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ArrowA2.549

Wrapped nock and feather (only one). Long point of two pieces scarfed together with one barb at base of the point.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
feather, caribou antler, sinew and wood
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.250

Spear with wooden cylindrical shaft and a four-sided metal spear tip with a conical ferrule. The shaft widens towards the butt end, which tapers slightly at the end and inwards before it widens abruptly, the division between the two sections marked by three bands carved into the shaft. There is a brass (?) tack on the side of the shaft at the butt end.

Culture
Central African
Material
steel metal, wood and brass metal ?
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK4.218 a-d

Set of three arrows, each with a steel point lashed to hardwood shaft with thong and fletched with eight to ten vanes of dark brown feather: a) has a pointed, leaf-shaped blade; b) has a blade that flares outwards at the sides and is arched at the top; c) has arched sides that curve inwards slightly near the top and come to a point. (Part d is missing.)

Culture
Southern African
Material
steel metal, wood, feather, fibre and resin ?
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.240

Spear with metal point that flares slightly at the ends and has a ferrule that fits overtop the end of a wooden handle. The butt end of the handle is tapered.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.239 a-b

Spear head and shaft (part a) and handle (part b). Spear head is flat and triangular with a long shaft that splits into three ridged strands that have been braided, then the strands reconnect to form the remainder of the shaft which ends in a larger cylindrical segment that fits over the top of the handle. The handle is cylindrical and tapers towards the end.

Culture
West African
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowK4.237

Bow made from a crooked branch bound with skin (?) at the tapered ends.

Culture
Maasai
Material
wood and skin ?
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.236

Dark brown wooden spear with a silver-coloured, leaf-shaped point of native processed iron. Plain shaft with wrapped iron ferrule.

Culture
Southern African
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Mwinilunga, Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolK4.235

Four-legged stool with saucer-like seat and knobs at the ends of the legs. Carved out of one piece of wood. Cracks in seat held together with metal staples.

Culture
Luo ?
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Kenya ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA2.467

Thick, stick-like brown wooden ladle with one curved, spoon-shaped end, and a round, straight handle--back of handle has a short, rectangular piece cut out of it.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA2.466

Ladle with a translucent yellow-white bowl bound with a strip of skin to a tapering wooden handle.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
musk ox horn, wood and skin
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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