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Net FloatA6198

Carving of a water bird with details painted in black on the bird's back. Has a tail feather attached to body with cedar bark stitches and two black leather pieces resembling feet. Head tapers to a pointed beak and is attached to the neck with a wooden dowel.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood, metal, skin and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HarpoonA6197

Painted red, white, and green with a long, cylindrical, green rod that has two barbed red arrow points. Twisted cedar bark rope is wrapped between the arrow points and the flat, white notched end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6132

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has red spilt u-shaped nostrils outlined with black u-forms that are inlayed with rectangular shaped abalone shell. Running from the brow is a central frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak; detailed with black u-forms and inlayed abalone shell. The mouth is red, flat and protruding; bottom part of jaw is hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are black, inlayed with abalone, outlined in white and red on a white, ovoid shaped ground; brow is black and inlayed with square pieces of abalone. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of twisted twine pieces through the lower beak. Attached to the top ridge is a red and white twisted rope along with short, bundles of cedar stripes; longer cedar strips in the middle. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, abalone shell, cedar bark, cotton fibre, fibre, paint, metal and synthetic rubber
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA6129

Wooden wolf headdress, or mask, with an elongated snout, prominent nostrils, bared teeth and fangs, and rounded ears at the top of the head. The mask is painted black with green around the eyes, red nostrils and lips, white teeth and a white design at the top of the snout. A frame made from bent twigs and green cord are attached at the reverse.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6360

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has large red, ovoid shaped nostrils outlined with white incised lines. Running from the brow is a large central black frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak and back into itself. The mouth is red, flat and protruding. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The underside of the beak is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a piece of fibre twine that articulates the beak. Attached to the top is a wooden crest with red split u-forms on a white ground. The top has many bundles of small stripes of cedar bark with a piece of eagle down is intertwined. Hanging from the back and bottom edges are long strips of cedar that would cover the wearer. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood, cedar bark, fibre, metal, rubber and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earthquake MaskA6357

Earthquake mask with movable eyebrows and lips and dark glassy eyes. The nostrils and cheeks are emphasized with curvilinear lines. The eyebrows and lips are controlled by cords that feed through to the reverse of the mask, where there is also a bent, movable wooden head strap. The mask is painted white with black eyebrows, green around the eyes, a vertical black band over the nose, black and red nostrils, red lips, green around the mouth, and black and red lines around the mouth and on the cheeks.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, metal, graphite mineral and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4324

Bird mask, or headdress, with pronounced curved beak and moveable jaw. Recessed eye sockets with slightly protruding, mirrored eyes. Painted in gray, green, black, white and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, silver alloy metal ?, fibre, leather skin, metal and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6297

Hawk mask. Round mask with hooked beak that connects to the top lip of the mouth. Mask is painted white all over and has green, black, and red accents. Eye sockets are inset and eyes are slightly raised.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4176

Mourner mask. Mask depicts a human face with two horizontal orange lines on forehead and one on chin. Lower part of nose and lips are orange, also an orange design from temple to temple over the eyes and across the bridge of the nose. Two copper strips, representing tears, run down from the corners of each eye. Eyebrows are black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4170

Carved wooden, long, crooked beak mask. The beak has red, ovoid shaped nostrils with a red and white u-form behind it and repeating small white u-forms above. Running from the brow is a long central black frill that protrudes outward then curves downwards to the top, tip of the beak. The mouth is red, narrow and protruding. The underside of the beak is black. 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; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre twine that articulates the beak. The top and back have long stripes of cedar bark with small pieces of eagle down intertwined. Hanging from the bottom edge are pieces of twine that hold long cedar strips. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

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