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MaskA4304

Kulus mask (younger brother of Thunderbird). Mask has a curved upper and lower beak; the lower part of the beak is movable. Two plywood horns with curled ends attached at top of head. White feathers inserted into top of head. Blue beak with red nostrils, black eyebrows, and black, red and white horns.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
feather, wood and paint
Made in
Gilford Island, British Columbia, Canada and Gwa'yasdam's, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6320

Wooden, carved, raven mask with a long beak and S-shaped cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of skin on either side, nailed to the lower mouth. The beak and nostrils are painted black with white and red edging. The eye is outlined in black and red on a white background. The eyebrow is black with white and red U-shapes repeated above. The top of the head is decorated with cedar bark fringe and black feathers. Long strips of cedar run down the back and bottom of the mask. The inside of the mask is hollow with a wooden T-form at the back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, leather skin, feather, cedar bark, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6319

Mask representing a frog with large bulbous eyes, a wide mouth with thick lips with painted crescent-shaped nostrils in red and white over the upper lip, and a movable jaw. There is a copper strip inside the mouth and the top and back of the head are adorned with a cedar bark fringe. Colours are red, green, white, and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, copper metal, wood and paint
Made in
Gilford Island, British Columbia, Canada and Gwa'yasdam's, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4307

Brown double reed whistle that is square in cross section and bound in three sections with brown 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 semi-oval hole nearby at either side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4306

Kulus mask (younger brother of Thunderbird). Mask in the shape of a blue bird head, with black designs. Eyes are made of circular pieces of mirror. Head bands attached at back are made of rubber. Nose tip is a separate piece of wood that has been attached.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass, rubber, silver alloy metal ?, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4305

Mask depicting a human face with a very large hooked, protruding nose. Prominent, curved black eyebrows, small black circular eyes, red nostrils and lips, and a black moustache. Green and white cording at the back is attached to several holes along the edge.

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