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PointA2.279

Elongated metal point attached to a tapering shaft with a barb carved along one side.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone and steel metal
Made in
Taijiak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PointA2.276

Steel arrowhead attached to a straight, tapering shaft carved from bone.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
steel metal and caribou antler
Made in
Taijiak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model ToolA2.274 n

Model gaff with a wooden shaft and a barbed metal head.

Culture
Inuit
Material
steel metal and wood
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
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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Spear PointK5.41

Spear with triangular-shaped steel spearhead that has a central ridge and has been decorated with undulating low relief lines along the length of its shaft. The end of the spear shaft is secured within the top of the broken wooden shaft with strips of hide.

Culture
Zulu
Material
steel metal, wood and skin
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeK5.38 a-b

Axe with L-shaped wooden handle, and a metal blade with sides that flare outwards and a curved blade edge. The axe is ornamented with brass tacks at the top of the handle and some very simple incised lines carved into one side of the head.

Culture
Zulu
Material
wood, steel metal and brass metal
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow DrillA2.190 a-b

Plain bow drill. The bow (part a) is a long curved bone piece with a band of skin stretched across and going through a hole at each end of the curved piece and knotted. The antler drill (part b) has a cylindrical handle which has a section cut out at an angle near the bottom end and a rectangular metal point at the opposite end which has a hole through its end that is near the handle.

Culture
Inuit: Netsilingmiut
Material
bone, leather skin, steel metal and antler
Made in
Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeK4.8

Axe with copper-covered wooden handle with a rounded top and flared butt end, and a steel crescent-shaped blade with three supporting arms. The middle arm of the blade has four faces in low relief. The handle has indented decoration of small dots and two large circles.

Culture
Songye
Material
steel metal, copper metal and wood
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeK4.6

Knife with a curved blade that comes to a point at the tip. The wooden handle flares at both ends, and is wrapped in alternating bands of copper and iron wire. The butt end of the wooden handle is covered in a narrow strip of copper.

Culture
Nguni ?
Material
steel metal, copper metal, wood and iron metal
Made in
South Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordK4.5 a-b

Long leather case (part a) of wood covered with leather, with a belt band that is five rows thick at one end, and one row thick at the other end. Thinner band fits into hole located at the end of the thick band. Long metal blade (part b) with central ridge and brown rounded handle.

Culture
Maasai
Material
leather skin, wood and steel metal
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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