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ArrowA8394

Arrow shaft composed of a long piece of cedar that has a slightly flared notched end, a charred (?) spiral design on the shaft, and the end where the arrow tip would be is wrapped in off-white fibre with charcoal pigment (?) covering most of the fibre. Point is missing.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, fibre and charcoal pigment ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6629

Humanoid mask with horizontal black and orange lines across forehead and face, circular holes for eyes, an angular mouth and nose, prominent brow ridge, black moustache-like markings and a black chin. A tuft of newspaper strips protrudes from a small hole on top of the forehead. Green cord is tied to several holes at the back of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, metal, fibre, paint, dye, paper and ink
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6628

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

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA6601

Wooden dish in the shape of a wolf. Tail protrudes from the back of the dish and curls inwards. Head of the wolf has a long snout and an opened mouth. There are Northwest Coast design elements painted on the outside of the dish in green, black, and red. On the underside of the dish, a handwritten inscription reads: "Charlie James." There is also a word written in Kwakwa'la below the name.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA6577

Kwakwaka'wakw style model pole (replica?). Figures are a grizzly bear holding a human below, with a thunderbird with outstretched wings on top. Colours used are black, red and white. Paper labels adhered to back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
cedar wood and paint
Made in
Japan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head Ring FrontletA8391

Cedar bark head ring with a carved frontlet of a sun figure in high relief. Frontlet has a broad white face, heavy black eyebrows, a green band painted across the eyes, and is encircled by a green ring; alternating squares of abalone shell and mirror are set into the green ring around the face. Cedar bark head ring is lined with cloth and features three large squares of abalone shell fastened to the outside at evenly spaced intervals.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood, cedar bark, silver alloy metal ?, glass, cotton fibre, abalone shell and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CradleA8388

Long and narrow wooden cradle, with a high rounded top and legs that would make it rock. The sides and the foot end were steam bent and nailed to the top end. All of the exterior sides are decorated with a Northwest Coast distributive design painted green, orange and back. The image is of a sisiutl with the central face at the foot end and the two serpents down each of the long sides. There is a wooden bar across inside at head.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Totem PoleA8381

Small totem pole of eagle sitting abovea bear. The bear is holding, and appears to be eating, an upside down copper.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kachina FigureD4.54

Figure with elaborate feathered headdress that has semicircular shape and radiating step design in red, blue, yellow, white and black. The figure's V-shaped face is white with a black, red and blue geometric design, its cloak is white with bands of red and black, its dress has a black scale and line pattern with a black painted fringe on the bottom, and the figure is wearing blue boots with a red design. Inscriptions on bottom of garment.

Culture
Hopi
Material
feather, cottonwood wood and paint
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA1616

Wooden spoon with a deep, elongated bowl and a tapering handle with a bird's head carved near the base; painted black, green and red.

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