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Fragment: GarmentA2338

Alternate strips of golden coloured and red-dyed cedar bark folded double and twined with dark green net line along the fold. Bits of eagle down mixed in with the bark.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, fibre and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Great Raven MaskA8545

Great Raven Hamsiwe’ mask. The large, carved, wooden mask has a long beak with large red, coil-shaped nostrils, with a red and white split u-form behind it. The mouth is red with two braided cedar handles on each side. The beak is black with large u-forms outlined in white along the edge of the mouth. The bottom part of the beak is hinged with large diamond shaped pieces of metal. The face has white split u-forms behind the eyes along with a white wing-like shape. The bulging eyes are black, outlined in white and red on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The underside of the beak is black with an ovoid shaped pink face with black brow, moustache and eyes along with red nostrils and mouth. Emerging from the top of the head is an elongated, protruding rounded section painted with white u-forms. The face is decorated with small cedar bundles; large cedar handles on bottom of beak. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a piece of fibre twine that articulates the beak and two leather straps with metal buckles to hold the mask to the wearer. Attached at the top ridge is a dyed cedar rope and a rubber crest of u-shaped pieces painted red. The left side has a thick braid of cedar. The mask is painted black, white and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
red cedar bark, rubber, red cedar wood, paint, cotton fibre, skin, metal and dye
Made in
Gilford Island, British Columbia, Canada and Gwa'yasdam's, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA6377

Headdress formed of six small hamatsa masks--painted black, white and red--secured to a semicircular band of metal. Tufts of shredded cedar bark on top of heads. Wire ties attached at either end of the metal band.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, metal, cedar bark and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA1742

Thick ring wrapped with cloth. Partially tightly wrapped with thick lengths of twisted cedar bark one strand rope. Clumps of shredded cedar bark are attached at either end of the ring.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
fibre and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA1753

Small twisted coils are wound over a large coil of cedar bark. The back of the ring is coilied with lighter-coloured material. The front of the ring has multiple strands hanging down.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA1768

Rectangular mat. Pair of dark strands run around entire border. Edge finished by including wide strip of cedar as outermost strand and overcasting on a core of cedar. Mud-dyed (dark) cedar bark.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA1770

Rectangular mat with woven border. There is a double band of mud-dyed cedar around the edges of the mat, crossed at the corners. The edges are finished by overcasting on a core of cedar bark.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA1771

Basket (incomplete) with plaited weave composed of narrow cedar bark stripping for both warp and weft, and a strip of cedar bark on one end.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Soul CatcherA150

Five bone soul catchers strung together on a string, carved with both ends open, and stained with red ochre.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
bone, cedar bark and ochre pigment ?
Made in
Kitselas, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Soul CatcherA151

Carved, hollow, cylindrical bone, the centre of which is decorated with crosshatching and dots while the ends have incised lines. Centre is plugged with cedar bark. Attached to a cedar bark chain that has been dyed red.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
bone and cedar bark
Made in
Kitselas, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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