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MaskA8428 a-b

Mask (a) depicting a flat face with slightly pointed chin, the area around mouth slightly recessed with red lips and two rows of white teeth. Painted with heavy black eyebrows, blue around the eyes, and red on the nostrils. There is black painted hair with a scalloped edge, a black painted moustache, a scalloped design in black with two other black bands around the mouth area, and a black u-shape beside the eyes. The remainder of the face is white. A bunch of grey, brown and white feathers secured to a wooden stick with blue string and adhesive white fabric tape (b) that fits into a hole in the forehead.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, feather, fibre, dye and adhesive
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8427 a-c

Mask (a) depicting a flat face with pointed chin, the area around mouth slightly recessed with protruding red lips. Painted with heavy black eyebrows, blue around the eyes, red u-shapes beside the eyes, and red on the nostrils. There is a black painted moustache and a scalloped design in black around the mouth area. The remainder of the face is white. Two bunches of grey, brown and white feathers secured to two wooden sticks with blue string and adhesive white fabric tape (b and c) fit into two holes in the forehead.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, feather, fibre, paint, 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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Dance KnifeA7831

Warrior dance knife, or baton in the form of Sisiutl. Central front-facing head with two upward and outward curling horn-like appendages at the top and a profile head on either side, each of which has another upward and backward curling horn-like appendage at the top. Each profile head has a red tongue that protrudes outward at a slight upward angle. Painted black, red, and green.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Speaker's StaffA9181

Long staff with carved standing human figure joined (with wiggle nails) to the top. Six miniature coppers nailed to the staff, the uppermost nailed to the figure's chest. The lowest copper is a t-shaped scrap. A piece of abalone is glued to the front of the staff below the two central coppers, and the entire staff is painted red. The figure stands erect with his right arm outstretched, the other at his side. He wears brown-painted clothing and a red painted skull cap decorated with four pieces of abalone at front, back and sides. The face carving is highlighted with red and black paint and is heavily shellacked. Rubber cap on bottom.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood, copper metal, abalone shell, rubber ? and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA6720

Lobed edge dish with geometric designs in relief. Clear in colour.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA6719

Copper colour dish with lobed edge and floral designs in relief on exterior.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA6718

Lobed edges with lines radiating from centre. Colours are of yellow, green and purple iridescence. Edge is scalloped.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA6717

Lobed edge dish in copper iridescent colour. Floral designs are in relief on exterior of bowl.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA6716

Lobed edge dish in copper iridescent colours. Lines radiate from centre. Scalloped edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA6715

Copper coloured dish with iridescent hues. Slight diagonal lined pattern overall on bowl.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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