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AwlA2289

Awl composed of a piece of bone split in half with the marrow removed. One end tapers to a point, and the other end is wrapped with cloth sewn with thread to form a handle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlA2291

Spindle consisting of a thin wooden shaft that tapers towards both ends, and a slightly rounded disc of dark coloured bone which comprises the whorl. The whorl is fixed at the middle of the shaft through a hole in the centre of the whorl.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
bone, wood and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AwlA2292

Piece of metapodial bone split with one end sharpened. Bulbous opposite end acts as a handle or grip.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Halibut HookA2254

Fish hook composed of a u-shaped piece of hardwood with a ground bone point lashed with rope at an acute angle to the shorter arm. The longer arm has a circumferential groove with a rope leader attached.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, fibre and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AwlE267

Bone awl made from the end of a large burro bone, sharpened to a long, thin point. The handle end is rounded.

Culture
Seri
Material
donkey bone
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlA1792

Circular, disk-like piece of bone with a circular hole through the centre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlA8389

Spindle whorl, orange-brown with a dark brown grain and carved into a flat disc shape with a circular hole at the centre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA774

Spatulate tool. Long flat bone piece, slightly triangular in shape with one wider end and rounded tips. Made from sea mammal bone. The bone has a spongy appearance.

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
bone and plaster ?
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC501

Plain, tapered, brown wood shaft. The point has a bone tip with finely serrated edges along each side fastened with pitch. The upper portion of the shaft from the top down consists of the following: an alongated pyramid shape; a pyramid shape; and a flattened hour-glass-like shape with a central horizontal band outlined by a groove at either end. The shaft tapers to a slightly flared end.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian
Material
bone, resin, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark BeaterA8433

Bark beater made from bone and shaped like a club. The head is rectangular with a series of fine parallel grooves running lengthwise. Handle has slightly flaring butt end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
whale bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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