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Transformation MaskA7879

Carved, wooden, raven and human transformation mask. The exterior consists of a long black beak, red mouth and stylized nose. The beak and sides are hinged with pieces of fibre and leather, nailed to all sides. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a white background surrounded by a green ovoid; brow is black. Nailed to the top of the head are numerous broken raven feathers. Another figure is painted underneath the mouth. The mask opens in three directions to expose a painted human face with cutout nostrils and mouth. The three open boards are detailed with ovoids, s-shapes, U’s and split U’s. The back is partially hollowed. There is an attached twine cord that assisted the beak in opening and shutting. The mask is painted black, red, white and green with Northwest Coast stylized designs. There is a large metal ring nailed into the top of the head, probably for display purposes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
raven feather, leather skin, wood, paint, metal and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7883

Carved, wooden, khenkho mask with a long beak and a raised triangular protrusion for a nose. The beak is hinged with metal wire on either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth. The nose has a red painted s-shape with white around it. Attached to the head is a set of horns with a curled end. The eyes are clear glass white, outlined in red on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow. Beak opens slightly. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wool fibre, glass, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA8284

Brown wood rattle with the top piece in the form of a bird with a bear on its back and the bottom piece in the shape of a rounded semi-oval bound together with metal and at the handle with brown string. Bird's circular black eyes are surrounded by a red area outlined by black from which emanates three long green shapes along either side of the neck with five red feather-like diagonal grooves along the upper part of the back of the neck. Body is black with six feather sectioned wings indicated by radiating grooves. Beak and tail are plain brown wood. The bear on the bird's back has a black body with circular black eyes outlined by a plain circular groove, red nostrils, and an open mouth showing ten alternating plain pointed teeth. The bear's tail angles downward to connect with the bird's flat tail.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
fibre, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sea MonsterA8005

Sea monster painted in brown, black, red, and green, outlined in grey. Central face has two eyes, each of which has two eyes within that are black circles in circles surrounded by a green area with a black nose and a red mouth, in turn, outlined by brown and blue surrounded by a green area. The central nose is red and black. The boomer-rang-shaped red mouth has white teeth with three red shapes at the centre. Black brows above have a red split u, and two upside down black u forms on top. Next to these, there is a red circle with a smaller one below off the the side all of which are in a brown shape that has a black split u outlined by a red u form on top and to the side. Below this, there is a red t-shape separating two black, white, and grey forms below it. Below this, there is a black ovoid with three brown u forms above and a sideways black u form, a sideways red u form, and a brown and grey split u along the inner side. Below this, there is a black ovoid that has inside of it a red and black profile head facing inward with a red outward and upward curling tongue. Sideways black and brown u forms are behind this with a two brown split u's above filled in with red. Three black L-shapes curve inward toware the centre where there are two brown forms with a red circle and a red u form below the central face. In black, along the bottom edge, there reads 'SEA MONSTER BEN. DICK'. The painting is on a horizontally rectangular, light yellow paper piece from a spiral book.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA7952

Head ring made from four bands of cedar bark woven in a box-like pattern; bands are sewn together, one on top of the other. Centre of the ring is wrapped with a section of dried ermine skin, holding a bundle of cedar bark strips.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, ermine skin and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Puppet ClothA7877 b

Piece of cloth detached from a cradle puppet. A roughly pennant-shaped piece of white cloth painted with a design in black. A small piece of wood is tied to the upper right corner.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, fibre, cedar bark and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket OrnamentA7880

Rectangular abalone shell ornament with two small holes drilled in the top centre and one at the bottom centre. A sheet of copper with a rectangular hole in the centre covers the back and side edges of the shell.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell and copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA8286

Brown wood sea lion that is unpainted, except for the face that has black circle in circle eues surrounded by a turquoise area with black brows above, red nostrils, and an open mouth showing red and white teeth.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierA7949

Wood cradle with bottom composed of five separate slats of wood. Skin handles at the ends of the cradle. Straps in the interior of the cradle are of leather. Eight-sided with the foot side a separate piece of wood.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
leather skin and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShuttleA7954

Shuttle composed of a narrow piece of wood with two protruding arms at the sides of each end. Decorated with a series of small notches and incised lines on either side. A strip of leather with a short segment of branch attached is wrapped around the shuttle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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