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Spatula3616/6

Deer bone spatula. Carved hourglass design with line on front. The round pitted prominence at the end of a bone or joint with a long scoop cut out of the bone. The tip is blunted.

Culture
Plains
Material
deer bone
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3596/7

Round beaded neck ring consisting of eighteen strands of glass beads in encircling rows, becoming successively smaller in size towards centre. Rows are (from interior to exterior): yellow, yellow, red, red, red, red, red, white, white, white, white, blue, blue, blue, blue, orange, orange, and orange. Thin pieces of bone(?) placed intermittently across neck ring to hold beads in place. Space between two pieces of bone, at front of necklace, has a band pattern made up of horizontal and vertical stripes; done in same colours as rest of neck ring. Necklace secures at back with a large hook clasp.

Culture
Maasai
Material
glass, metal and bone ?
Made in
Narok, Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Medicine Container3563/3 a-c

Horn-shaped bone container with carved wooden lid. Small bone container with human figure carved into pointed end; hollowed out at wider end. Wooden stopper (part b) is larger than the container. The carving on the stopper has a rider on a 4-legged animal; the animal has a humanoid face and horns; below the creature's face is a small sitting figure. The stopper and the container rim both have holes drilled through them for securing with a small wooden peg (part c) with a flattened, round end.

Culture
Batak
Material
bone and wood
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket3558/7

Buckskin jacket with bead and fringe decoration. Jacket has a wide notched collar, long sleeves, two patch pockets and centre opening. Front and back of jacket have triangular panels, extending from the neck opening and ending mid-jacket. Five antler buttons along right side of front opening. Pink and dark purple flowers with green leaves beaded underneath collar, on either side of opening; petaled flowers have yellow centres. Identical flowers beaded across centre back, in a "V"-shaped formation. Bottom of "V" has a large dark purple and white flower, with an orange centre. Decorations on back are in the triangular panel. Fringe decoration is attached to the edges of the triangular panels, top edge of pockets, back seam of sleeves, and bottom edge of jacket. Interior is lined with dark brown fabric.

Culture
Metis
Material
deer skin, synthetic fibre, antler and glass
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Apron3558/2

Black dance apron with leather fringe extending from the bottom edge. Apron has two long black ties on either side; two copper designs on front centre, done in red felt. Coppers have a bear design on the top half and "T"-like design on the bottom. White buttons are stitched across the red felt. Leather fringe alternates between plain and beaded pieces; additional antler decoration on fringe with beads. Beads consist of black, red and white circular beads and alternating black and white tube beads. Back of apron is undecorated.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
synthetic fibre, wool fibre, skin, plastic, antler and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife3589/1 a-b

Ceremonial parang (part a) with scabbard (part b). Long knife has a cylindrical horn hilt that tapers towards top; rectangular protrusion extends from left side. Both top half of hilt and protrusion are hollowed out. Circular, curvilinear, linear, and fang-like motifs carved in relief along upper half of hilt; hilt grip covered with woven band of rattan. Holes are drilled into the tapered section of the hilt, for hanging purposes; hilt attached to blade with resin. Knife blade is convex on one side, slightly concave on the other, and widens from the hilt; back edge of point is tiered. Linear, "X" designs, geometric, and curvilinear motifs incised along front of blade. Scabbard is composed of wood sheath for the long knife, and has a smaller plant fibre and fabric sheath tied to back with rattan. Wood sheath is made of two pieces of wood bound together with rattan; upper two bands of rattan are plain, bottom four are tied decoratively. Panels decorated with floral and curvilinear motifs carved along front of wood sheath. Smaller sheath is undecorated and has two pieces of bamboo along the interior edges, providing shape. Long braided rattan cord, with looped ends, threaded through small sheath, for carrying purposes.

Culture
Iban
Material
metal, bone, rattan, resin, bamboo grass ?, cotton fibre ? and plant fibre
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fork3584/15

Three-tined fork with incised decorations towards bottom of handle, on front; rest of fork is undecorated. Design consists of three columns of dots; two on left and right sides, three in centre. All dots are filled with pigment(?); dots in left and right columns are black, dots in centre are dark red. Overall body of fork is slightly curved.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
bone and pigment
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fork3584/16

Two-tined fork with incised decorations along length of handle, on front and back. Design consists of a circle with a deeper circular indent in the centre, surrounded by dots; circle closer to end of fork. Long line extends from circle, towards tines, and ends in a split; chevrons run across length of line, pointing towards tines. Overall body of fork is slightly curved.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
bone
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger3532/6

Dagger with a bone blade and packed mud face on top; bone is concave on front and convex on back. Face is made with black mud and has large rounded ears, a curved nose and open pouting mouth; mouth is outlined with red pigment(?). Eyes are inset cowrie shells; short, pointed bones stick out of nostrils with an additional curved bone protruding from left side of nose. Face is covered with small inset cowrie shells, with strokes and spots of white pigment throughout. Long cassowary feathers attached to top of head; small amount of grey fibre surrounds mouth.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bone, earth, cowrie shell, carrowary feather, pigment ? and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish Figure3528/31 a-b

Carving of an ivory coloured fish that balances on top of a thin stand (part b). The white fish is slightly curved, with two fins on top, one below; incised circles for the eyes with a point at centre; lines for the gills and mouth. The fish has a hole in the belly that fits over the top of the stand. The darker stand has a somewhat circular base with a vertical post. Unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and caribou antler
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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