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MaskA5299

Carved wooden crooked beak headdress, or mask. The beak has large red circular shaped nostrils with a red band outlining it. Running from the brow is a large central black frill that protrudes outward and curves downwards to the centre of the beak; decorated with white detailing, black and white cutout u-forms and s-shape. The mouth is red, flat and protruding. The underside of the beak is black. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of leather. The eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre twine that articulates the beak. The top has small bundles of small stripes of cedar bark. Hanging from the back are long strips of bark. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, wood, fibre, paint, leather skin and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5289

Mask with a long tuft of orange, grey, brown and off-white feathers protruding from the top of the forehead. The mask is painted with heavy black eyebrows, green around the slightly protruding eyes, red nostrils and thin lips, a black moustache, a red scalloped design accentuating the cheeks, and a red upside-down v-shape accentuating the chin. There are also three black lines on the top of the head.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, feather and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5285

Male human mask with deeply carved linear facial designs painted red and black. Grey-white hair embellishments along the top of the head, cheeks, eyebrows and upper lip. Piece of blue, woolen cloth nailed to the back of the mask. Cording at back tied to holes on sides of mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, wolf hair ?, wolf skin ?, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5282

Mask with a piece of abalone suspended from the nose. The mask is painted with black eyebrows, green around the eyes, red nostrils and lips, a black moustache, and a black scalloped design around the mouth area, suggesting gills. The forehead is painted with a black design that suggests a fish tail.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, wood, abalone shell, iron metal, copper metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5279

Small mask with black painted eyebrows, moustache with upturned ends, and chin. The nostrils and geometric pattern on the cheeks are also painted in black. There is red paint between the brows, around the eyes, on the bottom of the nose, and on the lips. Human hair is attached to the top of the mask. Mouth and eyes inlaid with abalone. A thin string is threaded through holes either side of the face.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
hair, wood, abalone shell and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5275

Rectangular shaped mask with rounded edges. Overall, the mask is white with black eyebrows, dark green and white cut-out eyes, black nose with red nostrils, and black mouth with red lips. Simple cedar strips are attached to the middle of head at the top and at the sides of the face.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5274

Mask with arched heavy eyebrows, circular eye holes, a short, slightly flattened nose, an open smiling mouth, and stylized cheeks. The mask is painted greyish-green with black scalloped scale designs over each eyebrow, black eyebrows, black-rimmed eyes, black gill-like designs on the cheeks, red nostrils and lips, and a black moustache and goatee. Holes at top centre of forehead and sides of head.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon HeadA9096

Large flat leaf-shaped iron blade. Fixed to the blade with compresses of spruce resin are two antler spurs (elk ?) incised with designs of wolf and snake. Also attached, there is a heavy lanyard of twisted sinew (whale or sea-lion) (used to attach head to long line). Engraved with lightning serpent imagery.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
sinew, spruce resin, elk antler, iron metal and wood
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA2.605

Wooden mask with small diagonal eye holes, a triangular-shaped nose, and a long prominent chin. Circle and line painted designs in red; eyebrows and upper lip are darkened to grey-black.

Culture
Inupiaq
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA2.579

Face mask with eyes and nostrils cut out. A blue and white fish is held in the mouth. A seal figure is on the forehead. Painted wood appendages attached symmetrically matching each side.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
wood, feather, fibre and paint
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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