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Prayer BeadsEe4.35

Strands of slightly irregularly sized human bone beads are threaded on a thick string with carved "medallions" of bone dividing the strands into lines of two, three, or sometimes four. There are fourteen square "medallions", one diamond shape, one pointed oval, and one five-sided piece. Carved decorations include dots, flowers, spirals, and human figures.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
bone and fibre
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff Bottle692/2 a-b

Flat bottle with corked lid. Bottle is decorated with orange on white ground; floral decoration on the two flat faces; four Chinese characters on base. Lid is domed green jade with cork attached to underside; thin, long spoon is attached to end of cork.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, cork bark, bone ?, stone, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt1128/3 a-b

Brown leather man's belt is decorated with two rows of white painted metal grommets along the length of the belt. Extra holes form an x-shape near the centre. A bone needle case, containing a sinew threaded needle attached to a fabric and leather strip, is tied to the belt with a 2-ply leather cord. There is an antler ring at the end of the needle case. Leather strips are attached to each end of the belt, one has a metal belt fastener and the other has a series of holes, the last three holes have metal grommets. There is a separate leather strip (b) attached to the end of the belt. Fastened with a narrow (1.6 cm) strap and silver buckle. A tool made from a hollow long-bone (presumably reindeer) is attached with a leather thong.

Culture
Sami
Material
skin, metal, bone and paint
Made in
Finland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife1060/53

Curved bone handle and short, oxidized, curved blade affixed with two rivets on one side. Double carved lines outline the handle. Twenty-one circles with dotted centres carved on the handle.

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
bone and metal
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Earrings1060/51 a-b

Three-tiered dangling earrings with alternating white and coloured (blue and red) beads with hide dividers. There are bone hooks with a yellow and blue beaded fringe at the bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
dentalium shell, plastic, bone and rawhide skin
Made in
Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shuttle1060/36

A lightly coloured weaving shuttle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone ?
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Needle Case1353/3

A long, narrow object comprised of several parts. A long piece of bone resembling a bell clapper has four carved ribs and a loop at one end. Skin is tied to the loop and threaded through a tube-shaped section of bone. Two copper needles and a grey stone thimble are attached to the skin on the other side of the tube. A double-sided hook is tied to the end of the skin strip.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone, copper metal, skin and stone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon Head1060/29

A quadrangular metal blade with a hole made midway. The blade is held in its holder with a metal nail. The holder has a hole drilled through the middle depth and another hole for the insertion of the shaft.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone and metal
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife1060/17

A long curved greyish-brown piece with a handle, a sharpened blade, and a rounded end. The holes are part of the material structure of the bone.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone
Made in
Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish Hook1060/5

A fish hook shaped like an insect with blue beads for eyes and a back painted green.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone, stone ?, fibre and metal
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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