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RattleA3625

Brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, each with a semi-cylindrical handle, creating a full rounded oval rattle nailed together on the handle which is also bound with brown string. Along either sides of each piece, there is a hole to bind the two pieces together with white string and cedar bark fringes. Pieces are also bound together at the top with white string and cedar bark fringe. Sketchy designs of waves and dots are painted in black on both sides. One side has double wavy black lines with three green dots within at either side and green dots all around it with a central black triangle at the narrower end and a horizontal black band across near the middle. The other side has mirror image s-curves at either side with black dots in between and a pair of black dotted panels above and a horizontal black band across near the handle end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, wood, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PuppetA4516

Wooden winged puppet; in the form of a human-like female figure, painted white, with wings on her back. The spread wings are decorated with stylized U-forms, split U’s, S shapes and ovoids. The arms are bent at the elbows with the forearms extended and palms facing up. The face is white with red, black and brown detailing. Silver foil under the eyes. The chest has two red, outlined, U-forms. The head, wings, shoulders, elbows and feet are all moveable. The colours are white, red, black, and green.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, metal, glass, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PuppetA4515

Two-dimensional carved human figure with three-dimensional outstretched arms nailed at a forty-five degree angle to the body. Figure is painted white with red hands and black and red facial and body features. The back is flat and unpainted. A short length of cedar bark hair is affixed to the top of the head.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PuppetA4514

Two-dimensional carved human figure with three-dimensional outstretched arms nailed at a forty-five degree angle to the body. Figure is painted white with red hands and black and red facial and body features. The back is flat and unpainted.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whale MaskA4506

Whale mask, or headdress. Body has two dorsal fins, pectoral fins, a tail, and jaw that are all movable. A ridge extends up and over the nose and head from the lips. All fins are covered with designs in white, red and green. The double dorsal fins each have an oval hole at the centre. The body of the mask is painted black with white, red, and blue designs, including a scalloped design that extends from the mouth over the head to behind the dorsal fins. The face is blue around the eyes, withe and black above and below the red nostrils, the lips are red, and there are white crescent-shaped design elements beside the corners of the mouth. The tail has a painted face design.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, leather skin, wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4499

Carved wooden, crooked beak headdress, or mask. The beak has red ovoid shaped nostrils with a central frill that curves inward to the centre of the beak. The mouth is red, flat and protruding; bottom part of jaw is nailed shut. The face is black with white outline and detailing. The eyes are white outlined in black and red on a white, ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow; twisted twine is tied to either side of the bottom, back edge of the mask. Attached to the top and side edges are short, bundles cedar stripes; longer pieces of cedar hang down the back. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, cedar bark, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA6181

Wooden wolf headdress, or mask, with narrow snout, open mouth with bared teeth and fangs, protruding rounded ears, fur across the top and back of th e head bordered by twisted cloth and cedar bark. The headdress is painted black with orange around the eyes, white ears with orange and red designs on the inside, red nostrils and lips, and white lines delineating the eyebrows, edges of the eye sockets, the top lip and the nostrils.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, metal, fibre, skin, cedar bark, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6180

Green, red, grey, black and white eagle mask with a profusion of feathers on the crown and a red mouth underneath a prominent curved beak . A rectangular piece of wood with a raised hump near the front, painted with green and red designs, protrudes from each cheek on either side of the mask. Cord is tied through several holes at the back of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
bird wing, fibre, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6177

Mask with u-shaped red and black scale symbols above thick black eyebrows and in green and black around the mouth. Round eyes are surrounded by green, and pursed red lips protrude from a concave area with a small black moustache. The remainder of the face is off-white. There is a green cord strung from the top reverse of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6121

Large, carved, wooden, raven hamatsa mask with a long beak and ovoid shaped cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather nailed to either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth and nose. At the back of the mouth is a U-form. Along the back of the nose to the back of the mouth are red split U-forms outlined in white. The eyes are white, outlined in black, surrounded by red on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of twine used to open and close the beak along with a fibre head ring. The top and side edges of the mask are lined with braided cedar. The top has short pieces of cedar creating a fringe, while the back has longer strips that hang over the wearer. Intertwined in the cedar are pieces of eagle down. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, paint, fibre, 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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