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Pipe2189/7 a-b

Pipe composed of a light brown pipe bowl (part a) with three floral motifs incised on the sides, short lines incised into the mouth of the bowl, and a star-like design composed of three lines and the date 1918 is incised on the curved back of the bowl. Part b is the wooden pipe stem. The incised designs are coloured dark brown and lighter reddish-brown with pigment.

Culture
Turkish
Material
soapstone stone, wood and pigment
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model GunCi20

Soapstone model of a revolver with a rotating chamber. The butt has an incised crosshatch design and on one side is inscribed "1918". The top of the barrel is inscribed "TURKISH".

Culture
Turkish
Material
soapstone stone and wood
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattlesnake Woman BowlNd716

A rattlesnake woman smudge bowl sculpted in stone. The female figure is seated with outstretched arms and an animal figure forming the bowl. The eyes of the animal are inlaid with abalone. Two snake shapes form heart shape behind figure with single rattle protruding from small of back. Stone surface is smooth and polished.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
soapstone stone and abalone shell
Made in
Lytton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model GunCi19

Model soapstone rifle. Leather strap is attached to barrel through a metal ring, and to the butt through a hole carved in the stone. Inscriptions on both sides of the barrel, and a circle within a circle inscribed at the end of the butt, at top edge of butt, and behind chamber for bullet and locking mechanism. Hollow area underneath barrel near front.

Culture
Turkish
Material
soapstone stone ?, metal and leather skin
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model KnifeCi18

Model soapstone bayonet. Handle has deep groove carved into one side, which would fit over the muzzle of a rifle barrel. One side of guard is short and blunt with deep square hole carved into it, the other side of guard extends out. Double edged blade. One side is inscribed with date, "1918".

Culture
Turkish
Material
soapstone stone
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SealN1.614

Seal carved from light brown soapstone (?) with a rectangular base and two carved animal figures at the top. The underside is carved with Chinese characters.

Culture
Chinese
Material
soapstone stone ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LampNa705

Large, very heavy, and extremely long and narrow stone lamp with a thinner trough higher up to one side.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
soapstone stone
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird Figure1542/15

Dark grey, stone carving of a falcon-shaped bird. Bird is positioned standing in a very vertical fashion, resting on a rock.

Culture
Inuit
Material
soapstone stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sculpture2654/1

Carved black stone sculpture of two bears standing on their hind legs fighting; bear's front paws and knees are touching, both have open mouths with bared teeth and shallowly carved facial features.

Culture
Inuit
Material
soapstone stone
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl1384/6

The bowl is in the shape of a square with rounded outer and inner edges and has one corner that extends approximately half the depth of the overall piece that is solid stone. On one corner of the bowl, there is a small bird figure that is brown in colour. Directly opposite to this, there is a larger bird figure attached to the solid extension of the dish's corner. On the outer wall directly between the two bird figures are Inuit symbols etched onto the bowl's surface. On the outer wall, to the right of the symbols is a human face in relief. The outer wall that stands in direct opposition to the two bird figures has two branch-like etches on its surface that are light brown in colour, one has six prongs and the other has four prongs. Around the entire outer rim of the bowl is a solid light brown line that is approximately .5 cm from the top rim.

Culture
Inuit
Material
soapstone stone
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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