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Harpoon3128/3 a-b

East Greenland harpoon. Part a is a long, straight, wooden shaft, squared at the bottom where it is capped with a cut square of tusk, and narrowing along its length toward the tip. At the shaft’s midpoint several holes are bored into the wood, in which are inserted a hook and nubs of bone. The harpoon’s head is made from carved narwhal tusk, its shape long and rounded, thicker through middle and narrowing at end where a small piece is attached. Part b is an intricately designed throwing board. The board is rectangular, thin in profile, and concave on its underside. The base is wide, narrowing to tip where a shaped piece of bone is inset. Along the board’s upper surface are nailed 41 tiny seals carved from bone. Narrow strips of bone line the edges. The throwing board has three holes along the body that allow it to attach to the harpoon shaft by the nubs and hook.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, narwhal tusk, bone and metal
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon3128/2

Harpoon. Long wooden shank has a large notch in butt. Top holds a long metal blade, thin in profile, tapering to a sharp point. Blade is rusted.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood and iron metal ?
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon3128/1 a-b

Harpoon. Part a is a partial wooden shaft that curves slightly along its length, with a squared base at bottom. Head is carved of walrus tusk and tapers to a point, with carved rings at neck, attached to the shaft with hide ties. Part b is the bottom element of the shaft, also made of wood, straight and slightly squared along the length and tapering at butt. Top has an inset square of tusk, with several short hide ties piercing the wood just below. Several small holes are bored into the shaft of parts a and b, some with nubs of tusk emerging. A necessary piece connecting parts a and b is missing.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, walrus tusk and leather skin
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Power Figure3103/28

Carved wooden figure standing upright on round pedestal. Top of head is flat. Two holes drilled through figure; one down through head and body, and one across head from ear to ear. Curved line carved from ear to ear over narrow eyes, T-shaped nose, and small open mouth. Ears formed from raised semi circle around small bump. Thick round neck meets narrow shoulders. Thin arms bent at elbow and held at chest. Fingers carved into hands. Nipples and belly button carved from chest and stomach. Short legs bent at knees with toes carved into feet. Shoulder blades and buttocks protrude from back with incised line running between the two.

Culture
Kongo
Material
wood
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3103/26

Thin belt adorned with beads and shells. Decorations form a repeating pattern of red beads and rawhide strips, framing two rows of shells, with a row of green beads in the middle. Tassels of red beads, shells and rawhide tied to one end. Belt fastens with a button made from a slice of antler.

Culture
Dene
Material
dentalium shell, rawhide skin, glass ? and antler
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband3103/25

Band of bent antler tied together at ends with hide tie. Engraved with repeating pattern of small circles, with a dot in the middle, and two lines underneath each circle. Four drilled holes replace four of the circles.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
caribou antler ? and rawhide skin
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband3103/24

Band of bent antler, tied together at ends with hide strip. Engraved with repeating pattern of circles, with a dot in the middle, down the centre and straight and diagonal lines carved along the edges. Drilled holes top four of the pairs of lines on one side of the band. Two lines around the band separate the three patterns.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
caribou antler ? and rawhide skin
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband3103/23

Large band of bent antler tied together at ends with two hide ties. Engraved with repeating pattern of circles, with a dot in the middle, and pairs of lines carved near both edges. Drilled holes top the pairs of lines on one side of the band. Two lines around the outside surface separate the three patterns.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
caribou antler ? and rawhide skin
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jar3103/20

Large, heavy jar. Wide open mouth narrows at neck, then flares in middle before tapering to small flat circular base. Black patterns painted over yellow background, forming rounded squares and triangles. Darts with leaf shaped ovals run around the neck of pot. Base and inside of pot are red clay. Unglazed.

Culture
Southwest
Material
clay and paint
Made in
New Mexico, USA and Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tray3103/18

Large woven tray with wide flat base. Decorated with a geometric star with a solid circle surrounded by zig zags in it's centre. Sides have repeating pattern of long zig zags and gridded squares. Outside is darker then inside.

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