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Transformation MaskA6373

Wooden, carved, dear-human transformation mask with a long snout painted red with circular cutout nostrils. The jaw is hinged with a piece of leather nailed to the lower mouth; the sides have metal hinges. The face is dark red/brown with white edging and detailing; black outlined eyes on a green, ovoid-like shaped background; brow is black. There are two large, orange ears nailed to the top that appear to be added later. The mask opens in three directions – to the sides and down – exposing a painted human face with cutout nostrils. The three open boards are detailed with the figures hands, along with ovoids, U’s and split U’s. Twine cord that attaches to all three sides and run through the human’s nose to assist the mask in opening and shutting. The back has numerous cedar strips that would fall behind the head of the wearer. The mask is painted red, dark red/brown black, green, white and black with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, fibre, leather skin, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubA4378

Decorated wooden club. The club is a light golden brown covered with a clear shiny lacquer. The club has six carved bands leading down to the handle. Starting from the top, the first band shows two creatures with wings and open mouthes. The second band shows a large face over a seal and then a large shark. The third band shows a bird holding a shark in its talons and then another creature. The fourth band shows men in a canoe spearing a giant shark and a bird flying near the shark's tail. The fifth band shows a bird sitting on a snake. The sixth band shows a man wearing a feathered headdress and a horse with a bridle. The handle of the club has an oval hand guard at the bottom and top of the grip. The grip is decorated with four bands of various designs with lines and dots. On the bottom of the handle 'EB' is carved.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4295

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and bound in four sections with green twine and beige cloth, one near the wider end and two near the middle for the green twine and one near the smaller end and two near the middle for the beige cloth. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4292

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and bound in three sections with green twine, one near each end and one near the middle with beige cloth also around the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4232

Brown wood double reed whistle that is oval in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound with brown string and tape ? around near the smaller end. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the tapering end where there is a horizontally rectangular bar hole with a taper cut rectangular hole nearby on one side and a taper cut rectangular hole on the opposite side. The letters 'WH' are carved on the side with the one taper cut hole.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and adhesive
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA2134

Brown double reed whistle that is square in cross section and bound in three sections with green string, two near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole nearby at either side. One side has a floral design carved underneath the hole.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BatonA6439

Drum baton or beater. Brown wood cylindrical baton that tapers downward to an outward flaring handle end. Carved with a Thunderbird design. Has ovoid in ovoid eyes with an upward and outward curling horn-like protrusion at the top of either side. The downward pointing beak has a circle in the middle. At the top of the wings, there is an ovoid while both the inner and the outer feathers have a u form within a larger u form that has a horizontal rectangle within (the inner wing has a straight end while the outer wing has a pointed tip. The claws, below the wings, have an ovoid from which an inward curving tip emanates with a curving shape to the outer side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BatonA4377

Drum baton or beater. Brown wood cylindrical baton that tapers downward to an outward flaring handle end. Carved with an expansive design. Has tapering oval eyes in an ovoid. In between the eyes, there is a u form and a split u with an elongated u form above that has a pair of u forms, a u form, a circle, and a split u within. Below, there is a downward pointing triangle. At either side, there is an ovoid at the top with a split u, an ovoid and another split u at the tip. These are in turn surrounded by a v-shape that has a pair of ovoids at the central bottom. The back has a vertical row of three split u's.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BatonA4291

Drum baton or beater. Light brown wood cylindrical baton that tapers downward to an outward flaring handle end. Carved with a painted raven design. Has black oval in tapering oval eyes surrounded by an orange area and bordered by blue with a pair of inverted red split u's within a red outlined blue u form above at either top side. The blue beak is a long downward pointing triangle. Along the top, the wings have a blue ovoid in ovoid with a sidesways split u at the tip while the blue outlined inner feather has a pair of split red u's and a pair of red u forms and the blue outlined outer feather has a pair of blue split u's and a larger blue split u. The tail has a central blue ovoid in ovoid with four feathers that have an inverted red split u within a blue u form. Initials " H.G." on the handle below the painted design.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6092

Mask with curved green rim consisting of three pieces of wood attached at sides and top. The mask has a nose with large nostrils and a mouth with pursed lips. The face is painted white with a red design on the forehead, heavy black brows, green around the black and white eyes, red nostrils and lips, a black moustache, a brown chin, and an arching brown scalloped design on the cheeks. Cedar bark fringe hair extends down the back, and twisted cedar bark is attached along the top rim.

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