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Lace-making Bobbin1350/11

Turned wooden bobbin, spiral groove design. Seven glass beads attached to the end with a loop of steel wire: 2 off-white; 2 clear; 2 black; 1 translucent white with opaque white and red swirl design.

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass, pigment and steel metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/10

Turned wooden bobbin, plain design. Seven glass beads attached to the end with a loop of steel wire: 1 small metallic black; 2 light blue; 1 white; 1 green; 1 tear-shaped black; 1 clear cylindrical.

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass, pigment and steel metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/8

Turned wooden bobbin. Seven glass beads attached to the end with a loop of steel wire: 2 light blue; 4 small black; 1 pale blue-green.

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass, pigment and steel metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/6

Turned wooden bobbin, plain design. Five glass beads attached to the end with a loop of steel wire: 2 clear; 2 white; 1 yellow cylindrical.

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass, pigment and steel metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-Making Bobbin1350/4

Turned wooden bobbin, plain design. Five glass beads attached to the end with a loop of steel wire: 2 light blue; 2 dark blue; 1 green.

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass, pigment and steel metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-making Bobbin1350/3

Turned wooden bobbin, decorated with horizonal concentric grooves along the length of the handle. Seven glass beads attached to the end with a loop of steel wire: 2 light blue; 2 yellow; 2 black; 1 cylindrical blue with white and red design on ends.

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass, pigment and steel metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-Making Bobbin1350/2

Turned wooden bobbin, decorated with horizontal concentric grooves and diagonal slash marks. Seven glass beads attached to the end with a loop of steel wire: 2 yellow, 2 blue and white striped, 2 bright blue, 1 blue with yellow and red swirl design.

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass, pigment and steel metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-Making Pin1350/37

Set of approximately 165 steel straight pins. The pointed ends are a slightly different colour and appear to have been sharpened.

Culture
English
Material
paper, adhesive and steel metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeEg404

Knife with long curved metal blade attached to a short cylindrical wooden handle. Blade is straight near the handle and gradually widens and curves to a hook-shaped point. The blade is attached to the handle by a metal ring that is wrapped around the top of the handle where the blade and the handle meet. At the end of the handle, a metal dowel is exposed. This secures the blade in place.

Culture
South India
Material
wood and steel metal
Made in
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wrist Knife734/13

Wrist knife that has a U-shaped thin steel metal piece that is bordered on the interior and exterior by thin strips of leather skin. Exterior leather is attached to other side at the top with a chain. Exterior and interior leather pieces are connected with a small chain at the side. Interior leather piece has a coil of copper at the top. Steel metal is attached to the skin with copper wires through holes in the side and in the bottom.

Culture
Turkana ? or Karamojong ?
Material
steel metal, leather skin and copper metal
Made in
Kenya ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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