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Head RingA4234

Head ring made from woven cord backed by red cloth with four large, square pieces of abalone shell attached around the outside at evenly spaced intervals. Ermine pelts line the top of the ring. Two cords crisscross the top of the ring at right angles, with a large cedar bark tassel attached at the centre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell, ermine skin, cotton fibre, cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA4233

Tightly knitted cover of red string sewn over a core of cloth. Long tassels of orange-red string knotted on the ends are sewn to the ring in four places that are relatively equally spaced. Oval in shape.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA4228 b

Cedar bark band backed with cloth and faced with red-dyed cedar bark. Extra bundle of bark sewn on one side on the top edge - additional panel of red-dyed cedar bark sewn on the opposite side. Colour: red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA1467

Head ring made from thin strands of twined cedar bark backed by cloth. Four vertical bands of twined bark are sewn to the outside of the head ring at even intervals. A wide, rectangular piece made from the same twined bark is sewn onto the front of the head ring. Possibly red pigment on bark?

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
pigment, cedar bark and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA6083

Head band of tightly knitted red string lined with a fine burgundy coloured cloth. Four bundles of red-dyed cedar bark attached to the upper edges of the ring. Additional rectangular pieces of bark backed with cloth attached to two sides.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
dye, cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeA6080

Rectangular black velvet robe with a border on three sides of diagonal checker work woven cedar bark. Eleven carved wooden skulls are tied on to the robe at intervals through small holes drilled in the top of the skulls. Clumps of shredded cedar bark are also attached.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, wood and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA6254

Cover of tightly knitted red string sewn over a core of cloth. Long tassels of lengths of red string twined together are sewn onto the ring in four places that are equally spaced. Circular in shape.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4153

Large, carved Atlakim Hokhokw mask with a long beak, a high black bridge with a braided cedar cord running along the edge. The nose is ovoid shaped and painted red and black with white s-shape outlined in black behind it. The beak is long and painted black with a red mouth and white detailing. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather nailed to either side. The eyes are white, outlined in black, on a white ovoid shaped background; brow is black. Around the back of the eye are white s-shapes outlined in black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a twine fragment. The top has short pieces of cedar creating a fringe. The mask is painted black, red, and white with stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, wood, paint, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Towkwid PuppetA3411 a-b

Two puppets (parts a-b) in the shape of human figures attached to each other with a string cord around their necks. Both have carved, wooded heads decorated with green, red and black paint. The heads are tied onto stuffed white cloth bodies with red cloth ties at the ends of each body part and around the waste. Part b has a black moustache.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Button BlanketA3730

Button blanket made of a large blue wool blanket. Black band at each end, and a wide red woolen flannel border sewn to both sides and across the top, with a section cut out at the neck and inserted with dark blue and red cotton. Another wide red flannel band is sewn from top to bottom on each side, along the edge of the blanket's black band. This whole border design section is heavily decorated with button designs. The main crest design is a red flannel tree of life design. There is a manufacturer's stamp mark on the bottom of the red flannel border.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
shell, bone ?, cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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