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FigureEd5.2826

Male doll holding a staff(?) in his right hand and has a wooden chest on his back. He is wearing a ball- shaped hat attached under his chin with a cord, a checkered shirt and a black jacket with gold calligraphy. He has yellow feet and red on the bottom. There is a tuft of black hair in front of each ear.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, clay, fibre, adhesive and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow PointNa1060

Leaf-shaped metal arrowhead with several notches out of its side and squared metal shaft inserted in wood shaft. Both are bound together with sinew. Shaft's end is cut in v-shape.

Culture
Inuit
Material
sinew, wood and metal
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumNa1014

Wood is bent in circle with overlapping ends which are drilled, tied, and nailed. Short wooden handle with notch on one end is lashed to hoop with cord. Skin is stretched tightly over hoop and wrapped with cord which sits in groove. String piece tied near handle.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
iron metal, sinew, cotton fibre, wood and rawhide skin
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolAj131

Elder's stool carved from single piece of light coloured wood. Three legs each with flaring bases. Seat is round and concave. Well finished.

Culture
Karamojong ?
Material
goat butter fat and wood
Made in
Uganda ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupAd62

Rounded, light-weight wooden cup. Stained red. Incised triangular pattern around upper edge. On raised base.

Culture
East African
Material
stain and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombAc250

Brown comb made from one piece of wood. It has ten long, straight, thick, tapered teeth that are evenly-spaced. Narrow handle with triangular areas composed of incised parallel lines at different angles. The two comb sides differ in design. Sitting in crouched position and hugging centre of handle is forward-facing human figure, arms and hands supported by knees also support elongated head from under chin. Head slopes down towards back. Head covering or coiffure patterned with same design as on comb handle. Face and hands are light brown.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombAc249

Dark brown coloured wood comb made from one piece. It has thirteen long, tapered, thick teeth, with uneven spacing and carving and some that are slightly angled. The handle is rectangular and is patterned with triangles composed of incised parallel lines alternating with plain areas. The two sides of the comb differ. Projecting vertically from two top corners are two plain, geometric-shaped standing birds facing one another, silhouette-like with long beaks; beak of one broken off.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HoeAc248

A one piece yellow-brown shaft which continues into a dark brown rounded elbow-shaped end. On the opposite side to the elbow projection is a flat rectangular metal blade inserted on a downward angle, and perpendicular to the shaft in dark brown wood. The upper blade corners are rounded, and the corners at the sharpened slightly convex end are squared. 'M' is engraved on the blade's underside.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
metal and wood
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleNb11.275

Carved from single piece of wood. Crutch handle has adze marks. Flat shaft rounded at grip, narrows, then widens to form a lanceolate blade. Central ridge runs from the grip to the point. Both sides have black and red two-dimensional painted design. Black band is on the handle. Killer whale is on the heavily varnished side. Reverse side has split u design and is lightly varnished.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
lacquer, paint and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleNb11.274

Carved from a single piece of wood. Crutch handle has adze marks. Flat shaft, rounded at the grip, narrowing, then widening to form a lanceolate blade. Central ridge runs from the grip to the point. Both sides are painted in black and red two-dimensional design of u's, split u's, and an ovoid. Black band is on the handle and the blade tip. One side is heavily varnished while the other side is light.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood, paint and lacquer
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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