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WhistleA8155

Brown wood whistle that is rectangular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in four sections with brown twine, one near each end and two near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut round cornered rectangular hole nearby on one side. Seams are sealed with pitch, but parts are splitting.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, wood and resin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4195

Brown triple reed whistle that is circular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in three sections with brown string, two near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are three hollows equally around the smaller end where there is a taper cut elongated semi-oval hole nearby around the sides. Seams are sealed with pitch.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, fibre and resin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA6195

Brown double reed whistle that is rectangular in cross section and bound in three sections with brown twine, two near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut double rectangular hole nearby at either side. Sealed with pine pitch.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, resin and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA6193

Brown double reed whistle that is square in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in brown twine around the tapering end. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a bordered taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on one side and a bordered taper cut square hole on the opposite side. Pine pitch along the sides.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, fibre and resin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA4198

Two brown wood whistles of different shapes bound together with brown twine overall. One piece is oval in cross section while the other is circular in cross section. Both pieces come to a tapering end. While the wider ends are solid, there is a hollow (two in total) through the tapering ends where there is a taper cut round cornered rectangular hole (two in total) nearby on one side. Pitch is used to join the seams.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
alder wood, resin and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrillA2.379

Straight wooden handle with a brass ferrule and long metal spike attached at one end.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood, brass metal, resin, steel metal and caribou sinew
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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Model HouseK4.318

Wooden model of a house with a conical roof and cylindrical base. The walls of the base have vertical slits cut through them, and inside are three figures seated around what appears to be a fire. Dark brown painted(?) finish.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood and resin ?
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoK4.284

Thumb piano constructed from a wooden plank with several metal prongs raised above the plank with a piece of wood and bent sheet metal that have been secured with a metal bar and wire. There is a ridged geometric design on the top face of the plank below the prongs, and a narrow geometric design carved into the plank above the prongs. There is one hole in the plank below the ends of the prongs, and one hole above where the prongs are attached.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood, resin and metal
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK4.218 a-d

Set of three arrows, each with a steel point lashed to hardwood shaft with thong and fletched with eight to ten vanes of dark brown feather: a) has a pointed, leaf-shaped blade; b) has a blade that flares outwards at the sides and is arched at the top; c) has arched sides that curve inwards slightly near the top and come to a point. (Part d is missing.)

Culture
Southern African
Material
steel metal, wood, feather, fibre and resin ?
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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