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Neck RingA7482

Cover of tightly knitted red string sewn over a wrapped cloth core. Fringes are made of lengths of red-brown string twined across the top and sewn onto the ring in four places that are equally spaced. Circular in shape.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre and dye
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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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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Undersea Chief MaskA8415

Mask with hooked nose, protruding eyebrows and round holes with protruding rims in cheeks, jaw and chin. The mask is painted with black and red circles just above the heavy black eyebrows, green around the eyes and on the nose, which has red nostrils, red lips, red around the protruding holes, and black on the sides of the cheeks and on the chin.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Quatsino, British Columbia, Canada and Xwatis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HarpoonA7475

Long, wooden, carved harpoon with a V-shaped, killer whale tail painted black with white and red edging on top. The cylindrical shaped base is painted red with a black bottom and a large metal spike protruding out.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Speaker's StaffA7473

Long wooden staff, cylindrical in shape with a short metal piece attached at the end. Carved into the body are many totemic figures intertwined: Tsonokwa, octopus ?, killer whale, sculpin and others. Staff has traces of red pigment.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, metal, fir wood and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltA7472

Woodem dance belt in the shape of a Sisiutl consisting of three sections joined by leather thongs. Has a central frontal head and a profile head on either side, one of which has an upward and backward curling horn-like appendage at the top. Painted black, red, green, and blue.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, leather skin and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7984

Small wooden mask with two round eyes and a long, protruding, recurved beak-like nose; painted orange, black and yellow.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, paper, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7983

Mask with an elongated face, protruding cylindrical eyes, and a recurving tongue that protrudes downwards. Two eye holes bored on each side of nose. Colours used are black, red and white.

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