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Harpoon HeadA2.294

Harpoon head: a barbed metal head protruding from a double-barbed setting carved from whale bone--bone section features a repeating, dotted circle motif.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
whale bone and steel metal
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA6378

Wooden wolf headdress, or mask. Elongated snout, pronounced nostrils, a protruding tongue, and protruding rounded ears. The headdress is painted black with red nostrils and lips, red around the eyes, red inner ears, and a curvilinear line over the top of the snout. A separate piece of wood is attached at the back. A piece of fabric is attached behind the wolf's left ear with nails at the side and top of the head.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model ToolA2.274 h

Miniature harpoon ice scraper with a wooden shaft and tusk attachments protruding from both ends and the centre: a long, curved spike at one end; a short, blunt blade-like piece at the other end; a short, handle-like piece protruding from the centre of the shaft at a right angle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin, caribou sinew, walrus tusk and wood
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HarpoonA2.274 j

Miniature harpoon with a wooden shaft and a long, curved head attached to one end with a leather thong.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, walrus tusk ? and leather skin
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6268

Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has large red, tear shaped nostrils outlined in back and bordered by red u-forms. Running from the brow is a large central black frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre of the beak. The ridge, along with below the eye and the edge of the mouth, are lined with black u-forms outlined in white. The mouth is red, flat and protruding. The bottom parts of the beak are hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The eyes are black, outlined in white on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. The underside of the beak is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of a piece of fibre twine that articulates the beak. Attached at the top inner tip is a small bundle of small stripes of cedar bark; intertwined are feathers. Hanging from the bottom edge are pieces of twine that hold remnants of cedar strips. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, rubber, fibre, feather, wood, paint, metal, paper and plastic
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6269

Large, carved, wooden, raven hamatsa mask with a long beak and a slight protrusion for a nose. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather nailed to either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth and cutout nostrils. Around the nose are red U-forms and white incised lines. The eyes are white, outlined in black 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. There are two pieces of wood that extend from the inside that are used to help support the mask when worn. The top, side and bottom 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. The underside of the mouth is painted black with a small white design. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, leather skin, cedar bark, wood, paint and eagle feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HarpoonA2.273 i

A small harpoon point with a hole drilled through the middle for the short (broken), thin, skin line.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and skin
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FrontletA3731

Pentagonal wooden frontlet featuring a carved eagle in high relief; painted sisiutl design around the edges. Painted blue, black, red, yellow, and green. Bird and sisyuth representation.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
yellow cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskNb3.1323

Mask composed from two pieces of wood nailed together at an angle and painted white with black hair, black eyebrows, circular eye holes outlined with an eye shape in black lines, a orange-red-tipped nose, orange-red lips, and three red crescent shapes either side of the nose. A horizontal groove is cut into the chin.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4304

Kulus mask (younger brother of Thunderbird). Mask has a curved upper and lower beak; the lower part of the beak is movable. Two plywood horns with curled ends attached at top of head. White feathers inserted into top of head. Blue beak with red nostrils, black eyebrows, and black, red and white horns.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
feather, wood and paint
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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