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MaskA7992

Carved wooden, double headed Hamatsa mask consisting of crooked beak and raven mask joined at the back of each. Both have red, ovoid shaped cutout nostrils with red and white detailing around it. Both have a red mouth; one is long, narrow and protruding the other is flat, square shaped and protruding. On underside of crooked beak's lower jaw is a small carved thunderbird ? face with a beak that curves back into the open mouth; small bundles of cedar decorate the top edge of face. The eyes are black ovoids, outlined in white and red on a green ovoid shaped ground; the brow is black. The inside is hollow with the exception of twine which articulates the mask. Both masks have twisted cedar rope around the crown; crooked beak has cedar rope along the edge of the frill. Cedar bark and feathers decorate the top of both heads; tufts of eagle down intertwined. Attached to the top of the crooked beak are two black wooden horns that curl at the top; detailed with a red circle. The mask is painted black, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, feather, rubber, cedar bark, cedar wood, metal, eagle down feather, paint and copper 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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WhistleA4278

Brown wood whistle that is rectangular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in three places with white twine, one near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole nearby on one side. Seams are sealed with pitch.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and resin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA4276

Rattle made of four pecten scallop shells joined on wire. Wire is twirled and twisted in a figure eight formation with brown cloth along the top.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
scallop shell, metal and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA4275

Rattle made of five pecten scallop shells of different sizes joined on wire. Wire is doubled and twisted in an angled figure eight formation with brown cloth around the top loop.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
scallop shell, fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA4274

Rattle made of four pecten scallop shells of different sizes joined on wire. Wire is doubled and twisted in a figure eight formation with brown cloth around the top loop.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
scallop shell, metal and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeA4273

Rectangular wool blanket with feathers attached to one side. The textile is commercially made with a pattern in stripes of green, grey and tan, with geometric shapes. There are white and brown (eagle?) feathers sewn in four horizontal rows over the entire front side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
feather and wool fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA4272

Oval neck ring covered tightly with knitted, patterned red twine over a cloth core. Two sets of twine fringe, consisting of numerous strings frayed on each end, are attached to and hang from ring.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA4271

Skirt made from alternating strips of red and golden-coloured cedar bark. Strips are folded over a length of heavy twine and twined with a lighter piece of string.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA9275

Rattle made of two pecten scallop shells of medium size (one is purple brown while the other is cream-yellow) hanging from a light brown wood hoop bound with brown twine.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
scallop shell, wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA9274

Rattle made of two pecten scallop shells of medium size (both are brown) hanging from a light brown wood hoop bound with beige cloth.

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