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CopperA6113

Copper with a bottom section that has a slight point at the centre of the bottom edge and the width tapers slightly towards the bottom. The top section flares outwards, the top edge is curved, and this section is slightly convex. Abstract design overall on face. The copper is composed of two pieces joined to a horizontal piece of copper with metal rivets.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal and copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6207

Otter with large hinged jaw with a top row teeth and fangs, prominent nostrils, a rounded head, and tufts of fibre fragments attached with nails around the edges. The mask is painted black with a white incised line that extends down from the front of the muzzle to behind the upper lip, red nostrils, and white teeth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, leather skin and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6303

Mask depicting a beaver/Bagwis figure painted with a black and white design on the forehead and cheeks, green around the black and white circular eyes, black eyebrows that extend down to the dip of the nose, flared red nostrils, two large protruding teeth with red lips, and black and white crescent-shaped lines to either side of the mouth. There is a hole at the top of the forehead through which is attached a length of off-white string knotted with a loop at the top.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8429 a-b

Mask (a) made from two separate pieces of wood and joined at centre at an angle with a triangular support at the top. The face is painted with heavy black eyebrows that have arched blue design elements above them, light blue around the eyes, red on the nostrils and lips, a black moustache, a red scalloped line design and a black line curving from the nostrils to the chin, and a blue scalloped design under the mouth. The remainder of the face is painted white. A tuft of feathers affixed to a tapering wooden stick with blue string and off-white adhesive fabric tape (b) fits into a hole at the top of the mask. A pencilled in design is visible on the cheeks.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, feather, paint, fibre, adhesive and dye
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA3580

A brown wood ladle that has a deep bowl with a flat bottom and a handle carved in the form of a bird's head with eyes, nostrils, and a mouth with teeth on both sides. The interior of the bowl has an inner rim. Painted with feather motifs consisting of a horizontal black dotted band along the exterior neck and five horizontal feathers along each side of the upper body which are decorated with black dotted lines and a section of diagonal dotted lines below. There is a facial image on the end of the bowl exterior, which has two eyes, large black eyebrows, an open mouth with teeth, and three sections of lattice work around the sides, and the top of the face.

Culture
Wuikinuxv
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA8335 a-b

Bentwood box with lid (part b). Holes bored on ends for rope handles. Carved with design elements. The front has a design consisting of a somewhat square-like shape that has an inward curve around the top middle, creating a two-lobed effect with red eye-like features at the opposite bottom ends. Black upward angled diagonal lines are at either side and curve inward around the top inward curve. The ends are carved with a head-like design, in profile facing towards the front panel. The left end has an eye surrounded by dots and a three-lobed shape above while the right end has an eye surrounded by a black area and a fin-like shape above. The back panel is red. Colours are red, black, and white. Lid (part b) has an upstanding ridge on one side which has a design consisting of central vertical light band emanating with downward pointing diagonal red and black lines with a vertical light band of black dots at either side.

Culture
Wuikinuxv ? or Heiltsuk ?
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7924

A painted brown wood bird mask with a stationary beak and a hole in top as if it used to be attached to another piece. The black eyes are surrounded by a dark green area that has horizontal black dashes within. There is a vertical curved red line running down in between the eyes and the beak. The black beak has red lips and is slightly open. Two abstract black, and one crescent red shape are painted on each side of the face with two horizontal red dashes below the back of the eyes.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Human FigureA1352

A stone figure of a female with a child on her back. Her eyes are rounded circles while the child's eyes are grooved circles. Her angular eyebrows extend down into the nose with nostrils. She has a mouth, ears, and breasts, and her arms are angled backward to hold the child. The child has a simple hair line, and its legs are wrapped around the female with its right one slightly higher than its left.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeA1146 a-c

A light brown unpainted model canoe (part a) with elongated ends. Two male figures (parts b-c) painted in black, and red are seated at opposite ends. The interior of the canoe (part a) has an inner rim. The two nailed seats at opposite ends of the canoe fit the contours of the boat. One end of the canoe has a vertical groove while the other end does not. Both men (parts b-c) are painted with black facial features, excluding the red nose, and the red mouth. Their hands, and feet are red. Their clothes are black. They are sitting with their knees bent. One man (part b) has his right hand turning inward with his left hand turning downward while the other man (part c) has his right hand turning downward with his left hand turning inward. Both men (parts b-c) are detached from the canoe (part a).

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6347

Mask with short lengths of cedar bark attached in bundles at the sides of the head and at the cop centre of the head. The mask is painted white with slanted eyes outlined in red, a red hooknose, red pursed lips, and an angled brow with off-white skin nailed to the eyebrows. The cheeks and chin are decorated with black and red curved linear designs, and there is a semicircular black design element above the top lip. A length of off-white string is attached through holes at the back of the mask.

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