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HeaddressA6383

Wooden wolf headdress, or mask. Long and narrow snout, prominent nostrils, bared teeth and fangs, and rounded ears that curve slightly backwards towards the tips. The mask is painted black with green around the eyes, red, black and white designs inside the ears, green nostrils with red interiors, black and red lips, and white teeth. There is a black and white design on the cheeks and top of the snout. Cloth attached inside the headdress, and cord attached at the back edges.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA6128

Headdress representing a wolf with rounded ears angled outwards on the top of the head, an elongated snout, and prominent nostrils. Painted black with black eyebrows, green around the eyes, red and green inside the ears, red nostrils, and red lips, all sections except the ears bordered in white. Remnants of cedar bark at the back. Off-white cloth attached to the reverse with metal nails.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, fibre, wood, paint and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6359

Mask representing a deer with antlers on the crown of the head. Face has protruding globular eyes, and a narrow snout. The mask is painted brown with black eyebrows and green around the eyes, a black nose with crescent-shaped nostrils, and black lips, all bordered with a white line.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, antler, fibre 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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MaskK2.393

Mask of a stylized buffalo head. Slightly flaring neck, twisted and slightly curving horns at the back of the head, large oval eye sockets at the sides of the head with slightly protruding domed eyes, a c-shaped mouth as viewed from the side with a slightly pointed tongue that protrudes diagonally forwards, and a ridge with a scalloped edge extending over the head and top of the mouth. The mask is painted with a black neck, eye rims, and sides of mouth, white eyes and horn tips, white on the scalloped edge of the ridge, red and black triangles along the sides of the ridge. yellow, white, red and black bands over the top of the head and mouth, and the remainder of the mask is painted red.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood and paint
Made in
N'Douci, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA4336

Wooden wolf headdress, or mask. The face is painted black with red bordered in white around the eyes, red and black nostrils delineated with a white line, and white teeth with red edges. Skin with brown and black hair attached over the top of the head. Inside is a wooden frame. A long cedar bark tuft is attached to the cedar frame at the back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, metal, skin and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA7480

Wooden wolf headdress, or mask. Carved in the form of a long head and snout, with a bent wood frame at the back. The mask has ears with two concave areas, and they protrude backwards at an angle. The mask aslo has a long muzzle with a protruding tongue and prominent nostrils. The mask is painted black with red inside the ears, green around the black and white eyes, a black line underneath each eyebrow, red nostrilsand lips with a white edge, a red tonge, and two rows of white teeth with red edges.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whale MaskA5300

Whale mask, or headdress, with a protruding ridge from the top lip over the nose as well as a moveable jaw, tail, dorsal fin, and pectoral fins. The mask or headdress is painted black with white designs on the tail, back and nose ridge, designs in green, red, white and black on the fins, green around the eyes, red nostrils, black eyebrows outlined in white, and white and red over the red mouth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cotton fibre ?, fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3634

Mask with a rotating t-shaped appendage at top that has a seagull at the end of each arm. The mask has a scalloped scale symbol edge, a hooked nose, slightly protruding eyes, and a slightly pointed chin. The mask is painted with red on the t-shaped protrusion, white and black on the seagulls, alternating light red-brown, brown, white, and green on the scalloped edge, white with red and brown inverted scale symbol u-shapes on the forehead, black eyebrows, green around the eyes and over the top of the nose bridge, brown over the tip of the nose with brown scalloped scale symbols on the cheeks, red nostrils and lips, a black moustache, and a white chin and lower cheeks with red designs on the lower cheeks. The rotating seagull appendage is controlled by green cord with wooden toggles at the back of the mask. There is also a bent cedar frame attached at the reverse.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6244 a-f

Mask (a) with a protruding rim around the sides and top of the face, a furrowed brow, protruding eyes, a hooked nose with flared nostrils, protruding cheeks as well as crescent shapes beside the mouth, an open mouth, and a pointed chin. There is a long hemp fibre fringe attached at the top of the mask. The mask is painted with alternating black and white scallop shapes around the rim, a white forehead with black eyebrows, green around the eyes and on the nose, red and white nostrils, black and white designs on the cheeks and protruding crescent shapes beside the mouth, and red lips surrounded by white. The mask is accompanied by five mouthpieces: b) wide mouth with open red lips revelaing two rows of pointed natural wood teeth separated by red triangles, and with a black rim; c) oval-shaped mouth with open red lips, a white interior, and a black band around the edge; d) an orange beak with red nostrils and edges; e) a black muzzle with red nostrils, red lips and natural teeth and fangs; f) a black beak with red nostrils and edges. The mouthpieces each have a protrusion at the back that fits into the mask's mouth. Parts b, d, e and f each have a slight notch at the top centre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, hemp fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6243 a-f

Mask (a) with a protruding rim around the sides and top, furrowed brows, raised eyes and cheeks, a hooked nose with flared nostrils, crescent-shaped protrusions to the sides of the mouth, and a protruding chin. A fringe of long hemp fibre is attached at the top. The mask is painted with alternating black and white scallop shapes around the rim, a white forehead with black eyebrows, green around the eyes and on the nose, red nostrils and lips, a black and white design on the cheeks, and on the protruding crescent shapes beside the mouth, green around the mouth, and brown on the chin as well as around the face. The mask has five mouthpiece attachments: b) wide mouth with open red lips exposing two rows of natural wood teeth; c) wide, open, and protruding mouth with red lips and a black base; d) an orange beak with red nostrils and edges; e) a black muzzle with red nostrils and lips, and natural wood teeth; f) a black beak with red nostrils and edges. Each mouthpiece has a protruding piece at the reverse that fits into the slot of the mask's mouth.

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