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MaskA6192

Large bear mask, carved and painted with a piece of fur nailed on. The muzzle is hinged with metal piece to a lower jaw. There is fur around the top and back of the head. The piece is tied together with twine to create a flap; two protruding pieces of fur form ears. There is twine that connects to the jaw allowing it to open and close. The mask is painted black, green, red and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, metal, skin, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureN2.987 a-p

Household shrine encased in a black boxlike structure. Front opening has two pairs of hinged doors. Predominantly gold, black, and red. Part a is the overall box structure; parts b and j are red railings; parts c and e are gold-coloured stands; parts d and f are gold-coloured candle stands; part g is a lotus-shaped stand; part h is a stand that apparently has had a (formerly separate) Buddhist Bodhisattva figure (N2.838 a) glued onto it; part i is a vase attached to its own stand; part k is a black fence; part l is a table; part m is a gold metal bracket for table; part n is a stand for table; part o is a stand with feet for encasing part a; part p is the base for under part o.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6152

Wooden, carved, bear mask with a long snout painted black with red edging. The jaw is hinged with metal wire on either side to the lower mouth. Nose, eyebrows and iris covered with copper. The face has white edging around the green ovoid-like shape with copper eyes on white background. Mouth opens with a copper stripe for teeth. The head is covered in nails with remnants of a skin. One ear nailed to the head and is painted black and red. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of an attached twine cord that would have assisted the mouth in opening. A strip of separate wood has been nailed to the bridge of the nose as a possibly repair. The mask is painted black, green, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal, skin, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird MaskA6334

Wooden, carved, supernatural bird mask with a long beak and circular cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with fibre twine on either side; the beak is now fixed shut. The beak and nostrils are painted black with red edging. There are two red split U forms and one orange U-form carved at the back of the beak running towards the nostril. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. Attached to the top of the head is a fringe of cedar bark; pieces of braided cedar line the bottom rim. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of an attached twine cord that assistants the beak in opening and shutting. The mask is painted black, red, white and orange with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, cedar bark, paint and metal
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Transformation MaskNb3.1357

Eagle transformation mask that has three beak portions joined by wedge-shaped pieces of wood fastened together by cloth and string; beak portions are pegged and hinged to an exterior wooden mount behind the interior human face mask; wood and string lever at base operates mask. Exterior closed: top of mask has three wedged shaped pieces painted white with black spots, down feathers glued to surface. Both upper beak portions identical with wedged shaped pieces above eye painted white with a solid black curvilinear design; black brows outlined in white; green face, white above beak and at jaw line; red optic liner, black and white eye; below black beak red nostril outlined in white; red lip band; wedge shaped pieces protruding from mouth are white with a solid black curvilinear design; underside of lower beak has two distinct painted parts; rear of beak, including wedge shaped pieces on either side, are painted white with black spots, down feathers glued to surface; upper portion of lower beak is black with a red lip band around three sides. Interior open: beaks painted black; red lip band visible on lower beak portion; beaks slightly concave, rim of upper beak portions graduate in depth; wedge shaped pieces form a circle around human face mask; dogfish design at the four cardinal points. Human face has hair inserted into drilled holes along top rim; white forehead has three green-grey u forms outlined in red, thin black line defines centre split u; black brows; green eye area and nose; eyes are white bored circles with red eye sockets; red nostrils; white cheeks have four solid green-grey u forms on either side of mouth; black moustache-like line extends from nostrils to corner of mouth; open red lipped mouth; white jaw area has four rows of short horizontal strips; black chin; black smudges on jaw and under lower lip.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, feather, paper, fibre, metal, adhesive, hair and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8327

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has red and white, ovoid shaped, cutout nostrils outlined in black and white. Running from the brow is a large, protruding, central black and white circular frill that projects upwards and curves downwards to the middle of the beak; detailed with repeating black and brown u-forms. The mouth is red, flat, wide and protruding. Behind the beak are two large, brown u-forms carved in relief. The underside of the beak is detailed with a bird figure with painted facial features and a circular beak that projects out then curves into the middle of the mouth. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of leather. The eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; the brow is black. Behind the eye are two red and white u-forms. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre twine to articulate the beak. The top and sides have cedar braids and small bundles; longer strips hang down the back. Attached to the top are two triangular-like shaped ears with circular tips. The mask is painted black, white, red and brown with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, fibre, wood, paint, leather skin and metal
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA8050

Brown wood cockle or clam shell carving. Painted with vertical black lines along all the ridges. Made of two halves connected at the smaller end with a patch of brown cloth nailed together. The two halves can open up like a clam shell.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA7476

Carved, wooden, supernatural bird mask with a long beak and circular cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather on either side, nailed to the jaw. The beak and nostrils are painted black with red edging and detailing. There is a red stylized U-form around the nostrils. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black and there are three black U-forms along the back rim. Attached to the top of the head are short strips of cedar bark creating a fringe that sits on top and hangs over the opening. Attached with twine to the top, back and bottom rim is red and white twisted cloth. Strips of cedar line the bottom rim and dangle down to cover the body of the wearer. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of thick strip of fibre that lines the opening and an attached twine cord that assistants the beak in opening and shutting; cord is tied around a long, wooden handle. The mask is painted black, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, fibre, cotton fibre, wood, paint, leather skin and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA3715 a-b

Headdress depicting a wolf in two parts: a) left side, b) right side. Each piece is composed of two pieces of wood that are hinged where the head meets the muzzle. The headdress is painted in orange, green and white.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood
Made in
Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA6552

Wooden wolf headdress, or mask. Carved and painted; has wooden, cutout teeth and circular, mirror eyes. The muzzle is hinged with a piece of twisted, fibre twine on either side, to a lower jaw. There is twine on the inside of the mask that connects to the jaw allowing it to open and close. Wooden ears are attached to the top, back of the head. The mask is painted black, red, green and yellow.

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