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Ancestor FigureA1800

Carved wooden figure sitting with knees drawn up. The head is oval shaped with large ovoid eyes, protruding nose and open mouth. The upper lip and chin are painted black; a red band is painted across the face, the bridge of the nose and around the lips. Arms that hang down to the sides are attached separately to the body.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA1797

Carved wooden moon mask. The cut out pupils are outlined with black and have black eyebrows above. The nostrils are red. The slightly open mouth is red. Has black hair, a black moustache, and a black goatee. Head is outlined by black with a flat undecorated brown wood moon halo-like effect.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6369

Humanoid mask with an angular face, small slanted eyes, large recessed eye sockets, hooked nose and protruding lips. Locks of brown hair attached to head.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, hair and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial DaggerA6367

Four-sided wedge-shaped wooden dagger with a handle in form of a face mask. Top and bottom rim of handle are painted red; the rest is black in colour.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA6363

Brown wood rattle in the form of a whale. Black lower jaw has a white outlined plain crescent. Black dorsal fin has a white ovoid, a curving white m-shape, and is inserted into the back. Side fins have a black ovoid in ovoid, and two white split u's at the tip. Has oval black eyes in a tapering oval surrounded by a white area. Mouth and nostrils are red. Body is black and tapers down to an outward flaring handle. There is a green cord loop through the middle of the handle. Makes noise when shaken.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Crab PuppetA6362

Wooden carving of a crab with protruding eyes and eight bent legs. Each leg is composed of two pieces of wood, nailed together, and the legs are immovable. The body and legs are painted red, and the face is painted in red, black, and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA404

Dish in the shape of a frog with a hollowed out body. The frog is painted blue with black dashes on the body, a black head, and pink nostrils and lips.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA131

Wooden, carved figure of a human and a wolf ? The human is in a crouched position with legs drawn up and arms under breast; animal on back, holding man's cheeks with front paws and legs drawn up over body. The human is wearing a headdress; the wolf is bearing its teeth. Traces of black and red paint. There is a hole drilled through the human's body.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, paint and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA132

Wooden, canoe-shaped dish with furrowed marking on the sides. Bottom is painted white; rim is painted black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA130

Wooden, long paddle with a wide, flat, pointed blade and a cylindrical shaped handle. Painted black except where use has worn the paint off (e.g. hand grips).

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