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SnowshoesA2.548 a-b

Wooden frame snowshoes with two crossbars, rawhide latticework and straps; both curve upwards slightly at the blunt toed front.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
wood and rawhide skin
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnowshoesA2.546 a-b

Oval shape with upturned fronts. Twisted and interlaced skin. The harness to hold boots is of braided twine.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
wood, rawhide skin and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnowshoesA2.544 a-b

Pair of leaf-shaped, light brown wooden snowshoes; one end is rounded and sharply upturned while the other tapers gently to an extended point. Three wooden crossbars separate the rawhide latticework into three main sections, with a mesh-like pattern at the two ends and open, rectangular grid-like strapping in the centre. Tufts of red fabric and bristly white hair are tied along the centre of the front and back panels.

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
wood, rawhide skin, fibre, caribou hair ? and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2.543

Has no nock or fletching. Long point with a small barb at the base.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood, sinew and caribou antler
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2.542

Wrapped nock with one feather, caribou antler arrowhead with very small barbs.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood, feather, sinew and caribou antler
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2.541

Plain shaft with no fletching. Triangular point (part of a saw blade?) on a short caribou antler fore-shaft.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood, sinew, caribou antler and steel metal ?
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2.540

Plain feathered shaft. Small copper point set into caribou antler fore-shaft with one long barb. Shaft in two parts.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood, feather, sinew, caribou antler and copper metal
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2.539

Leaf shaped point on a long shaft. The shaft is plain and has no feathers. Shaft is made of four pieces of wood joined by a scarf joint.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood, sinew and copper metal
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2.538

Plain shaft with feathered end. Leaf shaped point with one long barb.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood, feather, sinew and copper metal
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2.537

Wrapped nock, without feathers. Leaf shaped point on a long copper shaft.

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