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DishA7953

Canoe-shaped, dark brown-red, carved wooden vessel with adzed design on sides. Faint black scalloped design painted around the upper rim.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2334 a-b

Small cylindrical basket (a) with flat, fitted lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the upper rim of the basket. Fine wrapped twined work. Base:central circle of pink/purple/yellow/purple (wave pattern) surrounded by a green, wavey line. Sides: discrete bands of orange rectangles on purple ground bordered by a green jagged line. Lid: pink/yellow/brown rim; same discrete bands as on sides joined by a brown line; inner circle is red/yellow/brown.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Kyuquot
Material
aniline dye, swamp grass and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feast DishA6937

Long, wooden feast dish carved in the shape of an animal with a deep, oval shaped bowl in the middle. The tail is paddle shaped and curves downward to join the body; it’s legs are carved in relief against the body, the feet support the bowl. A human face with a downturned mouth is painted on the tail followed by a repeating pattern of red, white and green u-forms. The exterior rim of the dish is painted with a continuous pattern of alternating green and blue ovoids on a white band. Painted on each shoulder is a face in profile. Has been badly broken, and repaired.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and red cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BatonA8434

Drum baton or beater. Plain brown wood cylindrical baton that tapers downward to an outward flaring handle end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark BeaterA8433

Bark beater made from bone and shaped like a club. The head is rectangular with a series of fine parallel grooves running lengthwise. Handle has slightly flaring butt end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
whale bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8432

Brown wood whistle that has a hollow, bottle-like shape with two ridges as it comes to a tapering end. Bound in three sections with mint green string, one near each end and one near the middle.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feast DishA6433

Wooden feast dish carved in the shape of an eagle with a central, oval shaped concavity. The bird has its head painted white, green and yellow and is turned inward with its beak hanging over the bowl; its feet grip the opposite end. Below the feet are three vertical lines of white tail feathers detailed with ovoids and u-forms. The head is a separate piece attached with nails. The outer sides are carved with a wing consisting of three horizontal feather designs of black, yellow, green and orange ovoids, s-shapes, u-forms and split u’s. The body of the eagle is black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feast DishA6432

Wooden feast dish carved in the shape of an eagle with a central, oval shaped concavity. The bird has its head turned inward with its beak hanging over the bowl; its feet grip the opposite end. The head is painted red and black with traces of white; it is a separate piece attached with nails. The neck is painted white with black u-forms for feathers. The outer sides are carved with a wing consisting of three horizontal feather designs of black, yellow, green and red ovoids, s-shapes, u-forms and split u’s.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShredderA6381

Thin, wooden board that tapers in thinness towards a slightly bevelled edge. An elongated oval hole at the wider upper edge forms a handle. The top edge curves slightly downards from the handle and flares upwards with a slight curve to a point at each corner.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA6377

Headdress formed of six small hamatsa masks--painted black, white and red--secured to a semicircular band of metal. Tufts of shredded cedar bark on top of heads. Wire ties attached at either end of the metal band.

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