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Model HouseK4.303

Wooden model house with a grid design burnt into the roof, and a geometric design with a triangular motif burnt into the base.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowA2.534

Wooden recurve cable-backed bow. Three pieces bound together with skin and braided fibre cords. A thick braided band of fibre cords runs the length of the bow on the outside of the curve. Bowstring is made of twined fibre cords.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
fibre, skin, yew wood, oak wood and metal
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearA2.533 a-b

Spear (part a) has a walrus tusk three barbed tip that fits in to a walrus tusk and wood shaft to which it is also tethered. Atlatl thrower (part b) has a walrus tusk spear rest and a board with a red top surface and a black bottom surface. The atlatl has accurate hand contour.

Culture
Aleut
Material
wood, walrus tusk and fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HarpoonA2.531

Small barbed harpoon head, with iron point with bearded seal line attached to harpoon. The other end has a bone ice pick. Starting from the long curved tip point to the short straight tip point: walrus tusk (long curved tip point), bone, antler (harpoon head with metal point), walrus bone (rounded end piece), and antler (short straight tip point).

Culture
Inupiaq
Material
wood, bone, iron metal, skin, walrus tusk, antler and walrus bone
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubK4.217

Club carved from one piece of wood with a cylindrical shaft and a bulbous end. Lengthwise zigzag lines are incised at the end of the shaft.

Culture
Zulu ? or Basotho ?
Material
wood
Made in
Southern Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubK4.216

Club carved from one piece of dark brown wood, with a cylindrical shaft tapering to a rounded point at one end and a bulbous head at the other end.

Culture
Zulu ? or Basotho ?
Material
wood
Made in
Southern Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaceK4.214 a-b

Wooden stick as base, with iron head and wings forged on, and lower sleeve of iron, both covered in raised Arabic script. Central sleeve covered with brown crocodile skin.

Culture
Malagasy ?
Material
iron metal, crocodile skin ? and wood
Made in
Madagascar
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.213

Stick composed of a cylindrical wooden shaft with pointed tips and strips of metal that wind around the shaft in a spiral.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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QuiverK4.212 a-r

Long dark brown coloured tubular lidded quiver (parts a-b). Both wooden and bamboo arrows (parts c-q) are feathered, and secured with skin and fibre. Quiver (part b) has been lightly tooled with curved line patterns. Arrowhead (part r) goes with arrow (part p).

Culture
Maasai ?
Material
wood, feather, bamboo grass, iron metal and leather skin
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubK4.211

Club carved from one piece of wood with a cylindrical handle that widens into a bulbous tip. The butt end is slightly pointed.

Culture
Maasai
Material
wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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