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MaskA8055

Mask with small circular eye holes, a long, hooked nose, high cheek bones, protruding eyebrows, and lips that form an oval shape. The eyebrows, base of nose and moustache are in black, the nose, cheekbones and mouth are red, and the remainder of the face is painted grey with mottled red and black on the chin, three lines of red on on side of the face, and two red lines on the other side of the face. Black moss has been nailed to the mask under the nose, to the sides of the mouth, to the sides of the cheeks, and at the top of the head.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
moss, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA8050

Brown wood cockle or clam shell carving. Painted with vertical black lines along all the ridges. Made of two halves connected at the smaller end with a patch of brown cloth nailed together. The two halves can open up like a clam shell.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chilkat RobeA8041

Nuxalk style robe with woven designs. The design is like a three panel distributive, without the panels. The designs are red, yellow and black on natural ground. There are three eagle representations and two thunderbird heads in the centre, a human figure(?) near the top edge and killer whale motifs on the sides. The checkered border along the bottom edge is a raven’s tail design. There is a velvet band sewn along the top edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wool fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlA11693 c

Bowl with nine petal-like lobes around the shallow, depressed area; rim of bowl is higher than the top of the lobes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA8200

Small totem pole depicting (bottom to top) a beaver at the base, a bear holding a salmon, a bird holding a copper, a whale with a human face, an eagle on top, then a bear with two small human figures in front. The pole is painted in blue, black, brown, green, red, yellow and white.

Culture
Haida ?
Material
copper metal and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Speaker's StaffA8195

Long, wooden staff with a red painted, carved, spiral head that comes to a point at the top. The undecorated, cylindrical shaped base ends with a large four sided spike protruding out.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, pigment and steel metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Speaker's StaffA8173

Long, wooden staff, cylindrical in shape consisting of a carved handle with a whale figure depicted. The front part of the handle has a carved human face, the back has a fluke while the top is a projecting dorsal fin.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8161

Brown triple reed whistle that is rectangular in cross section and bound in four sections with brown twine, two near each end and two near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are three hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby at either side, two side-by-side on one side and one on the other side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8159

Brown wood whistle that is circular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two sections with beige twine, one near the middle and one near the wider end. While the wider end has a slit, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a bulging taper cut elongated semi-oval hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8157

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two sections with brown twine, both near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side.

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