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Sea Monster in Dance Mask - ya gis3278/1

Painting on paper of a person wrapped in a green and red button blanket, wearing a large mask, with a prominent scalloped nose emerging from front over a red mouth with bared teeth; there are three large fins on the top. Designs decorate the face in colours of orange, yellow, blue and green. The blanket has a fish or aquatic creature design on the back. Light yellow background. Paper is corrugated along one edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wildmans Red Cedarbark Mask Dance3278/2

Painting on paper. Five figures, all wearing large masks with long snouts and slightly open mouths, coloured black, red, green and yellow. Long capes of orange and yellow cedar bark fall from each mask, obscuring the figures beneath. The two front-most figures have yellow legs emerging from the cedar, with leg bands wrapped around their calves. Light yellow background.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
ink
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wasp Dance, Ha-ma-sa-la-tla-mi2983/1

Horizontally rectangular "Wasp Dance" painting, on paper. Painting shows two figures performing a wasp dance, in full regalia of feathered costumes and masks each with long nose and needles protruding from the end. The left figure has a green stinger at rear while the right has a face with intense eyes and a wide grinning mouth on the torso. Both figures have bare feet. Painting is signed in the bottom right with blue ink.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet Designs [and Canada Geese]3568/6

Painting on paper of three bracelet designs, in rows, with three decorated maple leaves underneath all. Top two bracelet designs are inside elongated ovals; bottom design is inside thin rectangle. Designs (from top to bottom) are: serpent, black bear framed with floral motifs, and raven. Maple leaves are filled with Canada geese and the word "CANADA". Names of designs are written in pen around each motif; all components are decorated with formline design elements. Bracelets are all black; Canada geese done in black, red, blue, gold, and light green. Series number, no. 17, title and artist signature written along bottom edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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[Dogwoods and maple leaf]3568/8

Painting on paper of five decorated dogwood flowers and one maple leaf; done in two rows of three. Shapes are (from left to right, top to bottom): dogwood with eagle, flowering dogwood with hummingbird, flowering dogwood with sun man, rocky mountain maple with monster, flowering dogwood with hummingbird, and flowering dogwood with wasp. The maple leaf has "CANADA" written on a ribbon across its stem; flowers have no writing. All components are decorated with formline design elements; done in black, dark green, dark brown, red, green, dark blue, gold, lime green, orange, and maroon. Design names and artist signature written along bottom edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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[Maple leaves and dogwood]3568/7

Painting on paper of five decorated maple leaves and a dogwood flower; done in two rows of three. Shapes are (from left to right, top to bottom): maple leaf with owl, broad leaf maple with sun, big leaf maple with beaver, dogwood with thunderbird, rocky mountain maple with hawk, and maple leaf with bear. Leaves and flower are different shades of green with variety of green and brown highlights throughout. All maple leaves have "CANADA" written inside them. All components are decorated with formline design elements; done in black, gold, dark blue, light green, orange, maroon, dark green, and brown. Design names and artist signature written along bottom edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dogwood3568/4

Painting on paper of seven decorated dogwood flowers; done in three rows of three, three and one. Designs inside flowers are (from left to right, top to bottom): salmon, thunderbird, whale, salmon, beaver, whale, and frog. Flowers are a mix of silver, orange, black, maroon, and yellow. Majority of flowers have "B.C." or "British Columbia" written inside them; names of designs are written below. All components are decorated with formline design elements; done in black, yellow, orange, dark green, teal, maroon, and red. Series number, no. 9, title and artist signature written along bottom edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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War Canoe3568/1

Painting on paper of a war canoe with bird motif on the side; three dark green maple leaves extending from top of canoe. Designs inside leaves are (from left to right): killer whale, raven, and kingfisher. Leaves are highlighted with olive green and dark blue. Two orange maple leaves are underneath canoe, protruding from bottom edge of painting; both have thunderbirds inside them. Leaves are highlighted with dark green, blue, and olive green. All animal motifs are shown in profile and have the word "CANADA" written alongside them. All components are decorated with formline design elements; done in black, gold, green, dark red, orange, and lime green. Series number, no.2, title and artist signature written along bottom edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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[Dogwoods and maple leaves]3568/9

Painting on paper of five decorated dogwood flowers and three maple leaves; done in three rows of three, three and two. Shapes are (from left to right, top to bottom): dogwood with peace canoe, dogwood with thunderbird, dogwood with warriors' canoe, dogwood with peace canoe, maple leaf with peace canoe, dogwood with war canoe, maple leaf with war canoe, and maple leaf with war canoe. All peace and war canoes have passengers wearing a variety of garments and in different poses; positions include paddling, holding a spear, drumming, and holding a copper. Warriors' canoe is empty; thunderbird design is of a head shown in profile. The dogwoods and maple leaves have either "B.C.", "British Columbia" or "CANADA" written inside them. All components are decorated with formline design elements; done in black, orange, maroon, gold, dark brown, light blue, red, and light green. Design names written under each shape and artist signature in bottom right corner.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Egg Shape Brooch, in Indian Designs3568/5

Painting on paper of six decorated oval shapes; done in two rows of three. Designs inside ovals are (from left to right, top to bottom): thunderbird, raven, eagle, owl, seagull, and Canada goose. Negative spaces inside thunderbird, eagle and seagull ovals are filled with coloured dashes; mix of dashes and empty space inside raven and Canada goose ovals. Space surrounding owl is blank. All bird motifs are made up of formline design elements; done in black, teal, gold, dark green, red, lime green, light blue, and light green. Series number, no. 16, title and artist signature written along bottom edge; names of designs written underneath ovals.

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