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Kwakwaka’wakw Mask 1919

The source is a mask that was made in 1919 by Willie Seaweed. The mask depicts a face with hair; it is mainly black and grey with pops of read, orange and yellow.

As the mask was created in 1919 it is not an antique piece of artwork. Pieces like…

Tags: 20th century, British Columbia, Ceremony, European, Europeans, Indigenous, Indigenous Peoples, Kwakwaka'wakw, Mask, Material Culture, Material Object, ritualism, Spirituality, Tourism, Traditional Dress

Fort Rupert

his photograph shows a group of 3 settler men sitting with 2 Native American Women and 1 indigenous Child. One man can be seen being playful with another of the men and one of the women. In the background is a shored boat, with a small log cabin…

Tags: 19th century, British Columbia, Colonial Amalgamation, Colonial Settlement, Colonisation, Fort Rupert, Indigenous, Indigenous Peoples, Interaction, Settlement, Settlers

Government Order Mandating forced haircuts of Indigenous people (1902)

Black and White official copy of Letter send by William Atkinson Jones, Commissioner of Indian Affairs to superintendents of all federal reservations, dated January 1902. Commonly referred to as the ‘Haircut order’. Within the letter Jones refers…

Tags: 20th century, Assimilation, British Columbia, Ceremony, Discrimination, European, Government Mandate, Haircut order, Haircuts, Indigenous, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Rights, Letter, Marginalization, William Atkinson Jones

Hawaiian maiden gelatin silver print, Honolulu

The source at hand shows a young Hawaiian woman, with her breasts exposed in native Hawaiian Hula attire. The lack of westernisation in the late 19th century implies she is from a poorer class and could not afford to wear westernised clothing. This…

Tags: 19th century, Art, Education, Fashion, Hawai'i, Hawaii, Honolulu, Hula, Hula dance, Indigenous, Indigenous customs, Indigenous Peoples, native clothing, Photograph, Textiles, Traditional Dance, Westernisation, Women

Surfboard/ Papa Hee Nalu

The object in question here is what people stereotypically associate Hawaiians with, the surfboard. The surfboard is a cultural and religious manifestation of indigenous Hawaiian people’s exceptional skills in water transport and leisure. However,…

Tags: 19th century, Christianity, Cultural Appropriation, Culture, Hawai’i, Hawaii, Indigenous, Indigenous Peoples, Material Culture, Material Object, Monarchy, Papa Hee Nalu, Religion, Sport, Surfboard, Surfing, Traditions, Transport

The Brig Thaddeus

A ship twenty-four feet wide and eight-five feet long, took the first missionaries to Hawaii, including Reverend Hiram Bingham. It took a 164 day route from Massachusetts, Boston to the Hawaiian Islands.
On board the Thaddeus many letters and diary…

Tags: 19th century, Art, Boston, Brig, Colonalism, Drawing, European Exploration, Exploration, Hawai'i, Hawaii, Illustration, Imperialism, Indigenous, Letter, Massachusetts, Missionaries, Missionary, Missions, Painting, ship, Shipping, Thaddeus

Ku’u Hae Aloha (My Beloved Flag)

This Hawaiian quilt has four Hawaiian national flags located around the edge with the Hawaiian coat of arms located in the center. It also has the Hawaiian phrase “Ku’u Hae Aloha” appliquéd over the coat of arms, meaning “my Beloved Flag”.

The…

Tags: 20th century, Culture, Flag, Hawai'i, Hawaii, Hawaiian Independence, Indigenous, Indigenous customs, Indigenous Peoples, Ku’u Hae Aloha, Material Culture, Material Object, National Identity, Nationalism, Quilt, Textiles, Traditions

Necklace (Lei Niho Palaoa)

The Lei Niho Palaoa is a necklace made up of braided human hair and the ivory from whales. The necklace was mostly worn by Hawaiian nobility and was used to indicate their heritage from the Gods. However due to an increasing American influence which…

Tags: 19th century, Americanisation, Christianity, Culture, Fashion, Hawai'i, Hawaii, Indigenous, Indigenous Peoples, Jewellery, Lei, Lei Niho Palaoa, Material Culture, Material Object, Necklace, Nobility, Spirituality, Traditional Dress, Westernisation

Robe made of barkcloth

The barkcloth also known as Tapa cloth was a common piece of cloth found in Hawaii during the years of European exploration. Barkcloth was used for many things excluding clothing such as paintings. The art of weaving barkcloth was often practiced by…

Figure of Ku-ka’ili- moku

The image shows a wooden figure likely to represent Ku-ka’ili- moku, the God of war. Having such a variety of these figures and having such grand figures would show the significance behind this to the people of Hawaii. This is extremely significant…

Tags: 19th century, Art, Culture, Figure, Hawai'i, Hawaii, Indigenous, Ku-ka’ili- moku, Material Culture, Material Object, Missionaries, Museum Age, Museum Scramble, Religion, Sculpture

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