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SpearC1566

Hardwood fore-shaft painted red and black and set into a reed shaft. A plain shaft of eight cane joints with the last one at the base of the point wrapped with stem ? to hold the point. The long dark point is two-tiered.

Culture
Australian
Material
fibre, wood, resin and stem ?
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1567

Long hardwood point lashed to a softwood shaft. The shaft is painted red and black from bottom to top. The long red-brown point is plain. String is coiled around the base of the shaft.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, resin, paint and fibre
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1569

Long straight barbless hardwood point lashed to softwood shaft. (broken off). Painted in sections of red, white, and black from bottom to top and appears to have had some coiling around the middle white area. The base of the shaft is wrapped with fibre. The long dark red-brown point is plain.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, resin, plant fibre and paint
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1570

Plain tapering shaft with a very elongated hourglass-shaped end. Appears to have been painted black. The extremely long dark point is plain. The hourglass-shaped end is brown. Fibre is wrapped around the base of the point just above the hourglass-shaped end.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1571

Long hardwood point set into softwood shaft. The shaft is painted white, red, and black from bottom to top. The long red-brown point is plain. String is coiled around the base and the end of the shaft.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, fibre, resin and paint
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1572

Long, thin, cylindrical spear. Long hardwood point lashed into softwood shaft. Shaft is painted in sections of black, red, and white. Long red-brown point is plain. String is coiled around and held in place with resin at both ends of the shaft.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, resin and fibre
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerH2.53

Cylindrical section of very soft wood with three darts stuck in one end and black, resinous material covering the other. Brown geometric and animal designs are featured on the sides. Two thin, twined cords are coiled around the top of the wood.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
wood, stem ?, paint, fibre and resin ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CalendarD2.186 a-d

Calendrical device. Thirty-seven undecorated sticks in total. Divided into three bundles of thirty, plus one bundle of seven.

Culture
Sarsi
Material
wood
Made in
Montana, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.3

Square bottomed, circular woven basket with a thin, flat topped handle bridging the centre. Split strips; wicker work sides, checker work (plaited) bottom.

Culture
Maliseet ? or Mi'kmaq ?
Material
ash wood and sweet grass ?
Made in
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.4 a-b

Flat bottomed, circular woven basket with straight, vertical sides and a flat, fitted lid. Lid has a radial woven design with the red-coloured strips used for the warp overlapping at the centre. Basket's bottom is made from overlapping, thick, bright red strips. Top rim of basket features a broad band of bright red weaving. Bottom rim of lid is woven with a single, thin strip of red material.

Culture
Panawahpskek
Material
sweet grass and red willow wood ?
Made in
Penobscot, Maine, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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