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Dance KnifeA6147

Warrior dance knife, or baton in the form of Sisiutl. One side is carved but unpainted. The other side has a central frontal head with two upward and outward curling horn-like appendages at the top and a profile head on either side, each of which has another upward and backward curling horn-like appendage at the top. Painted green, white, black, and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance ScreenA4363

Large, ceremonial dance screen. Painted with a circular design in black on ecru-coloured cotton. Split image of a sisiutl encircling a central human figure. Cord for hanging attached along the upper edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
oil, charcoal pigment and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feast Dish LidA4342

Large wooden mask-like shaped lid carved in the form of Dzunuk'wa (Tsonoqua). She has large open mouth and eyes, pursed lips, shallow cheeks and carved nose. Painted red around the eyes and the mouth; face painted black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and red cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6317 a

Large, carved, wooden, raven hamatsa mask with a long beak and ovoid shaped cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of skin, with fur, nailed to either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth and nose. At the back of the nose are five black U-forms with a large black s-shape; each shape is outlined in white. The eyes are white, outlined in black and red, on a white and red, 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. The top has short pieces of cedar creating a fringe, while the back has longer strips that hang over the wearer. The bottom is black with white edging. The mask is painted black, red and white with stylized designs. (Part b is a detached piece of cedar fringe.)

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, metal, rubber, skin, cedar bark, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whale MaskA6316

Whale mask, or headdress, with moveable dorsal fin, pectoral fins, tail and lower jaw. At the base of the dorsal fin is an eagle with outstretched wings. The bird is attached to rigging for movement. By the blow hole there is a carved face of Bak'was. Under the lower jaw of the whale is a face, and on the pectoral fins are protruding hands in dark and light green. The tail shaft is segmented. The tail fins have a painted ovoid design underneath and a facial design on top. The body is painted black with white lines and circles. The fins are painted with designs in red, green, black and white. The face is painted black with black eyebrows outlines in white, green around the eyes with incised white lines, white below the eye sockets, black and red nostrils with white rims, and red lips with Bak'was painted in white, black, green and red. The bird is painted white and black with red legs and eyes, a white beak with red edges, and its wings are black with white stripes on the underside and white with black and red dots of paint on the top side. Some of the original painting can be found inside the side fins.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, leather skin, fibre, tin metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6310

Plain oval shaped mask with small circular cut out eyes and two cut-out nostrils. Right side of mask is painted green.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skull RepresentationA6309

Ornament in the shape of a stylized green skull. The cheeks are slightly concave, and the wood tapers from the nose to the chin, thinnest at the chin. The eyes and nostrils are recessed circular holes. There is a length of orange-brown string attached to a metal loop at the chin.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA6305

Brown double reed whistle that is square in cross section and painted grey-blue and is bound in four sections with biege-brown string, one near each end and two near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole nearby at either side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thunderbird HeaddressA4500

Carved thunderbird headdress with a pronounced beak, recessed eye sockets and a horn on the mask's right side that has a curled tip. Carved tail panel attaches to top of head, and wing panels attach to the sides. The left side panel and horn were replaced using cedar. Painted in green, yellow, black, red and white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
hemlock wood, fibre, paint and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6221 a-b

Mask (a) with cedar bark fringe attached at top that extends down past the bottom of the chin. Circular eyes, slightly protruding, pursed red lips, red nostrils, black hair with a scalloped edge, heavy black eyebrows, a black moustache with downturned ends, and a curving black scalloped design on the cheeks. The remainder of the face is painted white. A bunch of white and dark grey-brown feathers attached to a pointed piece of wood with blue string and adhesive fabric tape (b) fits into a hole in the top of the head, angled forward.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, wood, paint, fibre, dye, adhesive and feather
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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