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ApronA6226

Short apron made from alternating strips of red and yellow cedar bark folded double and secured with two rows of twine; one along the top and one approximately halfway down the length. The sides have twisted twine ties and the centre has a large knot of unraveling fibre twine. The top of the apron has remnants of a cotton fabric tie. There are a few small sections of eagle down intertwined with the cedar.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, fibre, cotton fibre and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6221 a-b

Mask (a) with cedar bark fringe attached at top that extends down past the bottom of the chin. Circular eyes, slightly protruding, pursed red lips, red nostrils, black hair with a scalloped edge, heavy black eyebrows, a black moustache with downturned ends, and a curving black scalloped design on the cheeks. The remainder of the face is painted white. A bunch of white and dark grey-brown feathers attached to a pointed piece of wood with blue string and adhesive fabric tape (b) fits into a hole in the top of the head, angled forward.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, wood, paint, fibre, dye, adhesive and feather
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6220

Mask depicting a human face with open mouth showing teeth. Cheeks and nose are painted in red, black and white. Eyebrows, moustache and parts of face are lined in black. Cedar bark represents beard and hair.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, paint and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA6219

Wooden eagle headdress carved in high relief with a large, protruding curved beak. Cedar bark fringe covers the crown. Cording attached at the back. Painted in orange, red, white and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, fibre, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6217

Mask with prominent curved nose, shredded cedar bark fringe that extends down past the bottom of the mask, and a large white feather attached on one side. The eyes are slightly bulging, and the mask is painted with black eyebrows, a black nose and cheeks, red nostrils and lips, and orange on the chin, just below the mouth, and to the sides of the mouth. the temples are also embellished with black lines, and there are sets of two short diagonal lines above the brows. The remainder of the face is painted white.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, paint, cotton fibre and feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8989 a-b

Coiled basket (part a) with handles, lid (part b), and woven carrying strap (part c). Made of simple coiled work (with bifurcated stitches); parallel splint foundation; foot is beaded. Partially imbricated: diamond designs in red, black and light yellow, with smaller diamonds at each point of the larger diamond; pattern carries over onto lid. Foot is beaded in crabapple bark. Remaining handle (three coiled rows) is imbricated in alternating four stitches of red cherry and four of black. Carrying strap is diagonally plaited and braided cedar bark.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
grass, crabapple bark, cherry bark, cedar root and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA9016

Swamp grass covered glass vase; wrapped twined weave with two bands of crossed-warp openwork (with no weft elements) and band of plain twined weave top and bottom. Complex bands top and bottom composed of several sub-bands with two central figures: bird on whale; canoe with five human figures inside. Colours used are red, purple, green, brown and orange.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, glass, aniline dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8988

Large flared cylindrical cedar root basket (bifurcated stitches). Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of large zig-zag, oultined in dark cherry bark, with two rows of cat-tail grass (?), and a row of red cherry bark in between. In the widest part of each "v" is one hourglass shape - on the bottom row they are red with cat-tail grass (?) centers, on the top row they are red with cat-tail grass (?) and black centers.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8987

Cedar root coiled basket with a flat, elliptical bottom and flaring rectangular sides; simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) elongated watch-spring base construction. Partially imbricated and beaded. Partially imbricated: vertical stripes reaching from rim to five rows from base. Base is beaded with red cherry bark. Colours: black, tan.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8986

Rectangular coiled carrying basket (with bifurcated stitches). Parallel coiled base construction (changing to watch-spring at edges). Imbrication of vertical diamond and half-diamond (or triangular) shape in vertical arrangement (2 on each of the larger sides, 1 on each of the shorter sides). Black and red are reversed in alternate figures.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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