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Hat Pin3668/5

Hat pin made up of a decorative front plaque, with two rounded ridges on the back; holes drilled into the ridges, for a pin to be secured through. Plaque depicts a bear, on all fours, with a seal in its mouth. Both are done in profile with black inlay eyes; bear has a small protruding ear, seal has a fin. Seal's face is in bear's mouth, with body turned away, and back curved outward. Base of plaque is a thin rectangle with the owner's name, Audrey (atuuri), carved in syllabics across entire length; characters filled with black pigment.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, baleen ? and pigment
Made in
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole3679/1

Model pole carved of whale bone; eagle at the top, perched on a human, crouching on a spirit figure. Eagle's wings are folded at sides, with its chest pushed outward. Human has large eyes, wide nose, and open slit mouth; tongue is sticking out. Elbows are bent, resting on knees, and hands are curled forward. The spirit figure has wide eyes, hooked nose, and claws. Eyes, relief designs, and background areas have been coloured black (ink or paint?). Pole attached to rounded base with metal screws; scallop pattern around bottom edge of base. Back of pole is smooth and slightly concave; artist name, place, and date made inscribed on back.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
whale bone, metal and paint ?
Made in
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armour3629/1

Armoured vest made of wood, with bone plates across exterior; interior is lined with woven plant fibre. Back panel of vest is longer than front flaps. Plant fibre lining right shoulder strap and front flap has sections dyed red; rest of vest lining is naturally coloured. Front flaps of vest secure with a fibre tie that knots around two large circular buttons, made of bone, with grooves cut into them; tie has seeds threaded through ends. Additional decorative button-like squares along front opening and large circles attached to shoulder straps.

Culture
Toradja
Material
seed, plant fibre, wood, bone, fibre and dye
Made in
Sulawesi, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3655/24

Carving of a spirit animal standing on two feet. Large head with long, narrow face, inlaid(?) eyes and large pointed ears.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3655/16

Human figure on hands and knees, carved of bone. The figure holds its head up showing its carved facial features. The face is rounded with defined cheeks, large downturned mouth, with circular holes for eyes and centre of mouth.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Club3656/3

Bone club with flat paddle-shape. There is a human-like head carved midway down the shaft. The sides of the face are on the flat edge, with the figure's nose and extended tongue on a narrow edge. On the porous side of the bone, there are two faded crescent-shapes painted in red and black. The shaft tapers in to a handle with a small hole through it.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
whale bone
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flesher3646/3 a-b

Flesher (part a) made of cut bone with hide tie around handle end, and separate leather cover (part b) for pointed end. The bone has been cut on an angle with a serrated end.

Culture
Dene
Material
bone and skin
Made in
Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spatula3616/6

Deer bone spatula. Carved hourglass design with line on front. The round pitted prominence at the end of a bone or joint with a long scoop cut out of the bone. The tip is blunted.

Culture
Plains
Material
deer bone
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3596/7

Round beaded neck ring consisting of eighteen strands of glass beads in encircling rows, becoming successively smaller in size towards centre. Rows are (from interior to exterior): yellow, yellow, red, red, red, red, red, white, white, white, white, blue, blue, blue, blue, orange, orange, and orange. Thin pieces of bone(?) placed intermittently across neck ring to hold beads in place. Space between two pieces of bone, at front of necklace, has a band pattern made up of horizontal and vertical stripes; done in same colours as rest of neck ring. Necklace secures at back with a large hook clasp.

Culture
Maasai
Material
glass, metal and bone ?
Made in
Narok, Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Medicine Container3563/3 a-c

Horn-shaped bone container with carved wooden lid. Small bone container with human figure carved into pointed end; hollowed out at wider end. Wooden stopper (part b) is larger than the container. The carving on the stopper has a rider on a 4-legged animal; the animal has a humanoid face and horns; below the creature's face is a small sitting figure. The stopper and the container rim both have holes drilled through them for securing with a small wooden peg (part c) with a flattened, round end.

Culture
Batak
Material
bone and wood
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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