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GunK5.164

Prussian Potzdam musket made from heavily finished dark wood stock with a brass trigger guard and barrel fitting. Muzzle loading musket. 'N1856 4874' stamped into barrel. Makers' stamp 'Saarn' and small crown crest stamped into side plate. 'C5289' stamped into brass fitting. '1844' stamped on butt.

Culture
South African
Material
wood, iron metal and brass metal
Made in
Westphalia, Germany
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe HeadK5.162

Axe head with overall triangular shape. Edges flare slightly at curved blade edge.

Culture
Zulu
Material
iron metal ?
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK5.158

Spear with metal spearhead that has curved bottom edges, a short neck, straight sides that taper to a point (broken), and a centre ridge. The spearhead is bound to the wooden shaft with metal wire woven around the spearhead shaft and the wooden shaft, and the butt end of the wooden shaft flares outwards and then tapers inwards with four sides to a flat end.

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood, iron metal and metal
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5282

Mask with a piece of abalone suspended from the nose. The mask is painted with black eyebrows, green around the eyes, red nostrils and lips, a black moustache, and a black scalloped design around the mouth area, suggesting gills. The forehead is painted with a black design that suggests a fish tail.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, wood, abalone shell, iron metal, copper metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerA4348

Metal dagger, triangular in shape with a rectangular shaft that curves at the end.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeK4.32 a-b

Leather case (part a) has stitching down the middle and is pointed at the tip. Long metal blade (part b) that is sharpened on both sides, is fitted into a wooden handle, and held into place by two metal pins.

Culture
Central African ?
Material
iron metal, wood and leather skin
Made in
Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrillA2.378

Wooden handle with twisted sinew and bone at base of iron chisel.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
iron metal, wood, caribou sinew and bone
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon HeadA9096

Large flat leaf-shaped iron blade. Fixed to the blade with compresses of spruce resin are two antler spurs (elk ?) incised with designs of wolf and snake. Also attached, there is a heavy lanyard of twisted sinew (whale or sea-lion) (used to attach head to long line). Engraved with lightning serpent imagery.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
sinew, spruce resin, elk antler, iron metal and wood
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HarpoonA2.531

Small barbed harpoon head, with iron point with bearded seal line attached to harpoon. The other end has a bone ice pick. Starting from the long curved tip point to the short straight tip point: walrus tusk (long curved tip point), bone, antler (harpoon head with metal point), walrus bone (rounded end piece), and antler (short straight tip point).

Culture
Inupiaq
Material
wood, bone, iron metal, skin, walrus tusk, antler and walrus bone
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ear OrnamentK4.231

Ear ornament made of metal wire coiled over a wire shape: curved at the top with two straight arms that angle outwards and each has a copper knob at the end.

Culture
Maasai
Material
iron metal and copper metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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