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Sculpture2004-2/326
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Copper2004-2/325
Ladle2004-2/317
Sculpture2004-2/316
Towkit Puppet Headdress2004-2/314

Spirit of the Ancestors-Puppet headdresses representing a skeletal human figure are rare in museum collections. The Towkit (or Toogwid) dancer uses magical puppets to display her supernatural power, part of the Tseyka (or Red Cedar Bark) dances of the Kwakwaka'wakw. This puppet wears a bagwikila, a cedar bark neck ring with a human body, as worn by the Hamat'sa (cannibal dancer), the most prestigious of the Tseyka dance privileges.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, leather, graphite, paint, string and horse hair
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Ladle2004-2/313
Doll | Figure | Model2004-2/312

The paint is black, white, and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
red cedar wood, paint, cedar bark and string
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Doll | Figure2004-2/311

The paint is black, green, red, and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
red cedar wood, paint, cedar bark and string
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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