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Harpoon1768/32

Overall brown in colour. Barb attached with metal pegs to bone carved in shape of human head. Skin looped through head, bound with sinew in middle and ending in a loop, which is also bound by sinew.

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
bone, metal, sinew and skin
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife1768/30

Bone handled metal knife. Blade inserted in handle and bound together with skin strips. End of handle has small grooves surrounding an animal face (baby seal?).

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
bone, skin and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdzeNa1717

Adze has carved wooden handle with finger and thumb grooves. Bone inset is screwed into handle. Commercial axe head is attached to handle with leather thong. Two screws in rounded end.

Culture
Inuvialuit
Material
wood, leather skin, bone and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Trap Stick1768/26

Carved trap stick. One end tapered. Carved shark's head with teeth showing and red bead eyes at other end.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
whale bone and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Trap Stick1768/25

Carved trap stick. One end is tapered. Other end has a carved raven with sun in mouth. Skin strip wrapped around middle of stick.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
whale bone, skin and adhesive
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: ToolA8698

Small bone tool, triangular in shape with tapered, pointed ends and a wide, flat body.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
bone
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Charm1768/81

Carved animal with claw feet, black eye, rib markings and hole in neck. Notched carving along top of head.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
walrus tusk ?
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat331/2

Circular-shaped woven hat with bone and feathers attached on either side. Starting in the centre, the woven pattern has a dark-brown band, a light-brown band, and a striped band of alternating dark and light brown. Edge of piece is bound with three stacked bands of red painted grass(?) and fastened with three vertical stitches at evenly-spaced intervals. Long strand of root(?) is attached to both sides.

Culture
Igorot
Material
root ?, bone, dye, mother of pearl shell, feather and grass ?
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerIf100

Long, narrow dagger with leaf around handle, attached by cord that is wrapped around in nine places with end hanging loose from upper mid section of handle.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
bone ?, leaf ? or plant fibre ?
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC1538

A curled fish hook shape with three notches at one end.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
bone
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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