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ToolA2.316

Long, thin, piece of bone that tapers to a point; finial with two ridges carved at top.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA17197 a-b

Circular basket with flaring sides (a) and wooden mold (b); mould is sold brown wood with a knob-like handle in the centre. Ten multicoloured figurative images woven into swamp grass. Crossed cedar bark in centre of bottom.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood, swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA2.245 a-g

Seven small, carved pendants, each with notched, tooth-like patterns; three yellow-white (a,b, and d), and four brown (c, and e-g).

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk ? or bone ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2.241

Miniature brown-yellow carving of a walking dog. The dog's ears are pointed up, the tongue is lolling, and the tail is curled up onto its back. Shallowly carved lined give the impression of fur.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone and pigment ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model DrumA2.240

Miniature drum; circular, open on bottom, frame secured with copper rivets. Projecting piece at one side resembles a walrus head with one tusk.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, bone ? and copper metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureE218

Female figure with dark finish. Has never had arms. Flattened head, triangular nose, round eyes, compressed mouth, pointed breasts, wide rounded hips, and legs with rectangular feet.

Culture
Quiche
Material
wood
Made in
Nebaj, Quiche, Guatemala ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffK4.273

Staff with five sided, flat-topped head. Each side of the head is carved in a series of geometric designs, deeply incised.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatK4.272

Skull cap of woven rope-like fibre at the top centre with short lengths of stick sewn around the rim in overlapping rows. Covered in red ochre powder.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood, plant fibre and ochre pigment
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK4.270

Necklace made of eight pieces of bone carved in the shape of claws and strung on black and brown horsehair.

Culture
Central African
Material
bone and horse hair
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical InstrumentK4.265

Lyre-like instrument. Wood bowl sound chamber covered with snake or lizard skin. Triangular wood frame of two sticks flaring outward from the sound chamber with another stick across to connect them and across which, there are three strings are wound around along with goat hair and strings of multi-coloured beads. (Something loose is inside the sound chamber.)

Culture
East African
Material
goat skin, goat hair, metal ?, glass, snake skin and wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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