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MaskA3606 a-g

Mask (part g) with a rim around the top and sides, slightly raised eyes, raised cheekbones, and a mouth with downturned corners. The mask is painted with black scallops on red with a brown border around the rim, red scallop designs on a white forehead, black eyebrows, green around the eyes, brown scallop design under the eyes, red nostrils, green cheeks with brown and red circles, white over the upper lip with a black scalloped moustache, red lips, and a brown chin. The mask has six interchangeable mouthpieces: a) an oval mouth with red lips and protruding tongue, and one row of natural wood teeth; b) a mouth with downturned corners, red lips and a protruding tongue, and a row of natural wood teeth; c) pursed red lips; d) a v-shaped mouthpiece with brown lips and a red protruding tongue; e) a wide, closed mouth with brown and red lips; f) an elongated oval-shaped mouth with closed red lips.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, metal and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA1493

Mask with recessed eye sockets, and hooked recurved nose. Crescent shape slits are carved on both sides of cheeks. Two ears protrude from top of head. Colours used are black, red, white and green.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK4.346

Mask with trunk-like projection extending forwards from top of the head. Mask built on a wood frame, lined with woven plant fibre. Heavily decorated with cowries and areas of beadwork on forehead and around side. Face has cowrie shell eyes outlined with beads, and a wooden nose and mouth. Bottom edged with plant fibre, which has been split into finer pieces below the face.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
hair, feather and plant fibre
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA2.574

Human face with protruding hooked nose, deep eye-sockets, and round protruding eyes with hollow irises. Mouth is in shape of the number eight. Colours used are predominantly black. Cedar bark hair.

Culture
Haisla ?
Material
wood, cedar bark, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5324

Mask depicting Bukwus with wooden face carved with a prominent brow, a recurved nose, and a pursed, open mouth. Black hair is attached over the eyebrows. leather is attached at the sides, and oil cloth covers a twig frame at the back. Feathers attached to leather strips at side of head. Traces of green, red and black paint.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, human hair, cotton fibre ?, leather skin and feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6173

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has large red tear shaped nostrils with three orange u-forms with a band of black and white split u forms around the top. Running from the brow is a large central black frill that protrudes outward and curves downwards to the centre of the beak; decorated with black and white u-forms. The mouth is red, flat and protruding. The underside of the beak is black with a natural split u-form. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of leather. The eyes are black, outlined in white and orange on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. There are three orange u-forms behind the eyes and the corner of the beak. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces 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 inner top has small bundles of small stripes of cedar bark; on the back are long strips of bark. Hanging from the bottom edge are pieces of twine that hold remnants of cedar strips that have white feathers tied on. The mask is painted black, white, orange and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, feather, wood, cedar bark, paint, leather skin and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6170

Carved wooden, crooked beak headdress, or mask. The beak has red circular shaped nostrils with a central frill that curves inward to the centre of the beak. The mouth is red, flat and protruding; bottom part of jaw is hinged with rectangular pieces of leather. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are black on a white, ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a piece twisted twine through the lower beak; twine ties on either side of the bottom, back edge of the mask. Attached to the top and side edges are short, bundles cedar stripes; longer pieces of cedar hang down the back. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre, cedar bark, paint, metal and leather skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6169

Wooden, carved, bird mask with a long beak and circular cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather on either side, nailed to the lower mouth. The beak and nostrils are painted black with red edging and white detailing. The eye is outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped background; eyebrow is black. The top of the head is decorated with cedar bark fringe with long strips of cedar running down the back. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a rectangular, wooden handle and attached twine cords. The mask is painted black, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, cedar bark, metal, wood, paint and leather skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6167

Mask with circular eye holes, slightly bulging eyes, stylized cheeks, and a protruding mouth. The mask is painted white with a black and red design on the forehead, black eyebrows, black and red around the eyes, red nostrils, red and black scale symbols extending from the corners of the nose, over the cheeks to the chin, red lips and a black moustache. There are three holes at edges, one at the top centre and two on the sides.

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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MaskA6164

Humanoid mask with an orange crown of sun-like ray-shaped protrusions radiating outwards. Heavy copper eyebrows. Painted green, white, black, red and orange.

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