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MaskZ 11444

A carved and painted mask in the form of the noohlmahl, or fool. The mask is characterised by a large nose with flared nostrils, the cheek bones are high and rounded, the mouth upturned in a grin and the chin is pointed. The eyebrows are large, and painted red with cross-hatching while the eyes are rounded and staring. Around the edge of the mask is a carved rim, at the top appears to be carved in the form of hair, while below the pierced ears the rim has the appearance of twisted rope. Themask is painted, the lips and the eyes are red, the rim is black, and the forehead has two black curling designs with a central ovoid, similar curling designs extend below the eyebrows and accentuate the cheeks. The chin is similarly painted black, with a central cleft which accentuates the pointed appearance, the nostrils are also outlined in black to a similar effect. The inside of the mask has been finished to a high degree.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ? or Heiltsuk ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HookZ 34973

Large halibut hook with metal point which shows signs of having been re-sharpened and is still very sharp. The point is lashed into place with root, there is string wrapped between the arms, and a cord leader line attached. The lashing on the lower arm is very fine at the tip.; Good

Culture
Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HookZ 34972

Hemlock halibut hook with bone point lashed to the upper arm with root. The hook has been written on in ink, Halibut hook , Westcoast and the initials P.A. .; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HookZ 34971

Hemlock wood halibut hook with bone point and bark lashing. The hook has been written on in ink at some stage, much illegible.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HookZ 34970

A very curled halibut hook made from hemlock wood with a bone point lashed to the upper arm with bark.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, hemlock wood ? and bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HookZ 34969

Halibut hook made from knotted bent hemlock with bone point lashed onto the upper arm with bark, and the lower tapering arm lashed with very fine root. A length of nettle fibre is stretched across the arms and there are vestiges of a sinew leader.; Good

Culture
Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
wood and hemlock wood ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HookZ 34968

Small hook made from knotted hemlock with bone point lashed on with root.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hook1978.10

Broken hook made from two bent pieces of wood lashed together with root. The barb is the sharpened end of one section of bent wood and is strengthened by a knotted cross piece of root. The hook has a length of rope tied to the lower arm which would have secured it to the weighted line. The lower arm tapers off into a small carving of a bird, possibly a raven.; Good

Culture
Haida
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hook1954.136

Bone fish gorge attached to a twisted two strand gut line and mounted on a card.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hook1949.219 B

Two V-shaped trolling fish hooks with flexible whalebone snoods or shafts, and bone points lashed on with cherry bark.; Good

Culture
Chinook
Material
wood, bark and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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