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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…
Kwakwaka’wakw Transformation Mask (1900-1920)
Artifact is a Transformational ceremonial mask originating from the Kwakwaka’wakw tribe, a Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous people. The mask is carved from wood in an oval human shape with hinges revealing a similar human face with whale motifs…
Memorial Totem Pole
This is a memorial Totem pole created in the memory of a member of the Gitanyow house of the Kitwancool Tribe, now stored in a museum, yet the pole was only recently obtained by the museum at the end of the 20th century. This was created at a time of…
Model Totem pole
The source is a model totem pole created in the period 1900-1947 by Henry Young. The totem pole is black and included engraving of animals such as an eagle. The totem pole is a small size meant to replicate the large original totem poles of different…
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…
As the mask was created in 1919 it is not an antique piece of artwork. Pieces like…
The Daily Colonist newspaper
This source is a newspaper article from The Daily Colonist, a colonial newspaper that originated in the middle of the 19th century. This source highlights how medicine was an important factor in converting Indians to Christianity. It suggests that,…
Haida Headdress frontlet
This object is part of a traditional headdress worn by indigenous peoples, Haida, in the mid-nineteenth century. It was recovered by the Royal BC Museum to show traditional headwear from this period. It appear to depict a Shaman. This object fits…