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DrillA2.388

Straight wooden handle with a short, pyramidal blade protruding from one end. Grip of sinew wound around the shaft.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou sinew, iron metal, wood and bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HarpoonA2.273 i

A small harpoon point with a hole drilled through the middle for the short (broken), thin, skin line.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and skin
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxB45

Cylindrical container with a short chain that has string on a wire handle to which a bone spatula is attached. Container is decorated with a design that consists of tapering ovals around the upper portion and semi-circles around the lower portion. Lid has toothed ends and is decorated with a design that consist of semi circles on the lower edge which are engraved and painted. Woven bands are around the container and lid.

Culture
Iban
Material
brass metal, bone, rattan, iron metal, bamboo grass and fibre
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon HeadA9370 c-d

Harpoon heads with cords; part c has a metal point and bone support, part d has a metal point and corroded metal support.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
bone, copper alloy metal ?, iron metal ? and fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AwlA8704

Bone awl, triangular in shape with a tapered point at one end, a rectangular shaped body and a squared, flat end.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: ToolA8697

Bone tool, triangular in shape with a tapered, pointed tip and a squared end. The understide has a concaved groove and there are two square knobs along the side.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BreastplateH2.112

Jaguar hide breastplate consisting of feathers and bordered with grey seeds. The front is decorated with two gourd cups attached forming the breasts that are encircled with grey seeds as well as red and yellow feathers. The below the gourds are two circular patterns of seeds and feathers on either side of a black beetle horn and a semi-circle of seeds and feathers. Running along the bottom is a fringe of grey and brown seeds in between a piece of bone or a reed.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
jaguar skin, seed, gourd fruit, feather, fibre and bone
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC316

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: four sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and five sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern around a central red diamond shape pattern, a carved band that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes, a diamond-shaped nose, and an x-shaped body), and a fibre tuft with string underneath. The entire shaft is covered with a woven black and yellow sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern around a central diamond-shaped pattern. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of and interspersed throughout the grass sleeves. The dark brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bone, fibre, grass and wood
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC296

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: five sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and three sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes and a double upward pointed nose), and a fibre tuft. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a pattern of red triangles on a yellow background. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, grass, fibre, bone, paint and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC314

The tip is coiled with red plant fibre, below which, there are the following: four sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and nine sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a thin horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes, a nose, and a smiling mouth), and a wood ball that is painted red except around the middle where there is a plain horizontal band. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a similar pattern as the one above but with a wider design. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
bone, fibre, grass, wood, paint and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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