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WhistleA2134

Brown double reed whistle that is square in cross section and bound in three sections with green 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 rectangular hole nearby at either side. One side has a floral design carved underneath the hole.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA6327

Light 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
cedar wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HornA4339

Half of a longitudinal, bottle-shaped, brown wood piece that is circular in cross section with a tapering neck. Has a killer whale design. Has a black ovoid in ovoid eye surrounded by a white and green area, an open red mouth with six white teeth, a blue or black body, green, blue, red, and black fins and dorsal fin, and a tail that has a face with black ovoid in ovoid eyes, red nostrils, and open red mouth with six white teeth and red split u's for ears.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HornA3660

A bottle-shaped, brown wood piece that is square in cross section with a tapering neck. White string is wrapped around the base. Has a killer whale design. Has a black ovoid in ovoid eye surrounded by a blue area, an open red mouth with six white teeth, a black body, blue fins, a red, blue, and black dorsal fin, and a tail that has a face with circular black eyes, red nostrils, and open red mouth with eight white teeth and blue split u's for ears.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, wood and paint
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA2512

A hollow, brown wood piece is oval in cross section and that is made of two equal longitudinal sections bound together with brown cord lashings, one at the mouthpiece and the other halfway down the length. Tapers from the open end toward the mouthpiece. Design painted on one side appears to be an undersea creature with a raven on the other side. One side has the following: two central blue oval outlined by green with two blue u forms within a red u form within a green split u above and a green u form within a split red u within a blue u form below; two circular green eyes surrounded by a blue area outlined by green with a circular green and blue nose, a red mouth surrounded by a blue area, and four sets of a red u form within a blue u form that has a green oval below in the lower section. The other side has the following: two black ovoid pupils surrounded by a tapering oval and a green area around the eyes; two red u forms within a blue split u and a black u form are above each eye; below, there is a blue rectangular in the middle of a pair of red lines curving in a v form with black, blue, and green sections below; and a red split u within a blue u form within a black u form that has a green oval are at either side in the lower section.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC909

A plain shaft with a long wood point in the shape of multiple stacked cones. The point has four stacked cones progressing shorter toward the top with the one at the tip being of the medium size and a horizontal row of diagonal grooved lines around the base.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
fibre, wood and stem ?
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5292

Komokwa mask with loon or duck perched on head. Cedar bark over sides of bird. Leather collar. Colours are red, white, black and green.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, leather skin, wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4188

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in three sections with brown twine, one near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end. Near the wider end toward the middle, there are holes comrising a face consisting of a crescent-shaped hole with three vertical dark blue painted bars, two circular holes side-by-side for the eyes, a truncated triangular hole for the nose, and an oval hole for the mouth. The eyebrows are painted in dark blue.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4207

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in three sections with brown twine, one near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end. Near the wider end toward the middle, there are three circular holes side-by-side, a u form hole on an upraised arch-like platform, and a pointing curved hole on one side. The letter 'A' is carved on the side opposite to that of the holes. Seams are sealed with pitch.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and resin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8847

Brown wood double whistle that is oval in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two sections with brown twine, one near the wider end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there are two taper cut semi-oval holes on opposite sides.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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