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SpearC323

The tip is coiled with red and yellow plant fibre, below which, there are the five barbs alternating at either side. The point is decorated with a red and yellow plant fibre coiling, underneath which, the wood is black and then there is a plain brown wood pyramid shape that is black around the base. Below this, there is more red and yellow plant fibre coiling with black at the base. The brown wood shaft is plain and has a cone-shaped finial.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bone, stem ?, wood and paint
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AwlA2288

Piece of metapodial bone split in half with marrow removed. One end sharpened. Other end wrapped with cloth and string to form a handle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AwlA2289

Awl composed of a piece of bone split in half with the marrow removed. One end tapers to a point, and the other end is wrapped with cloth sewn with thread to form a handle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlA2291

Spindle consisting of a thin wooden shaft that tapers towards both ends, and a slightly rounded disc of dark coloured bone which comprises the whorl. The whorl is fixed at the middle of the shaft through a hole in the centre of the whorl.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
bone, wood and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AwlA2292

Piece of metapodial bone split with one end sharpened. Bulbous opposite end acts as a handle or grip.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Halibut HookA2254

Fish hook composed of a u-shaped piece of hardwood with a ground bone point lashed with rope at an acute angle to the shorter arm. The longer arm has a circumferential groove with a rope leader attached.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, fibre and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AwlE267

Bone awl made from the end of a large burro bone, sharpened to a long, thin point. The handle end is rounded.

Culture
Seri
Material
donkey bone
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlA1792

Circular, disk-like piece of bone with a circular hole through the centre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlA8389

Spindle whorl, orange-brown with a dark brown grain and carved into a flat disc shape with a circular hole at the centre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA774

Spatulate tool. Long flat bone piece, slightly triangular in shape with one wider end and rounded tips. Made from sea mammal bone. The bone has a spongy appearance.

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
bone and plaster ?
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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