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Skin1885.66

Almost complete fur skin of a small mammal, probably a fisher, Martes pennanti, a fur bearing animal which ranges throughout the Northwest Coast and the interior of Canada. The skin is cylindrical with the head, legs and tail of the creature still intact. The creature had very long front legs.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fur
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Dish1885.66.9

Small wooden dish carved into the shape of a frog with the head and shoulders of a man projecting from the rear. The frog has been painted with red and black designs, the man is European in appearance and has red lips and ?tie, and black hair, eyebrows and jacket. The unusual truncation of the man' s body suggests there may have been more to this object originally. There are no traces of grease within the dish (G.Crowther).; Good

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Bow1885.66.25 A-D

Four bows. A) A sinew fronted bow with curved nocks. The grip is made from hide, and the bow is still strung with twisted sinew wrapped in fur covered leather, portions of which have worn off. B) A sinew fronted bow with curved nocks. The grip ismade from hide, and the bow is still strung with twisted sinew. C) A wooden bow which is mainly curved at the nock ends. The nocks have points which have slight flanges to hold the string in place. The bow has fairly wide flattened arms which are contracted at the grip. The bow lacks a string. D) Long un-bent bow made from fine-grained wood with notched nocks and slightly flared arms which contract at the grip. The grip is cherry bark lashed round, with a large tuft of reddish hair. Down the centre of the back of the bow a groove extends to the nocks. In cross-section the back edge is flat and the front- edge is curved. The bow string is made from twisted sinew and is broken.; Good

Culture
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) ?
Material
wood
Made in
California, Washington, USA and British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Arrow1885.66.24

Eight double shafted arrows with plain and barbed heads of iron, bone and wood which are lashed to the shaft with cherry bark. The flights are all made from dark feathers. Four short shafted arrows are made from cedar, while the others are made from a light wood that was possibly thin branches.; Good

Culture
Makah
Material
wood, cedar wood ?, bone and bark
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hair Ornament1885.66.23

Small rod decorated with feathers and beads.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada and California, USA ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Arrow1885.66.21

Set of 18 stone tipped arrows. The tips are made from finely chipped chert and similar stones, bound onto the shaft with sinew. The feathered flight ends have three feathers bound to the shaft with sinew, several bands of colour, mostly green, and a notch cut in the end for the bow string.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
wood and stone
Made in
California, USA and British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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