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Arrow1885.66.24

Eight double shafted arrows with plain and barbed heads of iron, bone and wood which are lashed to the shaft with cherry bark. The flights are all made from dark feathers. Four short shafted arrows are made from cedar, while the others are made from a light wood that was possibly thin branches.; Good

Culture
Makah
Material
wood, cedar wood ?, bone and bark
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hair Ornament1885.66.23

Small rod decorated with feathers and beads.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada and California, USA ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Arrow1885.66.21

Set of 18 stone tipped arrows. The tips are made from finely chipped chert and similar stones, bound onto the shaft with sinew. The feathered flight ends have three feathers bound to the shaft with sinew, several bands of colour, mostly green, and a notch cut in the end for the bow string.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
wood and stone
Made in
California, USA and British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HookZ 43518

Bent halibut hook of hemlock with bone barb lashed into place with split spruce root. The tapering lower arm has its tip lashed with very fine twine. A leader line is attached to the lower arm.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HarpoonZ 15316

Harpoon for whales. The catalogue card details the following information, found on an old card on Mr.Paterson' s desk . Harpoon with metal point, elk horn barbs decorated with Haietlik, i.e the mythical snake. It is said that when the thunderbird wishes to kill a whale he hurls the Haietlik at it, which spears the body of the whale like a harpoon. The rope is made of whale sinew strengthened in twine. The loop is covered with cherry bark. The harpoon head is covered with spruce gum. The line attached to the harpoon head is extremely long and thick. This harpoon is very probably 1925.333 as the description of the two objects is identical and one, 1925.333 is listed as missing.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
metal and horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Harpoon Head1949.191 A; 1949.191 B

Two detachable harpoon heads of rubbed slate, mounted in flat wooden foreshafts. A) Barbed, tip damaged. B) Foreshaft notched.; Good.

Culture
Eyak ?
Material
stone, slate and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Harpoon Head1928.971

Harpoon head made from two pieces of horn bounded together and holding a sharpened point of bone or horn. The harpoon head is bound with fine string, and has a line of thicker string with a loop at the end attached; Good

Culture
Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
bone and horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hook1928.969

Fish hook with bone barb bound onto a lightweight wooden arm with sinew. The arm rounded on one side and has a hole in the centre through which a sinew line passes.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hook1928.967

Large bent halibut hook with iron barb lashed into place on the upper arm with split spruce root. The lower tapering arm has a slightly shaped tapering end. Attached to the lower arm is a length of tightly coiled split spruce root which is joinedto a flat tapering blade of wood.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, metal and root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Harpoon HeadE 1910.33

A harpoon head with horn socket and iron spike. The iron is mounted onto the horn by binding with fine string, attached also is a length of string, the harpoon line, which is neatly coiled.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
horn and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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