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Ceremonial DaggerA7487

Four-sided wedge-shaped wooden dagger with red pointed end. Handle has small Dzunuk'wa head carved into the end. Colours are red, black and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA7486

Brown wood whistle that has a flat, rounded, rectangular-oval shape made of two pieces nailed together with a green-brown cloth bellows in between with a brown loop cord around it. One piece has two taper cut rectangular holes side-by-side on one side with an oval hole in a corner.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, wood, leather skin ? and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7483

Wooden humanoid mask with small circular eyes, a slightly protruding lower lip, and a disproportionately large, protruding nose--nose appears to be a later addition to the mask and is not painted. Painted red, black, and yellow, with upturned black eyebrows, moustache, and goatee. There are two holes bored at the forehead.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7477

Bear mask with a movable lower jaw. The mask has rounded ears that protrude above the brow, and the muzzle is elongated with prominent nostrils and two rows of teeth. The mask is painted with heavy black brows, green around the eyes, black above the upper lip and over the muzzle, red and off-white nostrils, red lips, and off-white teeth. There is also a black and white design element on the sides of the muzzle, a red design element beside the eyes, one orange ear and one ear with a red, white and black design.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7476

Carved, wooden, supernatural bird mask with a long beak and circular cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather on either side, nailed to the jaw. The beak and nostrils are painted black with red edging and detailing. There is a red stylized U-form around the nostrils. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black and there are three black U-forms along the back rim. Attached to the top of the head are short strips of cedar bark creating a fringe that sits on top and hangs over the opening. Attached with twine to the top, back and bottom rim is red and white twisted cloth. Strips of cedar line the bottom rim and dangle down to cover the body of the wearer. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of thick strip of fibre that lines the opening and an attached twine cord that assistants the beak in opening and shutting; cord is tied around a long, wooden handle. The mask is painted black, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, fibre, cotton fibre, wood, paint, leather skin and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Net SinkerA608

Oval shaped, grey, porous stone, net sinker with a hole drilled through the center; biconical shape, perforated at one end.

Culture
Coast Salish: T'Sou-ke ?
Material
stone
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Net SinkerA610

Circular shaped, stone net sinker consisting of a circular pebble of light-coloured, porous stone with a hole drilled through the center (bi-conical perforation).

Culture
Coast Salish: K'omoks
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaulA701

Tool made from a large, oval piece of coarse stone and a thick wooden handle. The dark stone has a deep groove around the middle and another groove that runs perpendicular to the first one, around one end of the stone. One end of the thick wooden handle is rounded, the other end flares. The flared end is carved to fit lengthwise over the stone with several grooves. The leather lashings are wound around the stone and the wooden handle; the grooves in the stone and wood holding the lashings securely in place.

Culture
Coast Salish: Songhees ?
Material
wood, leather skin and stone
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8425

Black, white, grey, green and red humanoid mask with small eyes, recessed eye sockets, a hooked nose, heavy eyebrows, prominent chin, and two ears extending from the back of the head.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA8419

Totem pole model (part a) featuring a bear with a human figure, bird, beaver, eagle with nest and three young. Colours are brown, yellow, green, black and red. Figures rest on a rectangular base (part b). Two nails protrude from the top of the base and fit into two holes on the underside of the base.

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