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HeadrestC1031

Curved piece of bone tied and supported by two inverted "u" shaped wood legs. Tapered legs with wide square feet.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and whale bone
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC1469

A flat beige-coloured, double-lobed club with a straight handle. At the end of the rectangular handle, there is a finial of a stylized animal, with a hole for a cord.

Culture
Maori
Material
whale bone
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeaterA2213

Bone implement carved to form a hand hold at one end. Bone has a cut through the centre and a cut at the end.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
whale bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
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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CupA2.444

Mottled brown circular vessel with straight, vertical sides. Cup's rim is slightly irregular, and three small holes puncture the sides. An old white tag affixed to the side identifies the object as a cup made from the backbone of a whale.

Culture
Inuit
Material
whale bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA2.583

Weight; roughly oval with hole drilled at either ends.

Culture
Inuit
Material
whale bone
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScraperA2.582

Roughly rectangular wedge carved from white-grey whale bone.

Culture
Inuit
Material
whale bone
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA7542

Stylized zoomorphic carving with designs painted in black, white and green. A totem-like figure of a bird standing on a fish (broken) sits in the centre of a long, arched piece of whale bone; the head and forelegs of a bear are carved at each end of the bone piece. Images of three whales are painted on either side of the bone.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
whale bone, wood, paint and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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D-AdzeA6575

Adze with blade made from a file. Leading edge flared to rounded sharp edge. Trailing edge bent up to conform to handle. Carved whale bone handle riveted to blade. Handle has protruding, carved head and beak of a bird.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
steel metal and whale bone
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, 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 crouching human figure, then a bird-like figure with claws or talons at the base. Eyes, some lines and background areas have been coloured black (ink or paint?). Back of pole smooth and slightly concave. Pole attached to rounded base, with scalloped pattern, by two metal screws. Artist name, place and date 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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