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ArrowAa40 a-b

Metal double-barbed point (part a) with rough metal shaft (part b), fitted and sinew-wrapped in socket of shaped wooden section. This is inserted into a reed section, sinew-wrapped and glued with pitch. Intermittent wrappings of sinew continue down length of shaft. The end of the reed is notched.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
metal, wood, reed grass, sinew, adhesive and poison resin
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa39 a-b

Metal double-barbed point (part a) with a bark-covered fore-shaft, fitted into a sinew-wrapped reed (part b). The arrow is a series of reed and wood fitted together and glued with black pitch. The reed sections have further pitch-blackened sinew wrapping at the centre, end, and near the bark fore-shaft.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, wood, metal, bark, sinew and adhesive
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2848/21 a

Male figure standing on a red base. Right arm is bent at the elbow and arm is stretched outward. His hand is clenched in a fist and has a hole in the centre, indicating it may have once held an object. Left arm is bent and hand rests at his hip. He is wearing a black robe with gold trim and a black hat with a red stripe. There is a rectangular cut out in the figure's back. Chinese characters are painted in black on the front of the stand.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Speaker's Staff1601/1 a-k

Highly decorated and carved talking stick, or speaker's staff, accompanied by deer hooves (parts b-k). Stick has deeply incised figures (top to bottom) of a thunderbird with wings extended above head, a killer whale, a male wearing a spruce root hat and holding a long stick in his right hand and a rock(?) in his left hand, and a snake. A binding of leather with suspended deer hooves separates the killer whale and the male figure.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
wood, stain, deer hoof and skin
Made in
Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beater3110/25

Long, round wooden beater. The handle is about one third the length of the whole, with a thick carved ring between it and the head, and another ring at the bottom.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drumstick3110/24

A small red drumstick with a tear-drop shaped head. It has faint ridges from mid-way up to the head, tapering towards the tip.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drumstick3110/23

Small unpainted drumstick made out of light brown wood. It has a thin handle, with a tear-drop shaped head.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drumstick3110/22

Unpainted wooden drumstick. The handle is slighty tapered towards the head, which is tear-drop shaped.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gong3110/19

A brass gong with a long wooden handle. The gong is bowl-shaped and attached to a wooden stick with a small metal peg. Where the gong and handle meet are two thin discs stacked one on top of the other in a scalloped pattern. They have been hammered flat. Bottom portion of the handle is carved with rings and undulating lines. Top is polished smooth. A long strand of thread is tied to the handle near the base.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, brass metal and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Temple Block3110/18

Small scarlet red "wooden fish" temple block. The Inner bell is un-painted. The top edge has a row of small, carved triangular wedges. There is a small arch-shaped hole through the top above a carving of two kidney shapes filled with criss-crossed lines. This decoration is present on both sides and painted metallic gold.

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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