sections.Mouth formed by wide red lips and carved hollow painted with pointed and square white teeth over red background. . Plastic headgear attached to interior to fit wearer's head. Smooth black cloth and rough cotton strips hang down back of mask. Plastic headgear attached to interior.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, acrylic paint, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cod Headdress3106/7

Carved and painted cod headdress. Headdress is triangular in shape. Background is red with a broad black V outlined in white running from back of head to mouth. Raised eyes formed from black circles and black and red rings rest in middle of shallow white hollow. Mouth is a long carved line outlined with broad black and thin white lines. Stylized fins in black and white painted on each side behind mouth and eyes. Ribbed black cloth and rough cotton strips hang down back of headdress. Plastic headgear attached to interior.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, acrylic paint, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Killer Whale Headdress3106/6

Carved and painted killer whale headdress. Headdress is triangular with black background. Forehead decorated with incised white lines running across temples and V running from crown to forehead. Eyes are black half circles with white inverted Cs outlined by rounded red arrowheads resting on shallow white hollows. Mouth formed by wide red lips and carved hollow painted with large pointed white teeth over red background. Red loops for nostrils sit above mouth. Separate fin with a rounded square hole in the middle attaches to top of headdress. Two long rectangular fins decorated with red and white detailing are attached to each side. Smooth black cloth and rough cotton strips hang down back of headdress. Plastic headgear attached to interior.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, acrylic paint, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre, plastic and metal
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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