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OrnamentA6258

Ornament composed of a rectangular piece of abalone shell. Two holes are perforated through the shell at the centre of the two opposite longer edges.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA6257

Ornament made from a piece of roughly rectangular abalone shell. There is a larger and a smaller hole at the centre of one long edge, a smaller hole at the opposite edge, and another larger hole at one of the corners.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3734

Wooden, carved, bear mask with a long snout painted black with red nose and edging. The jaw is hinged with fibre twine on either side to the lower mouth. The face is black with black, outlined eyes on a white background. The brow is black with white edging and line design. There is a square piece of abalone inlay on either side, centred in a white U-form. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of an attached twine cord that attaches to the mouth. The mask is painted black, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell, wood, paint, metal and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head RingA3728

Woven cedar bark headband with ermine skins on top and rectangular abalone shells on each of its four sides. One of the abalone shells is split into two pieces and is supported by metal brackets.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
ermine skin, fibre, cedar bark, abalone shell and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FrontletA3605

Frontlet carved with three-dimensional central figure. Figure has wings but human-like face. Another smaller face between wings. Abalone inlay used for eyes, mouth, wings and inlays around border. Paint colours are blue, red and black. Carving goes right through the wood, in the neck area.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, abalone shell, wood and adhesive
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA1711

Spoon with carved handle and shallow, curved bowl. Handle has two bear and two eagle ? representations; one bear has abalone inlaid eyes; top eagle is wearing a hat with five potlatch rings ans an eagle finial.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell and mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA4459

Oval shaped ladle with thick handle that has abalone shell inlaid near the end. Rounded bottom and bowl of ladle that curves upwards.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA2174

Dark brown, fish-shaped wooden dish with a small bowl, abalone shell inlay eyes, and white shell inlay on back.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood, operculum shell and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA3665

Ornament made from a roughly rectangular piece of abalone shell with a natural hole through the shell, and a smaller drilled hole at the centre of one of the long edges.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5282

Mask with a piece of abalone suspended from the nose. The mask is painted with black eyebrows, green around the eyes, red nostrils and lips, a black moustache, and a black scalloped design around the mouth area, suggesting gills. The forehead is painted with a black design that suggests a fish tail.

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