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Head RingA6267

Coiled cedar bark head ring with four carved wooden skulls attached to sides of headdress; skulls are painted white. Four bundles of cedar bark strips are attached to the sides in between the skulls. Brown ribbon ties attached at the bottom.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA4093 a-b

Cedar bentwood box with a lid (part b). All four sides made from a single cedar board (approximately 3/4 in. thick), steamed and bent into three right angle corners. The open seam is nailed together. A separate cedar board is nailed on to make a bottom. Box is bound with a network of twisted cedar ropes tied with large knots. Lid is constructed of a series of cedar boards nailed together through two crosspieces along the bottom. One side of lid has an upturned flaring edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, cedar bark and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA3539

Long braided neck band with three long fringed ends.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
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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Neck RingA6081

Twisted cedar bark ring with fringes on two sides.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6117

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has large red, protruding oval shaped nostrils outlined with black u-forms. Running from the brow is a large central frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak; detailed with black u-forms and an incised head in profile. 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, outlined in white and red on a white, ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The underside of the beak has another, small carved bird head in black and white. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of rectangular wooden handle that is tied to the back of the mask with twisted twine. The beak has twine pieces through the lower beak to articulate the mask. Attached to the top, side and bottom ridge are twisted braids of cedar rope; longer cedar strips hang from the top. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, metal, rubber, fibre, wood and paint
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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Neck RingA2381

Woven, rope-like, red-dyed cedar bark ring. Tassels made of long strands of finer three-strand cedar bark rope attached in four places.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA2342

Rope-like double strand twisted cedar bark ring. Tassels of thinner cedar bark ropes twisted and braided together with orange twine sewn to the main ring on four sides.

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 RingA1747

Head ring made from twined strands of cedar bark wrapped around cloth; bundle of cedar bark strips are attached horizontally at the front with vertical banding.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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