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WhistleA4299

Red-brown double reed whistle that is square in cross section and tapers to a rectangular shape and bound at the wider end with brown string. While the wider end is solid and has a human face carved on it, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut elongated semi-oval hole nearby at either side. Seams were sealed with pitch but have split.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and resin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4247

Mask with overall ovoid shape, hooked nose, circular eye holes, and an open smiling mouth. The mask is painted white with black eyebrows, green around the eyes with blue and black eyes, red lips, a black moustache in two parts with curled ends, a black chin, and orange curvilinear and scalloped designs on the cheeks. An off-white string is strung through the holes at the sides of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4246

Mask with a cedar bark fringe over a frame made from bent twigs, and with parts of the design in copper. The mask is painted in red, green and black with copper nailed to the centre of the forehead, the eyebrows, the eyes, the lower cheeks from the sides of the nose to the jaw, and the outer edges of the lips.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, metal, copper metal, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4245

Mask with four separately attached wood appendages that are nailed to the sides and forehead. The top two horn-like pieces are nailed to the mask at an angle and have rounded edges, and the two side pieces have two lobes that face outwards and are angled slightly towards the back of the mask. The mask is painted white with heavy black eyebrows, a curved black nose with red nostrils, red and green around the black and white eyes, pursed red lips, and black and red u-shapes to the sides of the mouth with an inset green ovoid bordered in white. Long strips of cedar bark bound in two places with green string are attached to the top of the mask. An off-white cord is strung through a hole at the top of the mask and two holes on either side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA4302

Circular neck ring covered tightly with knitted, patterned red twine over a cloth core. Three sets of twine fringe are attached to and hang from ring.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4300

Dark brown wood whistle plainly carved and bound in three places with white string, two near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4298

Brown wood whistle that is rectangular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound with white twine around near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4297

Brown wood whistle that is semi-oval in cross section and bound in three sections with brown twine, two near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is one hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side. Underneath the hole, a face is lightly pencilled in with ovoid in ovoid eyes, curved oval eyebrows, and a downturned mouth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and graphite mineral
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4296

Light brown wood whistle that is square in cross section and bulges near the middle where it is bound with brown twine. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole nearby on one side. One side has a faint pencil ovoid ('eye'?) form.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4397

Flat, bottle-shaped, red-brown wood double whistle bound with brown twine in three places, one near each end and one near the middle. Green-brown cloth is glued on the sides in between the holes. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the tapering end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole nearby at either side.

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