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ArrowA7922 a-b

Plain shaft (part a) with a large leaf-shaped barbed point (part b). The barbs are horizontal and there are four pair.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
iron metal, sinew and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear2948/143

Spear made with a bamboo shaft. The shaft is joined to the bundle of metal points that form the spearhead, bound by woven plant fibre. This bundle of organic fibre is connected to a woven section of synthetic fibre through a number of tight loops between the two bundles. The spearhead consists of five pointed metal pieces and five metal pieces with triangular, perforated tips. These different metal pieces are arranged roughly equidistant from each other to form a conical shape.

Culture
Asmat
Material
bamboo grass, plant fibre, synthetic fibre and iron metal
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon Blade2013.2.1

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

Culture
Tlingit
Material
iron metal
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Adze, Carved, With Axe Blade16.1/2545
Sealing Harpoon Head16.1/1886
Awl, Iron16/9302
Mat Needle16/9191
Knife, War16/9070
Dagger, Dzo'nogwa16/8561

CHIEFLY FEASTS: THE ENDURING KWAKIUTL POTLACH. JONAITIS, ALDONA EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1991 THE NATIVE AMERICANS: THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF NORTH AMERICA. TAYLOR, COLIN F., 1991, Publisher: SALAMANDER BOOKS, LTD

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw: Dza'wadeenox
Material
wood, pigment, iron metal, hair, string and hide
Made in
Dza'wadeenox, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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