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Model CanoeA6982

Southern style model dugout canoe. Upswept bow with a protruding prow-piece. Painted black on the outside and red on the inside.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumA4360

Drum made from hide stretched over a circular wooden frame and secured with nails; four extensions of the hide meet at the centre back, bound with cloth to form a handle.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wood, fibre and skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC853

A plain shaft, without notches, has coiled fibre at the end and at the base near the pointed end. The long dark wood point has a multi-barbed tip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, wood and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubA8076

Short heavy club with bulbous head. Handle butt is carved with a face on one side whose mouth corresponds with a half-inch hole through the butt. Plain rounded handle expands into hexagonal fore-shaft which tapers and then expands to a slightly flattened ball-shaped head. Heavy working marks, especially on head. Very highly polished dark finish.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlA8079

Spindle whorl comprised of a round, wooden disc with a small hole in its centre. Flat dorsal surface and slightly convex ventral surface. The convex surface is engraved with an anthropomorphic bird figure with lines radiating from around its body. The head and torso are human-like, but the legs and wings are bird-like.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
alder wood
Made in
Westholme, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA8081

Carved figure of a seated man. The figure has a large head with a flat top, wide eyes and a wide open mouth. His hands are in his lap, his knees together. The front of the figure is painted green with markings in white, yellow and red. The back is brown with white markings. There are five nails in the back of the figure, two have string underneath.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat NeedleA8085 a-d

Four long narrow, wooden mat needles (parts a-d) with triangular cross sections and flat, pointed tips. The tips widen slightly before narrowing to a point. Round shaped, eye holes are present at the ends opposite of the points. Made from a yellowish brown coloured wood.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Westholme, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC121

A brown wood hook with a braided brown plant fibre cord.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC124

A brown wood hook that has the shape of a 'v' with a notch at one end to prevent the rope from slipping off.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentC126

A thin circular bracelet like ornament that has a large hole in the middle like a bracelet. Lightly carved with an alternating pattern consisting of an oval-shape with pointed ends, and a pair of vertical lines.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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