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HarpoonE259 a-b

Plain cylindrical wood shaft (part a) with metal point (part b) that has two barbs, one on each side and one below the other. A small piece of fabric is attached to the metal point (part b). The line, which was held on by beeswax, is missing.

Culture
Sumu
Material
iron metal, bark, wood and rubber
Made in
Musuwas, Nicaragua
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical InstrumentH1.264

Small, guitar-like instrument with a rounded back covered by a full armadillo pelt (head included). Body is carved from light brown wood, with ten sinew strings laid over a dark brown wooden neck with brass frets and a wooden nut. A peanut-shaped headstock holds ten machine heads--one of which is missing--which protrude from the back.

Culture
Andes
Material
armadillo skin, sinew, wood and brass metal
Made in
La Paz, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PinH1.269

Metal pin has a flat spoon shaped top with a hole in the finial and a thin, rounded prong. Green patina.

Culture
Inca
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumA2228

Circular drum made from deer hide stretched over a circular wooden frame and affixed with nails; three lengths of sinew and leather meeting at back to form a handle.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
deer skin, sinew, wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumstickA2230

Drumstick with leather-bound head; sewn with cord and secured with nails. Small knob carved at end of handle.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
wood, leather skin, fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumstickA2232

Wooden drumstick with leather bound head. The initials "G.H." are carved into the handle.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
wood, leather skin and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumA2233

Drum made from a hide that has been stretched over a circular wood frame; affixed with nails.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
wood, skin and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumA2234

Hide stretched over a circular wood frame. Hide lengths secured in the centre with cloth and around the outer side edges and the inner rim with nails.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
skin, fibre, wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool ?A2236

Pole ferruled with No. 10 Winchester shotgun shell casing. Spiked.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
bone and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2243 a-b

A pair of arrows (parts a-b). Each arrow has a thick wood shaft with a large bow string notch at the trailing end. The heads are made of lengths of brass rod, flattened to resemble a point and hafted by being forced into a split in the shaft which is bound with green fishing line. The shafts are decorated with a continuous red-brown barber-pole stripe lightly burned into the wood.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
fibre, cedar wood and brass metal
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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