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ToolNa1048

Two bone pieces and two antler pieces, each with a hole drilled through, are strung and tied together on a sinew cord. The two antler pieces are long, flat, and curved with rounded ends. The two bone pieces are flat with s-shaped ends and they are sinew twisters (shorter pieces).

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone, sinew and antler
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SculptureNa1069

Carving of three walrus, in the Pangnirtung style. Two walrus are lying end to end with heads in opposite directions, while the third is on top. Each figure has two fore flippers, a carved nose, and ivory tusks. Much of the surface is textured by the foramina channels.

Culture
Inuit
Material
ivory and whale bone
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellAj121

Dark brown goat bell of goat horn. Two long slits with braided hide through them to form the collar. Two carved wooden sticks for clackers attached to single piece of wire in the bell on the cord.

Culture
Maasai
Material
metal, wood, leather skin and horn
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonNb627

Goat horn spoon. The horn spoon has a typical-shaped bowl with lighter fibrous streaks, and a carved handle. Handle is carved as a creature (sea monster?) with circular eyes, within tapering ovals, with its tongue out, two front paws, two pairs of back flippers with a sideways split u in betwen, and three scales on its back.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Halibut HookNb626

Two piece U-shaped fish hook with bent shank and bone barb. Lashed with cedar root on either end. End without barb also wound with fibre and has a loop attached.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre, bone, cedar root and yew wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleNa1068

A brown white object with one side concave while the other is flat. The ends of the object are rounded and a hole is drilled in middle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleNa1067

A brown white crescent-shaped object with rounded ends. Hole drilled in centre of inner curve.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAd53

Small cylindrical bone container. Both ends are fitted with leather lids. Grass tie on one end. Blue nylon cord pierced onto end with no grass tie. Both ends are concave. Bone area has two dark horizontal lines etched around approximately 1.5 cm. apart.

Culture
Kamba
Material
bone, grass, nylon fibre and leather skin
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb422

Javanese Wayang Kulit puppet of monkey general. Brown pudgy body with red face, red and white eyes, open mouth with red teeth. Curling black beard and hair; feet set wide apart on red base. Wears yellow, blue, red, headdress; bracelets on wrists and ankles and on upper arms. Necklace extending to waist. Bare upper torso. Wears checked black and white skirt with red lines, blue, green, black, white, flounces going down legs and between legs onto base. Plastic rivets on elbows and shoulders. Green stick ties horn to hands. Support stick goes from head, down body and extends further to a carved pointed end. Paint faded or peeled off in areas. Three fingers missing on one hand. A bird is on hat, and one on his waist sash.

Culture
Javanese
Material
plastic, fibre, paint, ink, water buffalo horn and water buffalo skin
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow PuppetIb421

Javanese Wayang (shadow) Kulit (leather) puppet of man wearing elaborate crown and outfit. Upper torso bare except for floral pink and red sashes that connect to crown. Large trousers go from hips to knees, highly decorated in pink, blue, and green, and gold leaf all over. Feet together on a red platform. Plastic rivets at shoulder and elbows. Support stick goes from head all down body into point attached by white string half way to end of horn stick curved. Arm sticks also black attached to hands with white string.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin, plastic, fibre, paint, gold metal and water buffalo horn
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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