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BeadSa343

Brown oval shaped bead, pointed and thinner at one end with a thicker, wider, rounded opposite end. There is a drilled hole in centre.

Culture
Central America
Material
bone
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomSf923 a-n

Horizontal ground loom (parts a-n) with a partially woven red textile attached to the wooden front beam by bright lashing cords (part b). The woven cloth has five pattern bands and four bands of stripes in red, white, green and yellow. The geometric patterns are of circles, diamonds, crosses and figurative patterns of birds and fish. Intertwined in the textile are numerous parts: cylindrical shaped shed roll (part m) is in position between two layers of warps and back warp beam (part n) holds the loops of the unworked warps. The shuttle stick (part c) is wound with red weft and is attached to the fabric. Heddle stick (part d) has green cord loops. Shed stick (part f) and (part k) are in position under threads in the pattern areas. Ground stakes (parts g-j) are loose as is the pick (part f) and the shed holder and beater (part e). A braided brown, black and cream alpaca rope (part a) is used to keep the loom and tools together when rolled.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, wool fibre, wood, alpaca wool fibre, bone and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleNa1041

Crescent-shaped yellow-white object with rounded ends. Large rectangular piece has been cut out or worn away.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleNa1040

Crescent-shaped yellow-white object with rounded ends and hole drilled through centre.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolNa1039

Flat, crescent-shaped piece of bone with four large notches on interior. A hole is drilled in either end through which a braided sinew cord is tied. Grime worked into bone and sinew; '50' is printed on one side of bone.

Culture
Inuit
Material
sinew ? and bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleNa1058

Crescent-shaped object with rounded ends; colouring is mottled yellow and brown; eight lines have been cut in to form a symmetrical design. Braided leather thong is threaded through drilled hole to form stiff loop bent in half.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and leather skin
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleNa1038

A yellow white crescent-shaped object with rounded ends. Hole drilled in it through which leather thong is looped.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone and leather skin
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScraperNa1037

Cross-section segment of bone with knob that curves to one side. Bone widens at bottom to form rounded blade with notch out of it. On back, '25' has been written in ink.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowNa1055

Curved piece of bone; hole in each end strung with length of rawhide. Two holes in rawhide, one at end, another smaller hole three-quarters along bone's length. Hard outer casing of bone near one end has worn away to reveal marrow. Opposite side to worn area has 7.5 cm.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone and rawhide skin
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeNa1027

Pounded metal blade is curved and has a stubby bone ? handle.

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