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Whale MaskA1596

Mask or headdress representing a whale with moveable dorsal fin, tail fin, and pectoral fins, a large flat mouth with a movable lower jaw, and cylindrical nostrils. The mask is painted black with concentric circles and ovals on the sides and head in white and red. The face is painted with black eyebrows,bordered in red and white, green around the eyes, black with an abstract white design on the cheeks, red and black designs above the white and red nostrils, black above the upper lip, and red lips. The fins are painted with designs in black, red, and white. Original tail flukes have been replaced by plain wooden carved pieces with painted and sewn cardboard cut-outs attached above.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, fibre and paper
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Dugout CanoeA1570

Wooden model canoe. The bow and stern of the canoe become thinner and curve upwards slightly. The stern is thicker than the bow. The sides of the canoe are decorated with four figures painted in red, green and black. The interior of the canoe is undecorated.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3657

Mask painted white with heavy black eyebrows, black around the eyes with a gill-like design in black over the cheeks, red nostrils and lips, a black moustache, red accentuating the cheeks and sides of the mouth, and a black chin. Two rectangular ears protrude at the sides and are painted red and white separated by a black line. There are also two black oval marks on the mask's right ear and four black oval marks on the mask's left ear. Cord attached at back with a piece of off-white fabric knotted around it.

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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Speaker's StaffA3655

Talking stick, or speaker's staff, with upper lacquered section decorated with totemic figures, and the lower tapering cylindrical portion painted dark green. There is a brass sheath on the tip with a rounded brass point emerging from the centre bottom of the staff.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, brass metal and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3550

Wooden, bear mask, carved and painted. The muzzle is hinged – with a piece of string on one side and skin on the other – to a lower jaw. The ties allow the jaw to open and close. Wooden ears are attached to the top, one is painted black, the other is unpainted and is a later addition. The mask is painted black, red, green and white with Northwest coast designs. The black paint covers an older red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, metal, fibre and skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5266

Mask with arched eyebrows, circular eye holes, short nose with pointed tip, and downturned mouth with lips pointed at the centre. The mask is painted with grey-white on the forehead, black eyebrows, pink around the eyes and over the nose, red nostrils, green over the cheeks bordered by a red arc design with three green stripes and four black stripes, black circles on the lower cheek, a black moustache, green lips, and a green lobed design on the chin.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance KnifeA5265

Warrior dance knife, or baton in the form of Sisiutl. Has a central frontal head and a profile head on either side. Painted on both sides in colours of red, green, black, and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA5260

A wooden human figure holding a copper in front of its legs. The copper is painted with an upper section that has a face with red facial features and dark green pupils; the lower section is painted black with a pair of two red X-shapes on either side, with a vertical dark blue T-line down the middle. The figure's black eyes are surrounded by dark green, with black brows above. There is a dark green dot in the middle of the forehead. The top of the head is dark green. The nose and mouth area are dark red. The body is painted dark green.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
iron metal, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor FigureA1800

Carved wooden figure sitting with knees drawn up. The head is oval shaped with large ovoid eyes, protruding nose and open mouth. The upper lip and chin are painted black; a red band is painted across the face, the bridge of the nose and around the lips. Arms that hang down to the sides are attached separately to the body.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA1797

Carved wooden moon mask. The cut out pupils are outlined with black and have black eyebrows above. The nostrils are red. The slightly open mouth is red. Has black hair, a black moustache, and a black goatee. Head is outlined by black with a flat undecorated brown wood moon halo-like effect.

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