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Mask771/29

Green-grey carved stone mask of a human face--open mouth, triangular nose, oval eyes (blind), and rectangular protrusions for ears. Two think black cords are looped through holes on either side of the back of the mask.

Culture
Central Mexico
Material
stone
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2663/59

Necklace with 84 irregularly shaped and unevenly coloured beads of green stone, strung on green thread.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
stone and cotton fibre
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet2663/56

Bracelet of 11 flat octagonal plaques of dark blue stone mottled with yellow. Plaques decrease in size from the centre. Threaded on silk thread with fine metal strip and loop closing.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
stone, silk fibre and metal
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snow Knife1718/17

A small upward curved blade carved with a handle which has three small black dots along the middle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler and soapstone stone ?
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure457/12

Stone carving of a seated bird with round body and long flared tail; wings are back and cross at tips. The bird's head is raised and long, thin beak points forward. Decorations are: incised circles for eyes; incised line around beak; vertical waves at shoulder; and horizontal lines along length of wings.

Culture
Nicaraguan
Material
stone
Made in
Nicaragua
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Utensils2663/5 a-f

Case consisting of two cylinders of tortoise shell, encased in embossed silver at top and bottom. Knife with handle (part b) of translucent grey-green stone, tapered from top; embossed steel blade (part c) is loose. Pair of bone chopsticks (parts d-e) with silver encased ends and silver knobs at top. Flat ear pick (part f) of bone with silver band near wider end.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
tortoise shell, silver metal, stone, steel metal and bone
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament850/2

Jade ornament. Dangling, three-piece, brown-grey carved, translucent stone ornament. The first link is a circular loop, attached to which is a shallowly carved section of a roughly square shape with a scrolling, ornate design. Dangling from this section is a smaller, square-shaped section with a similar scrolling, character-like design.

Culture
Chinese
Material
stone
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe Head1060/60

Flat stone axe head that has a wide edge at one end and tapers to a rounded point at the other. Surface is polished smooth. An adhesive label on one face says, "Stone axe Fiji".

Culture
Fijian
Material
stone
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adze1251/7 a-c

Part a is the handle of an adze. It has an acute angle to the head where a blade would be hafted. The head is wrapped with dried grass, which would have aided the hafting process. Part b is an adze blade of stone. It has an edge at one end and then tapers slightly toward other end which is missing. Part c is the missing fragment of part b.

Culture
Western Polynesian ?
Material
stone, wood and grass ?
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire KitNa1711 a-d

Fire-making kit includes a dark-brown coloured seal skin pouch (part a) with gathered rim containing plant-like materials and bits of black cloth, a white-grey coloured crescent-shaped stone (part b), a rectangular-shaped dark grey flint piece (part c), and a light brown-yellow square piece of paper (part d).

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin, moss, flint mineral, stone, paper and fibre
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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