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LeggingA4252

Leggings made of alternate strips of red and bleached white cedar bark. Folded double and secured with two rows of twining, one along the top and one approximately three inches below the first.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck RingA4518

Framework of branches bound with soft cloth covered with strips of red-dyed cedar. Tassels of red bark are sewn on the four sides. Small cedar bark ring is sewn on the outside edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, wood, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: CopperA4038 a-b

Copper fragments, both appearing to be from the top right-hand corner of separate coppers. Part a has a faint embossed design with an edge that is folded over. Part b is composed of two pieces that have been riveted together and has a very faint design with the edge folded over.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Speaker's StaffA4035

Carved, wooden talking stick depicting (from bottom to top) an octopus(?), human with copper, wolf with a copper in its mouth and a human head it is paws, bear with salmon, human figure with copper and thunderbird. The talking stick is painted black and red with Northwest Coast stylized designs. The bottom has a cone shaped piece of metal. The back is painted red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dzunuk'wa MaskA4034

Chief's mask. Black Dzunuk’wa mask with recessed eye sockets, small eyes, a hooked nose and protruding lips. Deeply carved. Long tufts of human hair around the crown. Eye sockets are painted green; facial features are painted red. Reverse is painted red. Cording and leather straps attached to the back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
leather skin, hair and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bi-pointed DaggerA4033

Dagger that is double-ended and each blade double-edged. One blade is much shorter than the other. Concave blades, each with double ridges on upper surface. The handle is wrapped in leather and bound with cord.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal, leather skin, fibre and iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeA4032

Knife composed of a worn chisel. Chisel is fitted through a slot at one end. Exterior of slot is embellished by a carved representation of a monster-like creature. Creature has a tuft of human hair on his head. Long handle is attached to the head and blade. Knob at the end of the handle has a hollowed hole and is in the shape of a human head(?).

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, human hair and steel metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA6345

Skirt made with lengths of raffia interspersed with cedar bark strips. Folded over a rope waist band and secured with a row of twining. A second row of twining runs below the first.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
palm leaf, cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skull RepresentationA6344

Skull-shaped figure with recessed eye sockets and without a bottom jaw. There are five metal nails in the bottom, and one at the top of the forehead. A length of braided cotton string is attached vertically to the back of the skull with two metal staples, one at either end. A strand of cotton string is attached horizontally across the back of the skull with two metal staples, one at either end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6121

Large, carved, wooden, raven hamatsa mask with a long beak and ovoid shaped cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather nailed to either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth and nose. At the back of the mouth is a U-form. Along the back of the nose to the back of the mouth are red split U-forms outlined in white. The eyes are white, outlined in black, surrounded by red on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of twine used to open and close the beak along with a fibre head ring. The top and side edges of the mask are lined with braided cedar. The top has short pieces of cedar creating a fringe, while the back has longer strips that hang over the wearer. Intertwined in the cedar are pieces of eagle down. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, paint, fibre, 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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