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Dance Screen887/1

Large white canvas screen with red and black painted designs. The screen is made from three pieces of fabric sewn together, creating long horizontal seams. There are metal gromits acroccs the top edge for hanging. The design across the lower half is a Sisiutl. On the upper half is an animal figure (bear?) with a human face in the torso, holding a copper in each hand. The coppers contain animal motifs in profile (wolf?, bear?).

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScreenN2.1308

Four-panel screen, each screen with a similar scene executed from a different perspective; mountain in the background, sail boat in the middle ground and rice in the foreground. Imagery is embroidered with blue, grey, white and yellow thread on dark grey silk. The frame is black. The back of each panel is lined with yellow on dark grey floral silk brocade. Small, ball-like rolling casters inset into the bottom of the frames.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, lacquer and silk fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScreenN2.1307

Screen with black lacquered wooden frame and two arched feet. At the centre of the screen is a circular panel with embroidered cherry blossoms in grey, white and black on beige ground over which are three evenly spaced vertical screens with black laquered wood grid frames with a grey silk screen behind each. The central panel is framed by a gold leather textured paper with a band of floral patterned silk in shades of pink and grey on light pink. The reverse is finished with a panel of the same floral silk with a separate border of this silk joined at the seam with off-white woven ribbon.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, wood, silk fibre, lacquer, metal and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Screen1169/1 a-c

Rectangular dance screen torn into 3 sections; cloth is an unbleached ecru-coloured cotton painted in black with a u-shaped Sisiutl design. Part a--the largest piece--features three-quarters of the front face of the Sisiutl as well as the entire right side and right face in profile. Part b has the missing portion of the front face on part a. Part c features the left side and left face in profile.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre ? and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance ScreenNb11.354

Rectangular canvas with metal grommets and hemmed edges along the sides and top. Painted with Northwest Coast designs in black, blue and red. Repeated circular star-like motif along upper edge in blue and black. Large central image of an outstretched bird figure standing over top of a whale-like figure; figures appear to be joined in the centre and each have other faces or zoomorphic figures incorporated into them.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tla-o-qui-aht
Material
fibre, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance ScreenA9242

Large dance screen with black designs on natural coloured ground. The screen is made from four irregular shaped pieces sewn together. In the centre is a raven motif in profile with open beak, tongue visible, wings and legs spread. The tail appears unfinished. The motif is painted in black with a lighter, oily paint spread into the fabric beyond the black outlines.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cotton fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance ScreenA7234

Dance screen made from a length of rough burlap with a vertical seam at the centre. Folded over and sewn at the top with a fringe along the bottom. Painted with a totem pole shown in profile in black, red and green at the lower center. The topmost figure on the totem pole has a long beak.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
hemp fibre ? and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance ScreenA7233

Large brown, loosely woven dance screen with painted designs. The screen is made from pieces of fabric sewn together, creating vertical seams. Across the top is a painting of a sisiutl in black, red, and green. Below and against each side, are totem poles, facing one another. The poles have a red raven on top and a green bear-raven transformation ? on the bottom. The top edge of the screen is doubled over, to be hung from a wooden rod. The bottom edge has a twisted fringe.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
hemp fibre ? and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance ScreenA7232

Woven brown dance screen with painted design. The dance screen has an open weave and is made of several pieces sewn together with vertical seams. The top edge has been folded over and sewn, to be mounted on a wooden pole. The central design is a totem pole in black, red and green. The pole has two raven motifs; the raven in red holds his head up, the raven in green is looking down. There is a twisted fibre fringe on the lower edge.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
stinging nettle fibre ?, paint and bird feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance ScreenA4327

White cotton dance screen with black design. The design is a raven motif in profile with wings and legs extended. There is a bear-like figure in the torso. The motifs are painted in black with an oil spread into the fabric beyond the black outlines. The design is cut off on both sides. The top and bottom edges are hemmed. There are holes along the top edge for hanging.

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