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SpearC1572

Long, thin, cylindrical spear. Long hardwood point lashed into softwood shaft. Shaft is painted in sections of black, red, and white. Long red-brown point is plain. String is coiled around and held in place with resin at both ends of the shaft.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, resin and fibre
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerH2.53

Cylindrical section of very soft wood with three darts stuck in one end and black, resinous material covering the other. Brown geometric and animal designs are featured on the sides. Two thin, twined cords are coiled around the top of the wood.

Culture
Shuar ? or Achuar ?
Material
wood, stem ?, paint, fibre and resin ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CalendarD2.186 a-d

Calendrical device. Thirty-seven undecorated sticks in total. Divided into three bundles of thirty, plus one bundle of seven.

Culture
Sarsi
Material
wood
Made in
Montana, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.3

Square bottomed, circular woven basket with a thin, flat topped handle bridging the centre. Split strips; wicker work sides, checker work (plaited) bottom.

Culture
Maliseet ? or Mi'kmaq ?
Material
ash wood and sweet grass ?
Made in
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.4 a-b

Flat bottomed, circular woven basket with straight, vertical sides and a flat, fitted lid. Lid has a radial woven design with the red-coloured strips used for the warp overlapping at the centre. Basket's bottom is made from overlapping, thick, bright red strips. Top rim of basket features a broad band of bright red weaving. Bottom rim of lid is woven with a single, thin strip of red material.

Culture
Panawahpskek
Material
sweet grass and red willow wood ?
Made in
Penobscot, Maine, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1576

Eight barbed prongs set into shaft which is painted in white and red sections. The wood fore-shaft is set into the reed shaft. Base of the reed shaft is wrapped with stem ? or fibre. Wood fore-shaft is painted white at either end. Base of the wood fore-shaft is also wrapped with stem ? or fibre. Remnants of prongs are at the end.

Culture
Australian
Material
bone, resin, plant fibre, wood, stem ? and paint
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1577

Three prongs are firmly set into a brown wood shaft. Each prong has a barb. The shaft is painted in sections of white, black, and red from bottom to top.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, plant fibre and bone
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1578

Long, tapering, brown wood shaft with a point that has one barb.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, resin, plant fibre and bone
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1579

Plain tapering shaft with barbless leaf-shaped point. Plain, long, brown wood piece with a narrow lance-olate leaf-shaped point with a long tip and a slim shaft that bulges around the near the lower portion. The other end is thicker (where it is bulging) and is pointed as well.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.243 a-b

Coiled work basket with diamond design in dyed (brown) willow. Watch-spring base and lid construction with plaited beginning. The lid is flanged. Same diamond pattern circling lid.

Culture
Washoe ?
Material
willow wood and dye
Made in
USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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