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Sharpening Tool1779/40

Sharpening rod. Off-white ceramic rod. Broken at one end.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
clay
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool Holder1779/39

Plain rectangular wooden board with seven drilled holes that hold small tools, such as chisels. Holes have smaller holes sunken into them to hold tool blades securely. Roughly made, wood unfinished.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bent Chisel1779/38

Palm-handled bent chisel. Wooden handle is reddish-brown with brass fitting. One end of flat steel blade is curved.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, adhesive, brass metal and steel metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bent Skew Chisel1779/37

Palm-handled bent skew chisel. Wooden handle is reddish-brown with brass fitting. Blade is angled at end.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, adhesive, brass metal and steel metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bent Gouge1779/36

Palm-handled bent gouge. Wooden handle is reddish-brown with brass fitting. Blade is curved at end and scoop-shaped.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, adhesive, brass metal and steel metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Straight Gouge1779/35

Palm-handled straight gouge. Wooden handle is reddish-brown with varnish worn on rounded side. Handle fitting is brass, and blade is steel and scooped on one side.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, adhesive, steel metal and brass metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gouge1779/34

Palm-handled V gouge. Wooden handle is rounded with a flat edge, and joined to blade with brass fitting.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, adhesive, brass metal and steel metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishtail Chisel1779/33

Hardwood palm-handled fish-tail chisel. Wooden handle is coated with a reddish-brown lacquer and has a brass fitting. One side of the palm handle is flat. Blade is a fishtail gouge and skewed.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, lacquer, adhesive ? and metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Awl1779/32

Palm-handled awl. Circular wooden handle has flattened end and tapers to a metal neck-ring. Spherical metal blade projects from within metal neck-ring, which has an indentation on either side. The short metal blade tapers to a point and appears to have been worked or filed to achieve that point.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, steel metal ?, adhesive and lacquer
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thickness Callipers Tool1779/31

Steel callipers with dividers. The fittings are solid brass. The callipers incorporate a sliding speed nut.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
steel metal and brass metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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