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HeaddressA9355

Mask made from cut out planks of wood formed in a triangular-like shape with flat sides, a thin adjoining nose piece and a rectangular shaped piece of wood at the back. Detailed in blue and orange Northwest Coast stylized forms is a wolf with rectangular shaped nostrils, bared teeth and large eyes. The mouth and eyes are inlaid with pieces of mirrored glass as well as other small sections. Protruding from the top edge of the headdress are numerous thin sections of baleen creating a fringe. The inside has two thin wooden strips attached to two larger bars to create a frame for the head. Covering the frame is a piece of cotton fabric. Fibre ties hang from the bottom edge. (Similar to A9354).

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
baleen, glass, silver alloy metal ?, fibre, wood, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Ahousat, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA9354

Mask made from cut out planks of wood formed in a triangular-like shape with flat sides, a thin adjoining nose piece and a rectangular shaped piece of wood at the back. Detailed in blue and red Northwest Coast stylized forms is a wolf with ovoid shaped nostrils, bared teeth and large eyes. The mouth and eyes are inlaid with pieces of mirrored glass as well as other small sections. The nose is detailed with a blue crown-like shape. Protruding from the top edge of the headdress are numerous thin sections of baleen creating a fringe. The inside has two thin wooden strips attached to two larger bars to create a frame for the head. Covering the frame is a piece of cotton fabric. Fibre ties hang from the bottom edge. (Similar to A9355).

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
wood, baleen, silver alloy metal ?, glass, fibre, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Ahousat, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA7542

Stylized zoomorphic carving with designs painted in black, white and green. A totem-like figure of a bird standing on a fish (broken) sits in the centre of a long, arched piece of whale bone; the head and forelegs of a bear are carved at each end of the bone piece. Images of three whales are painted on either side of the bone.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
whale bone, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeA1518

Long navy blue coloured canoe that tapers at each end. Interior is unpainted and there are four wooden slats that extend the width of the canoe.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
wood and bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanN3.50

The fan is divided into four colourful geometric panels meeting in the centre; the top panel is red, the two side panels are green and the bottom panel is orange. In the orange panel surrounding where the handle attaches to the fan, there is a stylized floral designs in black. The wooden handle is also black.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, wood, metal, lacquer and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Percussion Musical InstrumentB133

Skin stretched over a turned dark brown wood base that has a hollow, upward flaring, circular shape. Discs of shim brass create more sounds. Skin edged with tape and nailed.

Culture
Malay
Material
wood, skin, rattan, adhesive, fibre and brass metal
Made in
Brunei
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumA8136 a-b

Drum (a) and drumstick (b). Hide stretched over a circular wooden frame with four lengths of wire meeting at the centre back, bound with cloth. Stick has cloth covered head; handle is wrapped with leather and cord.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Pacheenaht
Material
skin, metal, fibre and wood
Made in
Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxA7448

Box with convex sides and a rim that curves downwards on the sides and upwards on the ends. The box is painted with an abstract design on all four sides in red and black representing two (?) figures in profile.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
cedar wood, metal and paint
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA7298

Elasticized cotton band sewn in a circle and affixed with eighteen bear claws at even intervals. Points of claws held upright in a circle by a thin string tied from tip to tip.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre, cotton fibre and bear claw
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA7982

Humanistic painted wooden headdress. The headdress is white with a carved black head covering and features painted on in various colours. The thick frowning lips are red. The protruding nose with the tip nailed on is blue. The area surrounding the eyes and pointed designs on the cheeks are also blue. The eyes are white ovals outlined in black with round black centres. The eyebrows are also black. On either side of the black head covering, protruding metal discs have been nailed near the top.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Kyuquot
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
Kyuquot, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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