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MaskA6801

Mask depicting a fish with round eyes and exaggerated, protruding ears (one is missing). Facial features are painted black and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA1806

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has long, exaggerated, protruding red nostrils with two large circular openings in the front. Running from the brow is a large, protruding, central black, rectangular shaped frill that projects outwards then curves downwards to the top of the beak. On the top edge of the head is a smaller, rounded, black frill that tapers into the top of the head. The mouth is red, flat and protruding. The underside of the beak is black; beak is hinged with a thin piece of metal wire. The eyes are small and outlined in black and red, surrounded by a large white, sunken, ovoid-like shape; the brow is black with red vertical stripes. Back of mask is slightly cylindrical in shape; around the top, side and bottom edges are twisted pieces of cedar. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre twine to articulate the beak; bundles of small branches with cedar strips and a piece of eagle down. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
red cedar wood, cedar bark, paint, fibre, metal and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6633

Mask with pronounced nose and upper lip. Eyes are teardrop-shaped holes. Moustache, chin beard, and eyebrows painted black. Lips and nostrils painted orange, and there is an orange design on the cheeks with two curved lines on the forehead.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6632

Mask with with painted black hair, eyebrows, beard and moustache. Black and orange-red lines cross the bridge of the nose and run diagonally down the cheeks.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6631

Humanoid mask with small circular eyes, an angular open mouth, a pronounced brow ridge, and a circular hole centred at the top of the head. Facial features and designs are painted in black and orange. Green cord is tied to several holes at the back of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, fibre, dye and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6630

Mask with orange band over circular eye holes, and around sides of face to chin. Blue and orange oval on chin, a four-pointed orange star on each cheek, orange on tip of nose and below nose with two lobes to each side of the nose. Two x-shaped marks in orange either side of the forehead, two curved lines in orange at the centre of the forehead, and one thick line of grey just above the brows, at the centre of the forehead. Eyebrows are black, and under each is a thin line of blue paint that thickens at the temples. Off-white fabric attached at top edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA1555

Wood paddle that is heavily shellacked. Blade is deeply carved in relief and painted with yellow, red, black, and green in the design of a frog ? on both sides. Has black ovoid in yellow tapering oval eyes, red nostrils, an open mouth with a red tongue and yellow teeth, hunched legs, green sides, and a different creature at either side. Double handle grip.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
cedar wood and paint
Made in
Aiyansh, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA1556

Wood paddle that is heavily shellacked. Blade is deeply carved in relief and painted with yellow, red, black, and green in the design of a beaver on both sides. Has black ovoid in yellow tapering oval eyes with black brows above, red nostrils, an open mouth with yellow in the middle surrounded by red, hunched legs, and red-brown cross hatched tail parts showing at either side with green at the ends. Large double handle grip.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
cedar wood and paint
Made in
Aiyansh, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA1575

Short wooden paddle with a leaf-shaped blade. Complex design painted in black on one side of blade - dominated by a claw or foot design. The other side of the blade painted with the outlines of two intersecting ovoids (unfinished). Two painted black stripes and a printed "Mr. Raley" near handle grip.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Port Simpson, British Columbia, Canada and Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA399 a-b

Tall square sided bentwood box with lid (part b). The same Northwest Coast stylized designs are painted on the front and back in black and red. Rectangular box has steam bent sides. Last corner held together with wooden pegs. Sides are undecorated. The lid is slightly flared and unpainted.

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