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Transformation Mural86.123.21

Gift of Terry Melton.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
screenprint and paper
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Drum863/5 a-c

Cylindrical-like shaped wood drum (part a) carved in the form of a sea lion with a wolf-like head, a long body, shallow carved and painted front flippers and a triangular shaped end consisting of two hind flippers formed together with a rectangular tail in between. The head has a long protruding snout with carved eyes, nostrils and bared teeth. The drum is painted black, red and green with Northwest Coast stylized designs. Parts b-c are the stand for the drum. Each is a rectangular unpainted wooden block with a shallow rectangular indentation for holding the body of the drum.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Maskette2010-42/2

The paint is brown, orange, white, and yellow.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw: Kwagu'l
Material
wood and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Bear1994-63/1

The paint is black and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, paint, leather and nail
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Dance Screen887/1

Large white canvas screen with red and black painted designs. The screen is made from three pieces of fabric sewn together, creating long horizontal seams. There are metal gromits acroccs the top edge for hanging. The design across the lower half is a Sisiutl. On the upper half is an animal figure (bear?) with a human face in the torso, holding a copper in each hand. The coppers contain animal motifs in profile (wolf?, bear?).

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum Baton863/8

Drum baton or beater. Cylindrical length of plain wood. Long crack runs along the length.

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