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Musical InstrumentB120

Bamboo tube engraved by thin wire geometric bands. Has a crown-shaped end. Long, heavy brass wire is secured to the bamboo near the crown-shaped end.

Culture
Murut
Material
bamboo grass and brass metal
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeB112

Pipe made from a length of bamboo with bands of spiral patterns emphasized with red paint. Several bands of tooled lead foil as well as two black bands separate the bands of design. There are two pieces of protruding bamboo at the closed end of the pipe, and there is a hole in the side of the pipe near that end.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
lead metal, bamboo grass and paint
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeB484

Ceremonial knife with a long, straight blade and a dark brown wooden handle. Handle decorated with braided bands; blade has a coating of old varnish and the end has two barbs.

Culture
Western Indonesian ?
Material
rattan, wood and steel metal
Made in
Borneo, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA8448

Rectangular basket with splint foundation and coiled elements of cedar root. Fully imbricated in grass with red and black cherry bark. Foot is beaded in red cherry bark in three coiled rows. Slat bottom. Has steel handles. Fully imbricated and beaded. Designs in black and red cherry bark that consist of zigzags that stretch to the full height of the basket in black/red/black. Also diamonds in red and black with geometric shapes in between.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass, cherry bark, steel metal and dye
Made in
Spuzzum, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA7982

Painted wooden mask with a humanistic white face and black head covering. Facial features are painted: the thick frowning lips are red; protruding nose (with the tip nailed on) is blue; the areas surrounding the eyes and cheeks are also blue, with a downward point. The eyes themselves are white, outlined in black, with round black centres, and black eyebrows. On both sides of the head protruding metal discs have been nailed on, near the top. There are two holes in the wood at the top of the head covering, with a strip of wood between.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Kyuquot
Material
wood, metal and paint
Made in
Kyuquot, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7970

Small, mottled brown and white rattle made from horn, folded over and wired together along the sides. Handle is bound with swamp grass and has remnants of feathers tucked along one side.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
metal, feather, swamp grass and sheep horn ?
Made in
Ahousat, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Transformation MaskA7968

Transformation mask or headdress made from cut out planks of wood formed into a triangular-shape. Flat sides with a thin adjoining nose piece and two rectangular shaped pieces of wood at the back. Detailed in blue, black, yellow, white, green and red stylized forms. The creature on the outside (possibly a lightning serpent?) has large black eyes outlined in yellow, rectangular shaped ears and white bared teeth. The mask opens to reveal a thunderbird inside, with a large white articulated beak, black eyes and a red and black head. There are numerous feathers attached to a thin metal strip; three strips line the top and back of the mask. Inside has a curved flat metal piece used to hold the mask onto a head.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
metal, feather, wood, fibre and paint
Made in
Ahousat, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon HeadA7923

Harpoon head that consists of a flat iron bar. Point section consists of two very large barbs on the same side and bifacially bevelled blade -point (cutting edge 3/4" wide). Butt end has a large hole sliced through (presumably to attach a line).

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA7921

Plain shaft with a leaf-shaped barbed point. The barbs are horizontal and there are four pair.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
sinew, wood and iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA7920

Shaft is in two parts. End is charred and appears to be mahogany. The point is leaf-shaped with a long base.

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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