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Harpoon1087/2

Long grey-brown bone harpoon that tapers to a pointed tip. Wider end is incised at an angle.

Culture
Yahgan
Material
whale bone
Made in
Tierra del Fuego, Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stand1251/22

A stand with tow tapered triangular legs which expand at the bottom. The legs are connected at the top with a flat shoe-like-shaped piece. Inlaid with triangular, diamond-shaped, and four-pointed shell pieces.

Culture
Western Asia
Material
wood and mother of pearl shell
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt1060/76

A coiled round beaded belt with four cylindrical rows stitched together. The design consists of alternating rectangles of blue, black, and red beads with white beads in between. It is beaded on the outside. One end has a loop of blue, red, and white beads with a conical metal button while the other end has just a conical metal button.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass, metal and fibre
Made in
Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bottle1060/58 a-b

Long and narrow bottle covered in red-brown leather (part a). Body of bottle has four distinct ridges that are decorated with light brown, dark brown, and red coloured woven leaf bands. Neck of bottle is decorated with brown fringe. Large leather label on body with inscription in bold letters says: "LEATHER ENCASED BOTTLE GAMBIA-AFRICA." Part b is the cork stopper to the bottle, has a decorative band of woven leaf fibres around the top and is attached to a long strip of leather.

Culture
West African
Material
glass, leather skin and leaf
Made in
“Gambia” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Box1251/12 a-e

Part a is a rectangular metal box with one open end and a sliding lid that fits through slits in either side of open end; lid has metal loop through one end. One large face has incised decoration and script on it; remnants of colour on lid and decorated face. Surface of box has small areas of silver but is mainly covered in corrosion. Box has pieces of paper stuffed tightly inside that have an inked grid with each square containing four inked characters. Parts b-e are loose pieces of paper that are inked in the same manner as the paper inside.

Culture
Western Asia
Material
metal, paper and ink
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1060/81

A large wood mask with a flat base carved with a relatively flat circular face at the centre. The base is painted blue and has three cylindrical wood pegs pointing outward and equally spaced from each other along the top. Three surrounding curved wood sticks are attached to the mask along the sides. Nine white feathers are attached all around the mask through the three surrounding curved wood sticks. The face is painted white with two black semi-ovals for the hair line. Downward curving slits indicate the eyes, around which are painted black glasses. The nose is long and flat with one large hole for the nostrils and two black spots below. There is a upward curving slit for the open mouth. Black paint is used to outline the goatee. Bands of skin are at the sides of the face. A label at the top states "INDIAN DANCE MASK / YUKON 1910."

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
wood, feather, paint and skin
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan1060/67

Semicircular fan of folded leaf with triangular decoration in grass around edge. Handle is made of the branch of the leaf with the leaf bent around the end and then tied off at one edge to length of handle with two loops of grass.

Culture
South India
Material
leaf, wood ? and grass
Made in
Goa, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace424/44

Open necklace with crossing design of red with black seeds strung intermitent with black glass beads strung where strands cross.

Culture
Interior Amazonia
Material
seed, fibre and glass ?
Made in
South America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lamp1251/23

Round lamp with upward protruding handle and outward protruding spout; circular holes at top of spout and centre of lamp; decoration in relief around central hole of circle with dots at their centres.

Culture
Roman
Material
clay
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe Head1060/60

Flat stone axe head that has a wide edge at one end and tapers to a rounded point at the other. Surface is polished smooth. An adhesive label on one face says, "Stone axe Fiji".

Culture
Fijian
Material
stone
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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