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Sewing EquipmentA2.377 a-b

White-grey strip of hide with a copper needle pushed through it. Attached to one end of the hide is a thin cord of sinew with a small, flat length of copper tied at its other end. The other end of the hide is attached to a thin, looping cord of sinew that is threaded through a carved, white thimble-like object (part b).

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
rawhide skin, caribou sinew, copper metal and bone
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model BellowsK4.319

Model bellows with wood base that has a short wedge-shaped handle, an oval body, and two long hollow cylinders that are open at the end. Two pieces of hide are attached at the top of the body, each with a wooden stick attached to the centre. The bellows is decorated with indented burnt circles around the body and along the length of the cylinders. The bottom of the body and the end of the handle are also burnt ? to a dark brown finish.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood and skin
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8984

Part (a) Small round basket (bifurcated stitches), with double loop work border and lid part (b). Watch-spring base and lid construction. Imbricated design of upper and lower connected zigzag outlined in dark cherry bark with red cherry bark in middle . Floral shape on lid in same colour configuration. Rawhide tie attached to rim.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, rawhide skin, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleA2.361

Three flat, roughly rectangular pieces of bone bound together with a rawhide thong; one long and two shorter bones.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone and rawhide skin
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Outer ParkaA2.516

Woman's outer coat, or parka, with a long tail, extended hood, and an elongated flap protruding from the hem at front. Made of brown fur, with light tan fur inset and sewn to form patterns. (Note: photo shows inner and outer coats together, A2.516-17.)

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin and caribou sinew
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA17097

Natural and black coiled storage basket with leather handles looped over with a metal button at each end. Simple coiled work with bifurcated stitches over slat foundation. Parallel slat base construction. Raised rim on fitted lid and totally beaded surface. Beading on lid in red cherry bark and sides in alternate rows of cherry bark and grass. Lid is attached to the basket by skin straps.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
leather skin, cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowA2.534

Wooden recurve cable-backed bow. Three pieces bound together with skin and braided fibre cords. A thick braided band of fibre cords runs the length of the bow on the outside of the curve. Bowstring is made of twined fibre cords.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
fibre, skin, yew wood, oak wood and metal
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowA2.532

Cable-backed bow made of seven pieces of caribou antler riveted together and tied with sinew and hide backing. Thick band of braided sinew cords run the length of the bow on the outside curve. Bowstring of braided sinew.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou antler, skin, sinew, copper metal and ivory
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HarpoonA2.531

Small barbed harpoon head, with iron point with bearded seal line attached to harpoon. The other end has a bone ice pick. Starting from the long curved tip point to the short straight tip point: walrus tusk (long curved tip point), bone, antler (harpoon head with metal point), walrus bone (rounded end piece), and antler (short straight tip point).

Culture
Inupiaq
Material
wood, bone, iron metal, skin, walrus tusk, antler and walrus bone
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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QuiverK4.225 a-e

Woven rectangular quiver (part a) with four arrows (parts b-e). Arrows each have a different metal point, incised designs on the shaft and leather fletchings.

Culture
East African
Material
plant fibre, leather skin, rattan ? and steel metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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