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Ornament3425/10

Amber-coloured heart-shaped ornament made of kauri gum. Carved into one face is the outline of another heart, about 0.5 cm in from the edge. The ornament is polished, but worn.

Culture
Maori
Material
kauri gum
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll Head48.3.62

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
marble stone, human hair and spruce gum
Made in
Klukwan, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Model1901.55.1
FigureZ 14856

Carved and painted wooden figure, the body encrusted with mica flakes. Rests on a pivot which allows it to rotate. The face has been painted with red nostrils and mouth, black eyebrows, and has U-form decorations on the forehead. The hands are also painted red, and are carved with long fingers.; Good

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, hair, gum, spruce wood ? and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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ArrowD2.81 a-e

A set of arrows with wood shafts carved into ends painted with stripes of red, green, and blue, each with three split feathers. The bark has not been peeled off the tips of three arrows (parts a-c).

Culture
Iowa
Material
sour gum wood ?, hawk feather ?, paint and sinew ?
Made in
Oklahoma, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxAa111 a-b

Entire tortoise shell (part a) is used. Bottom shell is glued to the top shell making a container with a narrow opening where the head would have been. A white ostrich egg bead belt, thirteen beads wide, covers the top. Six strands of beads protrude over the opening. Belt (part b) is sewn to a piece of hide and is attached to the underside of the shell by being drawn through two drilled holes.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
tortoise shell, ostrich egg, skin, sinew and acacia gum adhesive
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowD2.82 a-e

A set of arrows with wooden shafts, a metal point (copper, iron, or steel) and three half feathers on each. Red and blue painting on wood shafts attached with gut.

Culture
Iowa
Material
sour gum wood ?, hawk feather ?, steel metal, copper metal, iron metal, paint and sinew ?
Made in
Oklahoma, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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