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SpoonA9276

Mountain sheep horn spoon with wide bowl and long, triangular handle. The edges of the handle are cut in near the end and continue to a narrow squared end. There is a hole in the end of the handle. Suture marks are visible across the bowl of the spoon. The spoon is an opaque amber colour with dark brown striations, especially on the back of the spoon.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
mountain sheep horn and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA9277

A plain wood ladle with a shallow bowl and a handle that is drilled with a hole near the upper end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8327

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has red and white, ovoid shaped, cutout nostrils outlined in black and white. Running from the brow is a large, protruding, central black and white circular frill that projects upwards and curves downwards to the middle of the beak; detailed with repeating black and brown u-forms. The mouth is red, flat, wide and protruding. Behind the beak are two large, brown u-forms carved in relief. The underside of the beak is detailed with a bird figure with painted facial features and a circular beak that projects out then curves into the middle of the mouth. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of leather. The eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; the brow is black. Behind the eye are two red and white u-forms. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of pieces of fibre twine to articulate the beak. The top and sides have cedar braids and small bundles; longer strips hang down the back. Attached to the top are two triangular-like shaped ears with circular tips. The mask is painted black, white, red and brown with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, fibre, wood, paint, leather skin and metal
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8431 a-b

Mask (a) made from two pieces of wood joined down the centre of the mask at an angle and supported by a triangular piece of wood at the top. The mask is painted white with heavy black eyebrows, light blue around the circular eyes with a red and blue design element at the temples, red nostrils, a black scalloped design that arches over the cheeks from the nostrils to the chin, a black moustache, red lips, and a black line under the lower lip. A tuft of off-white and brown feathers, some of which are painted blue at the tips, are attached to a wooden stick with blue string and adhesive fabric tape that has been painted blue (b), and the tuft fits into a hole in the top of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, feather, fibre, adhesive and dye
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8430 a-c

Mask (a) depicting a flat face with slightly pointed chin, the area around mouth slightly recessed with protruding red lips. Painted with heavy black eyebrows, blue around the eyes, and red on the nostrils. There is a black painted moustache, a scalloped design in black and red around the mouth area, and a black u-shape with two white circles beside the eyes. The remainder of the face is white. Two bunches of grey, brown and white feathers secured to two wooden sticks with blue string and adhesive white fabric tape (b and c) fit into two holes in the forehead.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, feather, fibre, adhesive and dye
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8428 a-b

Mask (a) depicting a flat face with slightly pointed chin, the area around mouth slightly recessed with red lips and two rows of white teeth. Painted with heavy black eyebrows, blue around the eyes, and red on the nostrils. There is black painted hair with a scalloped edge, a black painted moustache, a scalloped design in black with two other black bands around the mouth area, and a black u-shape beside the eyes. The remainder of the face is white. A bunch of grey, brown and white feathers secured to a wooden stick with blue string and adhesive white fabric tape (b) that fits into a hole in the forehead.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, feather, fibre, dye and adhesive
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA8427 a-c

Mask (a) depicting a flat face with pointed chin, the area around mouth slightly recessed with protruding red lips. Painted with heavy black eyebrows, blue around the eyes, red u-shapes beside the eyes, and red on the nostrils. There is a black painted moustache and a scalloped design in black around the mouth area. The remainder of the face is white. Two bunches of grey, brown and white feathers secured to two wooden sticks with blue string and adhesive white fabric tape (b and c) fit into two holes in the forehead.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, feather, fibre, paint, adhesive and dye
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA6720

Lobed edge dish with geometric designs in relief. Clear in colour.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA6719

Copper colour dish with lobed edge and floral designs in relief on exterior.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA6718

Lobed edges with lines radiating from centre. Colours are of yellow, green and purple iridescence. Edge is scalloped.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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