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Sun MaskA6166

Representation of a sun mask. Painted three-dimensional carved bird/human head in white with black eyebrows, circle around eye, red nostrils and scalloped row across cheeks. Mounted on a flat round backboard, also painted white, with four painted rays in black, two with oval shapes and two with U-shape elements in green, and oval in red. Four ray-like projections at each corner, with round red ends. Metal wire and eye hooks on back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven MaskA6361

Carved bird mask with a long beak and circular, cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of rubber on either side, nailed to the jaw. The beak and nostrils are painted black with red edging. There are five orange U-forms and four red U-forms carved at the back of the beak running towards the nostril. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. Attached to the top of the head are five rounded edged, rectangular cutouts with red U-forms painted on a white background. Behind the cutouts is a fringe of cedar bark; tied bunches of cedar bark are adhered to the back and side rim with twine. Strips of cedar line the bottom rim and dangle down to cover the body of the wearer. The bottom of the beak has a white U-form painted on it. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of an attached twine cord that assistants the beak in opening and shutting. The mask is painted black, red, white and orange.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, metal, cedar bark, rubber and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial SwordA6165

Ceremonial fool dancer sword. Painted on both sides with long, flat, upward and backward curving fin-like projection, a rounded angular head, and a handle that is square in cross section. The black eyes are circle in circle surrounded by a tapering oval and a green area with black brows above. The nostrils are red. The open black mouth shows ten red upper teeth. The fin-like projection has an inverted red u form that has a vertical white ovoid within and white space in between, an inverted white and red u form, a horizontal white outlined red ovoid, and a black split u with white space in between at the tip.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6359

Mask representing a deer with antlers on the crown of the head. Face has protruding globular eyes, and a narrow snout. The mask is painted brown with black eyebrows and green around the eyes, a black nose with crescent-shaped nostrils, and black lips, all bordered with a white line.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, antler, fibre and paint
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6360

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has large red, ovoid shaped nostrils outlined with white incised lines. Running from the brow is a large central black frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak and back into itself. The mouth is red, flat and protruding. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The underside of the beak is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a piece of fibre twine that articulates the beak. Attached to the top is a wooden crest with red split u-forms on a white ground. The top has many bundles of small stripes of cedar bark with a piece of eagle down is intertwined. Hanging from the back and bottom edges are long strips of cedar that would cover the wearer. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood, cedar bark, fibre, metal, rubber and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6358

Cedar bark basket with no seams, sides collapsed. Inside the basket were fragmented strands of dentalium shell, blue beads, and bark (part b); and a large quantity of loose dentalium shells and fragments (part c).

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, dentalium shell and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6167

Mask with circular eye holes, slightly bulging eyes, stylized cheeks, and a protruding mouth. The mask is painted white with a black and red design on the forehead, black eyebrows, black and red around the eyes, red nostrils, red and black scale symbols extending from the corners of the nose, over the cheeks to the chin, red lips and a black moustache. There are three holes at edges, one at the top centre and two on the sides.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6164

Humanoid mask with an orange crown of sun-like ray-shaped protrusions radiating outwards. Heavy copper eyebrows. Painted green, white, black, red and orange.

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