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MaskA6339

Mask with straight nose, flared nostrils, and thick red lips. A fringe of cedar bark is attached at the top. The mask is painted white with a scalloped design in red and black at the top of the forehead, thick black eyebrows with upturned ends, red, black and white eyes with a red design at the temples, red nostrils, a black moustache, red lips, a black scalloped design on the chin, and a pattern of red ovals on the bottom surface of the chin. Off-white and green cord attached at the back through holes in the sides and chin of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, paint, fibre 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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MaskA3727

Plain human face mask with circular eyes and open mouth. The mask has an overall elongated oval shape and is painted with heavy black eyebrows, red between the eyebrows and in a line over the eyebrows, blue around the eyes, red nostrils and lips, diagonal red lines that run from temple to eye, red crosses on the cheeks, a black moustache with downturned ends, and diagonal black marks on the chin.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6340

Mask with bulging eyes, a hooknose and pursed lips. Five tufts of cedar bark are attached along the top and side edges as well as a long cedar bark fringe attached at the back. The mask is painted white with a red scalloped design at the top edge, heavy black brows, red and black eyes, red nostrils and lips, a black moustache, a red curvilinear design on the cheeks, and a black curved line on each side that extends from the sides of the chin to the nostrils. There is green cord attached at the back of the mask and it hangs through holes at the sides of the chin down past the cedar bark fringe.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, fibre, paint and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3587 a-h

Echo mask. Mask has overhanging forehead that has a downward curve, sprigs of brown hair emerging from the top rear of the head, large ears at the sides of the head, a protruding angular brow and hooked nose, raised cheeks and a protruding chin. The mask is painted with light green patterns over dark green on the overhanging forehead, heavy black brows and sides of face, red ears, a black nose bridge with orange nostrils and lips, blue and orange protruding cheeks, a blue scalloped pattern on the sides of the jaw. The mask has eight interchangeable mouth pieces belonging to land creatures (a-h): a) mouthpiece with an open, orange beak-like mouth flanked by orange hands with green nails and a green and blue semicircular design on the back of each hand; b) mouthpiece with a hooked beak that is green with orange nostrils and edges and has a blue scalloped design covered in green lines at the edge; c) mouthpiece consisting of an elongated orange mouthwith a peak at the centre of both lips and a surrounding area of blue and green with green lines; d) mouthpiece consisting of a curved bill-like protrusion with holes in the sides and an open mouth recessed below the bill; e) mouthpiece consisting of a nose with tubular orange nostrils and a mouth with grey lips that are open to expose two rows of teeth, four in the front and six on each side; f) mouthpiece with protruding orange pursed lips and a surrounding area painted with orange, green and blue designs; g) mouthpiece consisting of a frog-like figure with black glass or plastic eyes, a green body, orange mouth and feet, and its legs joined at the sides; h) mouthpiece with recurved green nose, rounded red nostrils, blue and red cheeks with green crosses, a protruding lower lip, and an upper lip that is split in half by the end of the nose.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, horse hair, paint, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA8762

A model totem pole model depicting a bear with a human head and holding a copper, and a thunderbird on top (missing a wing). The bear's black eyes are surrounded by a mint green area with black brows above, a red nose, and a red mouth with teeth. The bear's body is painted mostly black. The human head above the copper is painted with black eyes that are surrounded by a mint green area with black brows, a red mouth, a black moustache, and a red curvi-linear line that has "spikes" along the upper side. The copper that the bear is holding is painted with an upper section that has a circular face with its black eyes surrounded by a mint green area with black brows above and a red mouth. This face has a six-pointed red sun-like-shaped outline around it. The lower section of the copper is painted black with three double-pairs of upward pointing arrows with a vertical line down the middle. The thunderbird's black eyes are surrounded by a mint green area with black brows above and a red lined beak. The upswept inserted wings each have six feather sections painted dark green and red outlined with black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA8131

Carved eagle perched on a flat rectangular platform. The black eyes are surrounded by a dark green area with a red lined beak. The top of the head is painted black. The wings are kept close to the sides of its body and each has a central black oval outlined with red from which two feather sections come down painted red and dark green at the front while only painted red at the back oultined with black. The chest is painted with short dark green and black vertical lines in multiple rows.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceD2.160

Close-fitting necklace made from a thick strip of brown bear fur with ten bear claws sewn around the front. Necklace is tied at the back with strips of red cloth, string and hide thongs.

Culture
Plains
Material
bear skin, bear claw, fibre and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6999 a-b

Small cylindrical basket (a) with a short, flat shoulder and a flat, cap-like lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the basket's opening. Lid has a blue circle in the centre. Top and bottom edge of basket is lined with a thin blue band; repeating equal sign-like motif around the centre.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bolt ArrowIc6

A bolt type of arrow that has a bamboo (?) shaft with some brown feathers bound and sewn. A flared outward cylindrical-like wood piece is at the other end.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
bamboo grass ?, feather, fibre and wood
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bolt ArrowIc5

A bolt type of arrow with bamboo (?) shaft with five dark feathers bound and sewn. A ten-sided flared outward cylindrical-like metal piece at tip.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
bamboo grass ?, feather, fibre and metal
Made in
Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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