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Spear PointC83

Plain long thin piece which tapers to a point with barbs on each side.

Culture
Eastern Polynesian
Material
fish bone
Made in
Line Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC84

Inwardly concavely curved pearl shell shaft with the barb secured by a twisted line. Decorated near barb with tassel of cloth.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
bone, fibre and shell
Made in
Rakahanga Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC94

Inwardly concavely curved shell shaft with the barb secured by a twisted line. Hole near top of the shaft. Tassels near the barb.

Culture
Tahitian
Material
fibre, bone and shell
Made in
“Society Islands: Tahiti” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Fishing ClubA8111

Fragment of a carved whalebone tool with engraved geometric designs in relief on one side and a small hole on top. Design is zoomorphic in appearance with the eye, mouth and top of head visible.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
whale bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadrestC1031

Curved piece of bone tied and supported by two inverted "u" shaped wood legs. Tapered legs with wide square feet.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and whale bone
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookIg402

J shaped hook with long braided cord wrapped around one end and plain cord wrapped around other end to secure bone; the bone barb has broken off; heavy cord line.

Culture
Western Melanesian
Material
bone, fibre and wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookIg403

J shaped wooden hook with thick braided cord attached to one end and thinner cord wrapped around other end to secure bone barb; heavy cord line.

Culture
Western Melanesian
Material
bone, fibre and wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC1456

Shark tooth sword. Long snout has been broken off at downward angles to taper to a smaller flat edge for attachment as a sword blade, with the shark teeth kept intact. Twenty-three pairs of shark teeth along both edges; rounded tip end.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shark bone and shark tooth
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1469

A flat beige-coloured, double-lobed club with a straight handle. At the end of the rectangular handle, there is a finial of a stylized animal, with a hole for a cord.

Culture
Maori
Material
whale bone
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1740

Plain, dark brown wood pointed spear with one bone barb secured by string. The end of the long shaft is wrapped with beige cloth.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, resin, fibre and bone
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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