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Model HarpoonA2.281

Miniature harpoon with a wooden handle, metal shaft, and detachable, barbed copper head. Braided sinew cords attach head to handle.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
copper metal, sinew, wood and steel metal
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PointA2.279

Elongated metal point attached to a tapering shaft with a barb carved along one side.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone and steel metal
Made in
Taijiak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cooking BasketA9246

Twined willow basket. Design consists of a series of ochre and dark brown triangular and zigzag designs that are on a diagonal axis on a light background. Light brown base with an exploding sun motif.

Culture
Hupa
Material
willow wood and grass
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon HeadA9096

Large flat leaf-shaped iron blade. Fixed to the blade with compresses of spruce resin are two antler spurs (elk ?) incised with designs of wolf and snake. Also attached, there is a heavy lanyard of twisted sinew (whale or sea-lion) (used to attach head to long line). Engraved with lightning serpent imagery.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
sinew, spruce resin, elk antler, iron metal and wood
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.324

Painted model figure. Figure has brown, white, pink, and blue horizontal stripes, with a broad circular masked head, from which emerge two protrusions at the top (black and red stripes). The figure also has white painted and carved frills around its feet, hands and waist. "Cacuni - Catuta" is written on the base. (A piece of the figure has broken off.)

Culture
Mbunda
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HouseK4.322

Wooden model of a house with a conical roof and cylindrical base. The walls of the base have vertical slits cut through them, and inside are three figures seated around what appears to be a fire. Dark brown painted ? finish.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.320

Carved wooden figure kneeling in front of a wedge-shaped drum and holding a drumstick in each hand. The drum and figure sit on a roughly oval base. The figure has black painted hair, a white skirt, and black and white painted eyes.

Culture
Angolan
Material
wood, paint and stain
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model BellowsK4.319

Model bellows with wood base that has a short wedge-shaped handle, an oval body, and two long hollow cylinders that are open at the end. Two pieces of hide are attached at the top of the body, each with a wooden stick attached to the centre. The bellows is decorated with indented burnt circles around the body and along the length of the cylinders. The bottom of the body and the end of the handle are also burnt ? to a dark brown finish.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood and skin
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HouseK4.318

Wooden model of a house with a conical roof and cylindrical base. The walls of the base have vertical slits cut through them, and inside are three figures seated around what appears to be a fire. Dark brown painted(?) finish.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood and resin ?
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleA2.361

Three flat, roughly rectangular pieces of bone bound together with a rawhide thong; one long and two shorter bones.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone and rawhide skin
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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