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Spindle WhorlA4368

Small, flat, disc-shaped spindle whorl with central hole. Made of laminated wood (three layers) with no surface decoration. Five small holes, stained black at their edges from contact with metal, surround the central hole. Yellow-brown in colour.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood and adhesive
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA4370

Undecorated cedar bentwood box, last corner and bottom nailed. Six holes bored into nailed side. Two sides are shorter in height. "Raley" printed on one side near top.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SledA4380

Toboggan style sled made from two planks of wood. The boards are joined together with four cross-supports, evenly spaced,with a wider piece incised with five grooves at the top, front end. Twine is threaded along the sides and two leather straps are attached to the front end at the ends of one cross-support.

Culture
Dakelhne ? or Coast Salish ?
Material
fibre, leather skin, wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC873

A plain shaft, without notches, has coiled fibre at the end and at the base near the pointed end. The long dark wood point has a squared tapering tip which has a grooved spiral design.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre and stem ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeA8107

Wooden carved dance knife, painted brown. Carved with a hilt and disc shape finial on the end of the handle. The blade widens in the centre then narrows to a point.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeC145

Knife with elongated obsidian blade that has a central ridge and curved sides that come to a point at the tip. The handle is oval in cross-section and tapers to a tip. There is a diamond-shaped design incised into both sides of the reddish-brown clay handle, and the design has been coloured with white pigment.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
obsidian stone, clay, lime pigment and wood
Made in
Admiralty Islands, Manus, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Breast OrnamentC149

Rounded, black tear drop shape with a spade-shaped projection at the rounded end. Brown string is wrapped around the base of the projection. Bilateral linear geometric designs filled with white clay are decorated on both sides. One side has a design that consists of zig zags near the pointed end. Other side has a design that consists of a leaf-like pattern.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
clay, wood and fibre
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA5339

Model pole. Figures represented: Dzunuk'wa, bear, otter with copper, raven and killer whale. Colours are red, white, black, and green.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wool BeaterA6028

Wooden wool beater with a long blade, which curves upwards at the pointed end. The hand-grip is inset from the blade and has a wider square-shaped knob at its end. One surface of the blade is stained a dark red-brown colour, but the majority of the wood is a yellowish brown colour. The edges are rough.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Oolichan ScoopA6191

Scoop with a handle in the form of a bird's head coated with oil; evidence of red paint under the oil.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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