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Neck Ring | Pieces25.0/232

Worn by participants in the Tseyka, these neck ring ornaments in the Burke Museum collection consist of a set of three carved and painted wooden plaques, representing the tail and flippers of a whale. There may have been a fourth piece representing the whale's head in the set. They were probably sewn to a rope-like ring of dyed cedar bark, perhaps 18 cm in diameter, which could be conceived of as the body of the whale. The bifurcate tail with a humanoid face for the joint hangs down the back of the wearer, while the two similarly decorated flippers stand out to the sides of the chest. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, thread and lumber
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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HornA4339

Half of a longitudinal, bottle-shaped, brown wood piece that is circular in cross section with a tapering neck. Has a killer whale design. Has a black ovoid in ovoid eye surrounded by a white and green area, an open red mouth with six white teeth, a blue or black body, green, blue, red, and black fins and dorsal fin, and a tail that has a face with black ovoid in ovoid eyes, red nostrils, and open red mouth with six white teeth and red split u's for ears.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and paint
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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MaskA4286

Dzunuk'wa mask.Humanoid mask with grooved forehead and cheeks. Deep set U-shaped eyes and pursed mouth. Painted black, red and white. Cording attached at the back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6238

Mask painted white with black circles around the eyes, thick black brows, a black moustache with curled ends, red nostrils and an open mouth with red lips. The chin and tip of nose are both pointed.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint, wood and cotton fibre ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance ScreenA4363

Large, ceremonial dance screen. Painted with a circular design in black on ecru-coloured cotton. Split image of a sisiutl encircling a central human figure. Cord for hanging attached along the upper edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
oil, charcoal pigment and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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