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AnkletK2.26 a-b

Pair of anklets composed of beige-coloured fibre with brown seed husks fastened to short lengths of twined plant fabre on straps of braided plant fibre.

Culture
Hausa
Material
plant fibre and seed
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model SnowshoesA158 a-b

Pair of model snowshoes: wooden frame with an upturned toe; laced with hide; red and purple wool pom-poms decorate toe and heel.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
rawhide skin, wool fibre, wood and dye
Made in
Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA9275

Rattle made of two pecten scallop shells of medium size (one is purple brown while the other is cream-yellow) hanging from a light brown wood hoop bound with brown twine.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
scallop shell, wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA9274

Rattle made of two pecten scallop shells of medium size (both are brown) hanging from a light brown wood hoop bound with beige cloth.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, scallop shell and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA9272

Rattle made of four pecten scallop shells hanging from a light brown wood hoop bound with brown string.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, scallop shell and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Halibut HookA1411

Wooden barbed hook with short length of cord attached. Two carved wooden arms lashed together in a "v"-shape. Bone point lashed at an acute angle to main arm. Both point and secondary "v" lashings bound with root. Hole drilled through shank and leader line secured. One hook attached to end of a weighted cross pole by a short leader.

Culture
Tsimshian: Gitxaala
Material
bone, fibre, wood and root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LeisterA1427

Fore-section of "leister-type" fish spear. Two diverging wooden fore-shafts, the end of each fitted with a sharp wooden barb projecting inward and backward. Hafted with leather thong and cedar root. Two fore-shafts bound together with twine.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, fibre, root and leather skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8161

Brown triple reed whistle that is rectangular in cross section and bound in four sections with brown twine, two near each end and two near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are three hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby at either side, two side-by-side on one side and one on the other side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8159

Brown wood whistle that is circular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two sections with beige twine, one near the middle and one near the wider end. While the wider end has a slit, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a bulging taper cut elongated semi-oval hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8157

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in two sections with brown twine, both near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the tapering end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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