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Knife1304/1 a-b

A long metal knife (part a) sharpened on one edge and angled down to a point from the other edge. The grip of the handle has braided coil around the metal, and the pommel, possibly made of ivory, is ornately carved with an angled spiral design from which groups of hair emanate. The sheath (part b) is made of brown wood with sections wrapped around with light brown and dark brown bark. Attached is a long thin hollow bark piece with braided bark.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
metal, fibre, bone ?, hair, wood and bark
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife541/1

Knife with short handle and rounded blade; one side is rounded while the other is flat. Top of blade has a peak that flares down to the end; handle has a small hole through it from side to side; end of handle is pointed rather than flat. There is a faint inked decoration of a reindeer on the blade, and two wavy lines on the handle.

Culture
Sami
Material
bone and ink
Made in
Finland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff Bottle1080/5 a-b

A small thin cloisonne snuff bottle with a scene of two deer-like animals in a landscape on each side surrounded by a blue foral and spiral design. The lid (part b) has a rounded top with a blue floral design, from which a long stick protrudes downward into the bottle with a slightly curved point at the other end.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, enamel, cork bark and bone ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime Container1543/4 a-b

Container made of a hollow bone decorated with incised geometric patterns. One end is plugged with a piece of dark brown wood while the other has a removable wooden stopper in the shape of a man; the man's face is recessed except for the nose and forehead; ears and a headdress protrude from the head; body is decorated with arms in relief above a recessed band that then flares out to the bottom. A white powdery substance, lime(?), is in the crevices of the incised decoration.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
bone, wood and lime mineral ?
Made in
West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime Container1543/6 a-b

Container made of a hollow bone decorated with incised geometric patterns. One end is plugged with a piece of dark brown wood while the other has a removable wooden stopper in the shape of a man's bust; the man's face is recessed except for the nose; ears protrude slightly from head; shoulders are undecorated.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
bone and wood
Made in
West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime Container1543/7 a-b

Container made of a hollow bone decorated with incised geometric patterns. One end is plugged with a piece of dark brown wood while the other has a removable plug in the shape of a seated man; the man's face is recessed except for the nose and mouth; ears protrude slightly; a headband runs around the forehead and another band runs around the neck; body has arms holding crossed legs; man is seated on a circular disc that is balanced on top of a flared pedestal.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
bone and wood
Made in
West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime Container1543/10 a-b

Container made of a hollow bone decorated with incised geometric lizard patterns. One end is plugged with a piece of light brown wood while the other has a removable wooden stopper in the shape of man's bust; the man's face is recessed except for the nose; ears and a headdress protrude from the head; shoulder is undecorated.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
bone and wood
Made in
West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime Container1543/3 a-b

Container made of a hollow bone decorated with incised geometric lizard patterns. One end is plugged with a piece of light brown wood while the other has a removable wooden stopper in the shape of a man's bust; the man's face is recessed except for the nose; ears and a headdress protrude from the head; shoulder is undecorated.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
bone and wood
Made in
West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace294/103

Multicoloured beaded necklace; beads are clear, mottled grey and red, mauve, red-orange and white, respectively, and range in shape from large and cylindrical to short and spherical.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
stone, bone, shell and clay
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace294/101

Multicoloured beaded necklace; beads are clear, mottled grey-green, mauve, red-orange and white, respectively, and range in shape from large and spherical to short and cylindrical.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
stone, bone and shell
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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