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Fighting Pick1485/5

Pick made with a wooden, cylindrical shaped handle that tapers to a pointed end. The pick is a large, cylindrical shaped bone that is incised with a band of triangular designs. The end has been carved into a point. The two pieces are attached together by tightly woven thin strips of fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, bone and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird Skull828/6

A bird skull, with part of the body.

Culture
Ifugao ?
Material
bird bone, wood, seed and feather
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pig Skull828/3

An animal skull wrapped in plant fibre with a muzzle, harness, or carrier style.

Culture
Ifugao ?
Material
animal bone and bamboo grass
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial DaggerIe444

A circular clay face with long dark brown feathers on top and a bone point below that is concave on the front side while convex on the back side. The cowrie shell eyes are painted red and are outlined with a black line extending upward toward its respective temple, which in turn, is outlined with white and red. There is a long black line running down along the middle of the face to the end of the nose. The top of the forehead is decorated with small cowrie shells. The lips are pinched to pout out and the mouth area is white.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bone, paint, shell, clay and feather
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScraperNa1607

Tapered, convex, white-yellow bone segment bound on both ends with brown hide. Tapered end has an extra hide flap with a small hole pierced through it.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
bone and skin
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing Sinker1003/48

A relatively flattened round brown long piece with tapered round ends. A small hole is drilled through one end.

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
bone ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace1003/40

A necklace of mostly light blue and some white glass beads with tusk and tooth spaced throughout on a hide string.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
tusk, tooth, glass, rawhide skin and bone ?
Made in
Alberta, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boat ? Fragment1056/3 a-d

Three flat long bone pieces with natural curve. The first piece (part a) is a long lightly coloured piece with a large curve and two holes at either ends. One piece (part b) is white and brown and has six holes with one detachable peg and another partial peg stuck in one of the holes. Another piece (part c) is of a lighter whiter colour and has six holes and two v-shapes carved out along the edge of one side. The other piece (part d) is of a darker brown colour and has three holes and one v-shape carved out along the edge of one side.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skinning Tool1003/2 a-b

Thick segment of bone with one end carved into a curved right angle. The other end of the bone is capped with a brown hide fitted covering, to which a long hide string is attached.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
bone and rawhide skin
Made in
Alberta, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Game1294/2 a-f

Object is comprised of six separate parts. Part a is a square-shaped, brown piece of sealskin with several dozen round holes cut through it. Parts b--d are all brown pieces of sealskin cut into the shape of a miniature animal; each "pelt" has an ovoid hole cut through the head. Parts e and f are sticks or poles made of bone with one tapered, pointed end.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin and bone
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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