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Bear Mask3259/1

Wooden bear face mask. Bear has large circular black eyes surrounded by a tapering black oval, outlined in red. Eyes sit in slightly sunken hollows, above which are prominent black brows. Red split U within black U form ears, curling red nostrils, and a red tongue sticking out. 'HAIDA ART' and Reid's signature carved into base of mask and again on the back. (The back has two eye screws strung with wire, for hanging.)

Culture
Haida
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Grouse Mask3259/4

Painted wooden face mask, grouse. Most of the mask is painted with black designs with natural wood exposed in the negative space. Nostrils and lips are red, and eye sockets are grey.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mai Mask3228/1

Mai mask. Carving of face is long and narrow, with a pointed head, a ridge running from forehead to nose, and a thick jaw area. A thin piece of shaped wood spans area from chin to bottom of mask. Face is painted in swirl and linear patterns in red, white and black. Jaw is covered in shells inset into mud, with layers of feathers and twisted plant fibre along chin and mask bottom. A collection of twine, feathers and grass is tied through a hole at top, creating a loop for hanging. Interior of mask is concave.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, shell, feather, plant fibre, paint and earth
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven Rattle3261/60

Raven rattle. Rattle in the shape of a brid with figures on its back, made of two pieces of wood that are held together by a braided cord coiled around the handle. The top end of the rattle is carved into a bird's head; the round belly has a face carved on it, with a hooked nose in relief. On the raven's back is a carved reclining figure and a bird head with a long beak above. (Interior likely holds pebbles, beads or lead shot.)

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, paint, plant fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Male Figure3261/3

Carved argillite sea captain figure, with inlaid ivory face. Upright standing male figure, on rounded rectangular base, with arms down at sides but curving toward front. Figure is wearing a long coat and pants with flower buttons, pointed shoes, and a brimmed hat over curly hair. His right hand holds a dog against his front, in profile. Left hand is in his pocket. Cross-hatched design on dog's body.

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone and whale tooth ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Platter3261/88

Large oval argillite platter with shell inlay around the top of the outer edge. The centre of the platter is concave and completely covered with a design of a large, central, sculpin face, with a human on each side of it in profile, facing inward. The rim had sixteen evenly spaced oval shell inlays, but seven shells holes are empty.

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone, operculum shell and synthetic adhesive
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frontlet3261/4

Rectangular carved frontlet with Thunderbird or other bird-being in relief; abalone inlay along both sides and across top, and used for accents on animal features. The bird has a recurved beak going into lower lip. Below the face are red human-like arms and hands with palms out, fingers upward, with abalone on each palm. The bird's mouth is open, showing a row of abalone teeth behind wooden incisors and red painted lips. The eyes are circles of abalone, under arched black brows. This supernatural being shares space with a small orca, whose dorsal fin rises upward and pectoral fins downward. Painted red, green-blue, and black. The rear of the frontlet is concave. Illegible hand writing on back surface.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
abalone shell, maple wood and paint
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole3261/121

Wooden model pole featuring, from bottom to top; a bear holding an upside down frog, a beaver, a wolf, a frog and a bear holding its long tongue with hands. At very top there is a bear crouched over the top of two watchmen. The wood is stained (unpainted).

Culture
Haida
Material
yew wood and stain
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3262/4

Round basket with attached lid. Basket is made of strips of black ash wood, in a variety of broad weaves. Around centre of body are two strips of twisted bark that create a wooden curl. Both above and below are strips coloured light pink. Near base is a thin braid of green-coloured bark. Two handles sit opposite each other, circles of bark attached by a curl under the rim. Lid is connected to body by black thread, which also sews strips of bark together to create lid’s rim. Green braids are woven around edge, and bark curls attach a handle to centre of lid.

Culture
Ojibwa
Material
black ash wood ?, dye and sweet grass ?
Made in
Walpole Island, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frontlet3261/59

Rectangular carved bird-like being frontlet bordered by a row of individually carved and painted human faces (representing ancestors). Central figure is a bird-like being by a long, recurved beak and human-like eyes, eyebrows, and mouth. Being has wings, sitting with claws inward. The eyes are circles of abalone under arched black brows. Two abalone inlays on each wing. The rear of the frontlet is concave. Painted red, green-blue and black, on natural wood.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
abalone shell, maple wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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