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Arrow1885.65.1-2

Two harpoon like fish arrows. 1: with steel head and 2: with bone head. Probably from the Arctic; Good

Culture
Western Eskimo ?
Material
metal, steel metal and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Arrow1949.200 A; 1949.200 B; 1949.200 C; 1949.200 D; 1949.200 E

A) Part of shaft, stone head, and double barbed bone foreshaft of an arrow. Sinew attachment. B) Foreshaft and stone head of an arrow. Head lashed on with sinew. C) Triple feathered, stone headed arrow with sinew lashing. D E) Two triple feathered stone headed arrows. Heads attached with composition like cement. Note arrows A and B are located in Archaeology Drawer. Descriptions are very close to those for arrows 1949.199 C-F.; Good.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
bone, sinew and feather
Made in
California, USA and British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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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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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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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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Harpoon HeadE 1902.248

Harpoon head of bone, finely cut with overlapping cusped barbs. The blunt end is pierced for the line to be attached, and has an area of cross-hatching.; Good

Culture
Makah: Neah Bay Tribe ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Arrow HeadZ 31057

Long thin arrow head with five barbs made from bone.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Club1921.567.1

Whalebone club with cherry bark binding round shaft and creature's, open-mouthed ?bird, head carved on top. Down the centre of the blade a design has been carved between two lines, composed of circles and triangles; good.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
bone and bark
Made in
Nootka Sound, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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ClubE 1905.218

A large club finely carved from the scapula of a whale. The grip is provided with finger grooves, ends in a flat disc pommel. The square ended blade bears sixteen notches on its cutting edge and is carved with the dragonfly and whale patterns. The design is expertly carved with ovoids and U- forms.; Good

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