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ArrowNa991

The triangular copper arrow point is inserted in a bone shaft and held in place by three copper pins with a wedge of slightly different material that has been added on. The bone shaft is inserted in the wooden one and lashed on with sinew. About 5cm. above this, a v-shaped cut has been made through the shaft and a glue-like substance used to hold it together. There is another cut about 30cm. above it which is held together with sinew lashed around it. The end is notched and there is sinew wrapped around it.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, bone, copper metal and sinew
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerCb92 a-b

Knife (a) and sheath (b). The knife has a long metal blade, tapering from handle to rounded tip, and sharpened on both sides. The tapering wooden handle, which tapers towards the base and widens to a half-circle at the butt end, has a stamped metal ferrule. The handle is wrapped with cord and covered in stitched leather. The sheath is made of wood wrapped with leather that is incised with lines and dyed with black to form bands on the lower sections. The sheath has four raised horizontal areas near the top as well as a thong for a belt loop.

Culture
Hausa
Material
leather skin, iron metal, wood and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerCb91 a-b

Knife (a) and sheath (b). The knife's metal blade tapers from the grip to a slightly bent, rounded tip and is sharpened on both edges. Incised lengthwise on both sides with wavy pattern. On one side the pattern is crossed, and on the other it is flanked by two curves. The handle has a stamped metal ferrule and the handle is wrapped with leather cord and leather sewn over wood. The sheath is made of wood wrapped with leather and the leather is incised with bands of pattern alternating with bands of lines as well as zigzag lines. Sections of the sheath are dyed black.

Culture
Hausa
Material
iron metal, wood, leather skin and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb415 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. Cream coloured face with straight, pointed nose. White eyes with black pupils, closed red lips. Black hair, moustache, facial details. Large black upswept curl (gelung supit urang) with green and red Garuda Mungkur (short tongue). Gold, green, red and white diadem, lungsen, and dawala. Single gold siyung jawi. Long black hair in six curls. Gold neck and body; each arm has two green, white, and red ornaments at wrist and bicep. Hands held flat and bent back at wrist. Long purple chest covering and apron with white wavy trim, wrapped wire and sequin patterns. Apron has black waistband and long yellow fringe at bottom. Long, off-white batik skirt with brown and lavender decorations.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb414 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet (Arjuna, Pandhawa Prince character): large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. White face with delicate features positioned downwards. Straight pointed nose, long but slight eyes outlined in black, closed red lips. Facial details, hair, eyebrows in black. Ornate upswept curl (gelung supit urang) headdress in black, gold, red, and green. Small bird representation at forehead (a form of Garuda Mungkur). Detailed sumping, lungsen. Gold neck and torso; hands held flat and bent back at wrist. No arm ornaments. Purple chest covering and apron with white wavy trim, with sequins and beads and twisted wire decoration. Apron has wide black waistband and long yellow fringe at bottom. Long batik skirt, beige with red, blue, and lavender.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowNa990

The metal arrow point is slender with rounded edges. The shaft is also metal and has squared edges, the underside of which is hollowed out. It is inserted in a wooden shaft and lashed on the sinew cord. One-third of the way along the shaft there is a nick out of it. 10cm. below the end a v-shaped cut has been made through the shaft and a glue-like substance used to hold it together. The end is notched.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, metal and sinew
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowNa989

Diamond-shaped copper arrow point. It is inserted into a wooden shaft and lashed with sinew cord which is beginning to unwrap. The end of the shaft is notched and lashed with sinew.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, copper metal and sinew
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowNa988

The small triangular shaped tip has a blunt end and a long shaft with square edges made from one piece of copper. It is inserted in the wooden shaft and lashed on with sinew cord. The end is notched.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, copper metal and sinew
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsEe27

A string of one-hundred-and-ten beads on white cotton cord, one-hundred-and-four of which are spherical orange-brown seeds with a fine mottled surface that have faint striations. String forms a circle, at one side of which, there are three deep-carved beads of brown wood. At the opposite side, there are two identical beads to which are attached a smaller red-brown seed-bead with a spherical orange-brown seed, knotted on with the ends of the cord on which the beads are strung. Tied around the string of beads is braided white cotton cord, on which an amber ? bead is knotted. Cord is 4.4cm. long.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
seed, wood, amber stone ? and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb390 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid figure (part a); large head (part b) and jointed arms attached to controlling rods. There is a single controlling rod that is pointed (part c). Pink face positioned slightly downwards, bulging white eyes with red irises cast forward. Large curved nose, open red lips and exposed white teeth. Large moustache, beard, hair, and facial details in black. Large black curl (gelung supit urang) with Garuda in yellow and white, long sumping in gold, red, and white and five large hair curls. Gold neck and torso; arms with red and green ornaments at wrist and bicep. Hands held flat, bent back at wrist. Black chest covering with yellow trim, beads and sequins. Red apron with red waistband, brown trim, and sequins and beads. Batik skirt with green and brown on beige.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, fibre, paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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