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Adze1924.1 A-C

A) Small adzehead, slightly flared with shaped blade edge. B) Small adzehead with broken blade edge. C) Adzehead with rounded sides and slightly chipped blade edge. 1924.1 D-F are located in Archaeology Box 2929.; Good

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
jade stone and greenstone stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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AdzeE 1909.54

Large quartzite adze blade with grooved neck and large chip broken from blade. Good. The Accession Register entry reads A finely ground adze blade, wedge-shaped, with thick square-sided blade, the upper side of which is convex and curves to the square cutting edge; its flat under surface extends to the butt end: its upper surface, boldly convex, double-stepped and broadly channelled, is set back from the actual blade. J.Somerville 19/8/2005.'

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
quartzite stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Blade1933.569

The catalogue card bears a description of the blade obtained from the collector Commander Emmons, Chisel or adze blade of deep green mottled lighter and darker green, one lateral side shows the bottom of both grooves and the broken ridge where it was sawed from the stock piece of nephrite. The other side is smoother, shallow groove. Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Axe Head1890.109; Z 2696

A massive wedge-shaped stone axe head. This axe head was re-accessioned as Z 2696, see catalogue entry under this later number.; Good

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Mortar1886.61.1-2

Two large oval mortars and pestles.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Bow1949.199 A; 1949.199 B; 1949.199 C; 1949.199 D; 1949.199 E; 1949.199 F

It has been noted that the bow is from California, and the arrows are from different sets, perhaps also from as far north as the Columbia River (J.C.H.King, Museum of Mankind 1 2 1992). This bow is very similar to one illustrated in W. O. Oldman catalogue, Vol. 2-3, February 1906, No. 35, which is listed as Makah (G. Crowther); Exhibited: A) Loaned by CUMAA to the Vancouver Centennial Museum May 1986, returned January 1987. The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; Collected by: Swaine.Admiral.Spelman in ?- - 1791; ?- - 1792; ?- - 1793; ?- - 1794; ?- - 1795. Literature: Also see the 'Catalogue of the Northwest Coast Collection: Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology' (1996), Dr Gillian Crowther. (J.Tanner, May 1998). See 'From Pacific Shores: Eighteenth-century Ethnographic Collections at Cambridge - The Voyages of Cook, Vancouver and the First Fleet' (J. Tanner, 1999:81). Vancouver Collection: George Vancouver (1758-1798) was born in King' s Lynn, Norfolk. His father, John Jasper Vancouver was assistant collector of customs at King's Lynn, which was at that time a busy seaport. It is believed that through his connections he was able to bring George to the attention of Captain James Cook, who was then preparing to sail on the second of his world voyages. Thus George entered the Royal Navy in 1771 upon receiving an appointment from Cook and thereby gained a rigorous training in seamanship. In 1791 Vancouver was sent on a mission to receive the surrender of the Spanish post at Nootka Sound in present day British Columbia, to survey the coast of the American Northwest, and to search for a water connection to the eastern part of the continent. He wrote a lengthy account of his voyage entitled, ' A Voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and Round the World' (1798). It was on this latter voyage that Spelman Swaine accompanied Vancouver and acquired the objects held at UCMAA. Spelman Swaine was born on 1st January 1769 at Lynn Regis in Norfolk and died on 13th January 1848 at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. His forebears had risen from the ranks of yeoman farmers to gain land in the village of Leverington and build Leverington Hall about 1640, which was held by the family until the end of the 18th century. Swaine himself was brought up at Swanns, another mansion in Leverington, but later moved to Wisbech. He began his naval career in April 1782 and by the October he saw action as midshipman on the ' Recovery' in Lord Howe' s relief of Gibraltar. Thereafter, he lead an eventful and distinguished naval career, finally gaining the rank of Rear Admiral in 1846. In particular, the Swaine collection at UCMAA originates from his period with Captain George Vancouver' s expedition round the world between 1791 and 1795 on the HMS Discovery, as midshipman and later lieutenant. Swaine and his family gave a small but important collection from this voyage to Wisbech Museum, which were later acquired by UCMAA. (J.Tanner, 1999).

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
wood, sinew and stone
Made in
California, Oregon, USA and British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Arrow1885.66.21

Set of 18 stone tipped arrows. The tips are made from finely chipped chert and similar stones, bound onto the shaft with sinew. The feathered flight ends have three feathers bound to the shaft with sinew, several bands of colour, mostly green, and a notch cut in the end for the bow string.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
wood and stone
Made in
California, USA and British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Harpoon Head1949.191 A; 1949.191 B

Two detachable harpoon heads of rubbed slate, mounted in flat wooden foreshafts. A) Barbed, tip damaged. B) Foreshaft notched.; Good.

Culture
Eyak ?
Material
stone, slate and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Pipe1003/6

Horizontal pipe with a T-shaped bowl carved from red stone with a long, black, wooden stem and a protruding mouthpiece. Stem features two short rows of metal tacks at both ends along either side of a groove carved up the stem's centre. Two small white stickers affixed to the stem.

Culture
Dakota
Material
wood and stone
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeD1.33 a-b

Beaded ceremonial pipe with a wooden stem (b) and stone bowl (a); wrapped with blue, yellow, green, and red beads in a linear design. Beaded fringe attached at back of bowl.

Culture
Ktunaxa
Material
catlinite stone, wood, glass and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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