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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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Wind Musical InstrumentB108

Six varying lengths of bamboo, from which the nodes have been removed, are inserted into a hole in one side of gourd and sealed with resin. These are tied around in a bundle with a woven band and a fibre loop to keep them from collapsing. Stem of the gourd serves as the mouth tube of the instrument.

Culture
Murut
Material
bamboo grass, gourd fruit, resin and fibre
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearH2.111

Dark brown wooden spear with two pointed ends and a central grip made of reptilian skin wound on both ends with cord.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
wood, reptile skin, resin and grass ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoK4.51

Thumb piano constructed from a wooden plank base with five narrower, and seven thicker metal prongs raised up from the plank on a piece of wood and bent metal, and secured with a metal bar and wire. Each prong has a ball of resin or wax stuck underneath the end. There is a rattle composed of a metal bar with four metal cylinders attached to the edge opposite the end with the metal prongs. A skin handle is attached at the prong end through two holes in the wooden plank. A ridged geometric design, with an overall rectangular shape composed of four triangles, has been carved into the top face.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood, iron metal, resin ? and leather skin
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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