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MaskA4180

Wooden bear mask, carved and painted. The protruding snout is painted red and black with line outlines. The mouth is open displaying the top row of teeth, which are unpainted. The eyes are outlined in black on a white background. There is a twisted rope of cedar that runs along the top rim and down the sides. The rope unravels at the end leaving long pieces of cedar to dangle. The top of the head is covered in bear fur; the ears are made of bear skin. The mask is painted black, green and red with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, skin, fibre, bear skin, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Crab PuppetA4104

Supernatural ground crab puppet. Wooden carved figure depicting a crustacean with four bent legs on each side of the body and two claws on either side of the face. Inside the hollowed-out interior is a spool, which attaches to two spools of string: when pulled, these would allow a person to cause the figure to scuttle along. The figure is painted in brown with black and white details.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3813

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has red and white ovoid shaped nostrils with split u forms behind it, all carved in shallow relief. Running from the brow is a large, protruding, central black and white square shaped frill that projects upwards and curves downwards to the top, tip of the beak; detailed with a large cutout u-form. Curling from the top edge of the head is a smaller, circular red and white frill with a band of black u-forms. The mouth is red, flat, wide and protruding. The underside of the beak is black with two ovoids and a u-form. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The eyes are black, outlined in white and black on a white ovoid shaped ground; the brow is black. Behind the eye are two black and white u and split 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. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, rubber, metal, cedar bark, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4246

Mask with a cedar bark fringe over a frame made from bent twigs, and with parts of the design in copper. The mask is painted in red, green and black with copper nailed to the centre of the forehead, the eyebrows, the eyes, the lower cheeks from the sides of the nose to the jaw, and the outer edges of the lips.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, metal, copper metal, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4245

Mask with four separately attached wood appendages that are nailed to the sides and forehead. The top two horn-like pieces are nailed to the mask at an angle and have rounded edges, and the two side pieces have two lobes that face outwards and are angled slightly towards the back of the mask. The mask is painted white with heavy black eyebrows, a curved black nose with red nostrils, red and green around the black and white eyes, pursed red lips, and black and red u-shapes to the sides of the mouth with an inset green ovoid bordered in white. Long strips of cedar bark bound in two places with green string are attached to the top of the mask. An off-white cord is strung through a hole at the top of the mask and two holes on either side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4242

Mask with round eyes, scale symbols and gill slits. Black moustache over lip. Small ears with long cedar bark fringe on top. Green, black and red on white ground.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, cedar bark, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3659

Painted wooden mask with a loon perched on the head. The mask has small round eyes, gill slits, a large nose and mouth with protruding front teeth in black, green, orange and white. The loon has spreadable wings, a metal tongue and is tied onto the top of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4179

Dzunuk'wa mask. Shiny, black, humanoid mask with deeply recessed eye sockets, a hooked nose, heavy eyebrows, and protruding, pursed red lips. Lips, nostrils and eyes are red. Eye sockets and outlines of facial features are white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4177

Humanoid mask with small circular eyes, an angular open mouth, large, protruding nose and prominent brow ridge. Facial features and linear designs are painted black and orange-red. Green cord is attached to several holes at the back of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, skin, wood, paint, metal and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial DaggerA3552

Ceremonial dagger. Bulbous wooden handle, embellished by two round skulls with sunken eyes and nostril and teeth grooves that are nailed to either side of a dark coloured triangular shaped piece that then holds the rectangular metal blade and is secured with two nails.

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