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LoomSf1018 a-g

Loom (part a-g) consisting of a partly woven belt with unwoven warps, attached shedding devices and accompanying wooden and bone tools. The symmetrically striped warp and belt section has three chevron bands flanked by rainbow colour stripes set against a dark red ground. There are cylindrical loom bars at each end; the bottom bar is part c. In the middle are three sticks with string heddles and a shed roll (part b). In addition, there is one stick with a flattened point and another straight (part d), round stick for rolling the cloth (part e). Two small skeins of blue yarn extend from each side of the woven web at the final row. There is a slightly smoothed bone pick (part f) and a length of brown cords (part g) is used to tie the bundle together.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, wood, bone and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KayakNa1145

Skin covered kayak with a single angled cockpit; relatively flat on top and keel; rounded bow tapers to a point and raises slightly from bottom; stern also tapers to a point and is raised from bottom. Series of evenly spaced (where visible) ribs attach to gunwales; ribs are flat on bottom and curve sharply at sides. Three longitudinal keel supports and additional supports around and extending from cockpit. Numerous skins are sewn together, covering kayak; the skin is sewn to a bent wood rim at cockpit. In front of cockpit is a bone support attached to top, side of kayak by a leather thong which passes through two holes on base of the support and through two holes on either side of kayak. There is a rope attached to the back of the cockpit on both sides. The skin covering is pieced by stitching in numerous places.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone, fibre, skin, seal skin and wood
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SculptureNa1118

Stylized human figure which follows the form of a vertebral spine with a sawn heart-shaped face. The face has a notch at top centre, line across forehead, holes (part way through) for oval eyes, small circles for nostrils and a crescent at mouth. Sawn, rounded shoulders; deep channel indicating arms which sweep down at sides; body expands out into partially eroded, squared off centrum. Phalange (of spine) extends out from sawn area below figure at back. Back side of figure has channels along arms.

Culture
Inuit
Material
whale bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1102

Figure of female form, flattened in cross-section with rectangle above featureless oval head. Carved diamond-shaped channel outlining slightly bulbous abdomen, large flat breasts, and legs truncated above knee. Back side is slightly concave and very porous. Rasp-like marks on side of one leg.

Culture
Inuit
Material
whale bone
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadSa343

Brown oval shaped bead, pointed and thinner at one end with a thicker, wider, rounded opposite end. There is a drilled hole in centre.

Culture
Central America
Material
bone
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomSf923 a-n

Horizontal ground loom (parts a-n) with a partially woven red textile attached to the wooden front beam by bright lashing cords (part b). The woven cloth has five pattern bands and four bands of stripes in red, white, green and yellow. The geometric patterns are of circles, diamonds, crosses and figurative patterns of birds and fish. Intertwined in the textile are numerous parts: cylindrical shaped shed roll (part m) is in position between two layers of warps and back warp beam (part n) holds the loops of the unworked warps. The shuttle stick (part c) is wound with red weft and is attached to the fabric. Heddle stick (part d) has green cord loops. Shed stick (part f) and (part k) are in position under threads in the pattern areas. Ground stakes (parts g-j) are loose as is the pick (part f) and the shed holder and beater (part e). A braided brown, black and cream alpaca rope (part a) is used to keep the loom and tools together when rolled.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, wool fibre, wood, alpaca wool fibre, bone and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleNa1041

Crescent-shaped yellow-white object with rounded ends. Large rectangular piece has been cut out or worn away.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone ?
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleNa1040

Crescent-shaped yellow-white object with rounded ends and hole drilled through centre.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone ?
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolNa1039

Flat, crescent-shaped piece of bone with four large notches on interior. A hole is drilled in either end through which a braided sinew cord is tied. Grime worked into bone and sinew; '50' is printed on one side of bone.

Culture
Inuit
Material
sinew ? and bone
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleNa1038

A yellow white crescent-shaped object with rounded ends. Hole drilled in it through which leather thong is looped.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone and leather skin
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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