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Pendant294/6

Trapezoidal pendant with a notch out of the wider edge; stringing hole is just below the notch. Surface is undecorated.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
bone
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearIe458

Long, light brown wood shaft. The head is bound onto the head and consists of a bone point. The dark brown wood head underneath the bone point is carved with four horizontal bands around the upper portion, seven pairs of barbs and nine pairs of barbs that are perpendicular to the previous seven. Shaft has a lightly carved curvi-linear design around near the upper portion. A woven fibre sleeve is at the base of the head on the shaft.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
wood, bone ? and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt953/1

Belt made of between twenty and twenty-seven strings of predominately red beads. Strands are strung through ten vertical bone strips, breaking the strands into nine sections--sections on the ends have the fewest strands, with progressively more being added to each section moving towards the central section, making the belt wider in the middle than at the extremities. Ends are tied off with brown string, one end forming a loop, the other having a circular piece of bone attached to it.

Culture
Naga
Material
glass, fibre and bone
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff1262/251

Tall, cylindrical, brown wooden staff with the top quarter covered in a dark, resin-like substance. The top quarter is marked off by a band of woven wicker-like material would around the shaft. Above this band is another woven band from which two upwardly curving tusks emerge on opposite sides. Directly above the tusks the top of the staff splits into a trident-like shape, each "prong" a carved humanoid figure in a sitting position.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood, tusk, plant and resin ?
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe988/13

Pick-like object with a large amount of cracking, brown clay covering the juncture of the handle and the spike. Spike and upper part of the handle are wound in string with strips of yellow wicker-like material woven thought it. Tip of the spike is ringed with a band of resin set with rows of white-grey shells.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cassowary bone, resin, clay, fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mesh Gauge841/32

A piece of wood with a handle that has feather-like lines carved onto it. Two edges have been sharpened like a blade.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
bone, paper and ink
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cutting Knife841/16

A knife with a bone handle and a flat rectangular metal blade folded over one side and held in place with pins. The blade edge is serrated.

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
metal and bone
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife841/4 a-b

Ulu type knife. Part a is the metal ulu with part of the bone handle attached. Metal is very corroded. Part b is the larger bone handle which is completely detached. There are matching old attachment holes in both parts of the handle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
metal and bone
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Float1158/5

Black seal skin, fur removed except at front paws, nails cut. Wood and bone stopper at neck, handle(?) wrapped with skin tie at opposite end. Natural oils on surface.

Culture
Inuit
Material
skin, bone and wood
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon1158/4

Bone harpoon that articulates with bone capped long wooden shaft. Skin ties lash the harpoon to the shaft. Small wooden hook on one side of wood shaft. Resin(?) spots on harpoon, near articulated joint, covers metal screws.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, bone, skin and resin ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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