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Spindle with Whorl2004.53.42

Gift of Victor P. Nunez

Culture
Chimú
Material
wood and cotton
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Pipe3058/5 a-b

Pipe. Head (part a) is carved from soapstone, with an octagonal chamber, and a thin ring of brass at base of shank. The stem (part b) is made from smooth, red brown wood, with a flattened lip and bit, rounding through the mid-point. Tenon is black.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
soapstone stone, wood and brass metal
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lamp3058/4

Small soapstone oil lamp, light grey in colour with specks of dark grey. Shape from top view is a half circle, with a straight front side. Walls on exterior are short and straight, flaring slightly on interior to the base of the carved well.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
soapstone stone
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lamp3058/3

Small soapstone oil lamp, dark grey in colour. Shape from top view is a half circle, with a straight front side. Walls are straight on exterior, flaring slightly on interior to the base of the shallow, carved well.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
soapstone stone
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lamp3058/2

Soapstone oil lamp, light grey in colour with darker specks. Shape is rectangular, with straight sides that incline slightly toward base. Carved well is deep. Small straight handles have been carved into the short sides of the object, and protrude slightly.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
soapstone stone
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Kayak3058/1

Model kayak. Thin pieces of bent wood tied together with sinew make a rigid interior frame that is covered with a single piece of stretched hide, sewn together along the top of the kayak. Two harpoons (?) with wood handles attached by sinew to bone heads are held to the model in front of the cockpit, strapped in place by two thin, horizontal deck lines of hide. A carved piece of bone is positioned directly in front of the cockpit. Two holes have been bored through its base, which hold the deck lines in place.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
seal skin, wood, sinew and bone ?
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bouquet Holder3048/32

White plastic wedding bouquet holder. The holder consists of a plastic handle connected to a foam mount which is decorated with synthetic white ribbons, tulle and light green paper vines with white synthetic leaves. The vines and leaves extend from the holder and are wrapped in white tulle.

Culture
Filipino
Material
synthetic fibre, plastic, paper, metal and wood
Made in
Manila, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle3060/13

Small spindle whorl. The long, thin wooden shaft is pointed at both ends, thicker at centre, where it pierces a clay bead. Encircling lines in brown, black and white paint decorate the shaft on both sides of the bead. The bead is long, round, and narrow, decorated with incised lines in geometric shaped, and filled with paint in white and orange.

Culture
Paracas ?
Material
wood, clay and paint
Made in
Ica, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle3060/12

Small spindle and whorl. The long, thin wooden shaft is pointed at both ends, thicker at centre, where it pierces a clay bead. Small sections of black paint, very worn, decorate the shaft on both sides of the bead. The bead is wide and bulbous pointed at midpoint, with a line of dripping black paint above the midpoint, and a single encircling line of red brown below.

Culture
Paracas ?
Material
wood, clay and paint
Made in
Ica, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle3060/11

Small spindle and whorl. The long, thin wooden shaft is pointed at both ends, thicker at centre, where it pierces a clay bead. Encircling stripes of white, brown, and red brown paint decorate the shaft on both sides of the bead. The bead is bulbous, painted black, with three groups of concentric circles carved into the clay and painted white.

Culture
Paracas ?
Material
wood, clay and paint
Made in
Ica, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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