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Model Totem Pole491/34 a-b

Model totem pole (a) with incised decoration and an eagle at the top that is carved in relief with sideways protruding wings. The pole fits with a peg onto a square platform (b) that is also of bone.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
bone and paint ?
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving636/30

Bird-like figure carved into the natural shape of a horn. Starting from the tip of the horn and moving downwards to the wider end of the horn, the head has a pointed beak, carved white coloured eyes, a narrow neck, a wider body, an oversized and incised tail feather, and two skinny legs that extend to the bottom of the horn.

Culture
Southern African
Material
horn
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scraper998/13 a-b

Part a is a long, yellow-brown bone with a leather strap wrapped around the thick, upper end. The opposite end tapers to a chisel-like point with carved teeth-like shapes on one side. Part b is a large, tan-coloured leather piece that the scraper is wrapped in.

Culture
Dunne-Za
Material
skin and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bobbin726/6

Thin cylindrical piece of bone that has a recessed area and a knob at one end and a metal loop with beads strung onto it at the other end. White thread is wound around recessed area. Five small grooves go around just above recessed area; grooves are painted in alternating black and red. The beads vary in size; the colours of the beads in order are: light blue, clear, light blue, blue, light blue, clear, and light blue.

Culture
English
Material
bone, metal, glass, fibre and paint
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pointing Bone723/2

Hollow, straight bone with 2-ply twisted cord attached at one end using a tar resin? White feathers attached to end of cord with same resin. Cord is painted rust red.

Culture
Australian
Material
bone, fibre and tar resin ?
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Horn596/1

A large hollow horn fitted with a small brass reed; the metal piece has a slit near the smaller end.

Culture
Burmese
Material
water buffalo horn and brass metal
Made in
“Myanmar” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress921/7

A piece with a curved neck that has a head with a beak at the top and a circular base with coiled skin going through around which a string is tied that ties at the other end to the middle of the neck. Skin is stitched over the enitre piece except the beak.

Culture
Ekoi
Material
skin, bone, beak, wood and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model StoveNa1701

Square, stone base with a canopy of stone, bone and sinew. Suspended from the sinew in the canopy is a cylindrical skin bag and rectangular stone vessel. Directly underneath the vessel is a larger, elliptical, stone vessel supported by three bone legs.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone, sinew, skin and bone
Made in
Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature KnifeNa1699

A small ulu tied to a small stone dish. The dish is black in colour and is a shallow V-shape, slopping upwards from the narrow end. The narrow part of the dish has a small knob protruding from its base and has a pierced hole where white-yellow strands of sinew extend to the ulu. The ulu is made entirely of off-white bone with a T-shaped handle, and is pierced with a hole and strung with sinew connecting it to the dish.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone, bone and sinew
Made in
Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scales505/1 a-d

Pear-shaped two sided case (part a) with extended rod and round metal pin that connects both sides together. Part b is a slightly domed circular weight that has four small holes around the perimeter and is attached to a stick with black fibre cording and red tassels. Part c is a small weight with scalloped edges and part d is the newspaper that is wrapped around it (part c).

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, brass metal ?, fibre and bone ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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