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Pendant294/119

White-grey elongated rectangular segment of bone with a hole bored through one end.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
bone ?
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Trumpet Horn2663/12

Trumpet made of hollow bone wrapped with a cord and covered with a wax-like substance. The bell is of hammered copper with a brass trim. Bands of brass 2/3 in length above bell and at mouthpiece. Small turquoise stone on band. The bell of the horn is loose.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
copper metal, fibre, stone and bone
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Probe1718/22

An orange-yellow bone piece with a flat rounded end and a long curved point.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Utensils2663/5 a-f

Case consisting of two cylinders of tortoise shell, encased in embossed silver at top and bottom. Knife with handle (part b) of translucent grey-green stone, tapered from top; embossed steel blade (part c) is loose. Pair of bone chopsticks (parts d-e) with silver encased ends and silver knobs at top. Flat ear pick (part f) of bone with silver band near wider end.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
tortoise shell, silver metal, stone, steel metal and bone
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Flute1704/16

Cantonese opera prop. The flute has a bone mouthpiece at one end with black stripes and a series of holes down its length. The black stripes consist of a wrapping of thread covered by a black adhesive. Stripes are grouped at each end: fourteen near the mouthpiece and twelve at the opposite end. These sections are separated by two stripes paired in the centre. The holes cover the lower half (away from the mouthpiece) and are spaced between stripes in line. Two holes are on the underside at the opposite ends from the mouthpiece. The flute shaft is blocked by a bamboo joint.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, bone ?, fibre and adhesive
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff Bottle692/3 a-b

Clear glass bottle (part a) with rounded green coloured stopper with cork and stick attachment (part b). From the neck of the bottle, the shape of the piece slopes down at an angle and ends one-quarter of the way from the top. It then slopes inwards and tapers to a base with four squared-off feet. The bottle is painted with blue, pink and black paint. On one side, there is a small bird sitting on a cliff looking out at flowers and plants below. On the other side, there is a small bird sitting in a tree. There are Chinese characters written on the top edge of the piece to the side.

Culture
Chinese
Material
glass, paint, cork bark and bone ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dipper1718/34

Oval-shaped dipper with long grey coloured bone handle protruding from one of its sides. The base of the dipper is yellow in colour, the band around its rim and the inside of the dipper are dark brown in colour. The dark-brown portions of the piece are covered with small white coloured hairs that are inherent to seal skin.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin, sinew and bone
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Kayak1339/2 a-k

Brown coloured model kayak boat (part a) that widens in the middle and tapers to a point at the front and back end. A human figure (part b) with a grey coloured carved face is wearing a light yellow coloured hooded parka and mittens with red coloured stitching. Attached to the front and back of the boat by three skin bands are the following objects: part c is a white-yellow point that attaches to a large T-shaped skin bag by skin cording; part d is a long blunt bone-tipped spear with thin fibre cording around the wood handle; part e is a long paddle with two wide paddle ends; part f is a large hooked spear with three additional barbs around its handle; part g is a rectangular-shaped knife; part h is a slightly larger rectangular-shaped knife found with the human figure; part i is a long pointed spear; part j is a small hooked spear; part k is a long wood paddle(?) with two indented knobs at its centre.

Culture
Inuit
Material
skin, wood, bone and fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird Figure1542/14

Small light-yellow coloured bird figure with plump body, thick neck, small head, slightly defined short beak, and tapered tail feather. Slight indentations and carved horizontal lines on either side of the body to define wings and feather pattern.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Story Knife1570/2

A lightly coloured piece with a blade and a handle decorated with carved lines painted black. The blade has two lines going across the top with seven dotted circles equally spaced alongside. Two other shorter lines goe across the bottom only halfway along the blade where they join into a partial arrow point. The handle is carved into an bird with eyes.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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