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Basketry2939/8

Abalone shell covered with basketry on the outside. The shell has been broken at one edge, and has an iridescent shine. Basketry has been applied around it, covering the entire piece. The basketry begins at the thick end of the shell, and works its way toward the flatter, more open portion. It has lines and colour blocks in colours of purple, yellow, orange, and black, with undyed grass interspersed.

Culture
Makah
Material
abalone shell, swamp grass ? and dye
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scraper2939/2

Copper scraper with a handle made out of a large piece of triangular-shaped, cut bone. At the wide end a curved piece of copper has been attached with copper nails, projecting from the bone to create the scraping edge. A rectangular shaped piece of copper is also attached by two nails at the midpoint on one side. A hole is bored through the bone at the end. Ridges can be seen in the bone from the construction process.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone and copper metal
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife2939/4

Ulu type knife with a triangular steel blade with a rounded bottom sharpened to a fine edge. The blade’s bottom corners are sharp and the sides are unequal in length and curvature. The blade is embedded into a slit in a cylindrical piece of smooth bone and glued in place.

Culture
Inuit
Material
steel metal and bone
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scraper2939/1

Seal skin scraper. Steel blade is triangular in shape, with a curved bottom edge and uplifted corner points. The handle is a curved piece of bone with a protruding point near the distal end, flattening at the proximal where the blade meets the bone. The two are attached with a large metal nail.

Culture
Inuit
Material
steel metal and bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife2939/5

Ulu type steel knife. The blade has a wide, ovular shaped body. The handle and blade are made of one continuous piece of metal. The handle widens as it reaches the blade.

Culture
Inuit
Material
steel metal
Made in
Denmark
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife2939/3

Flared copper ulu type knife with a rounded edge on the bottom of the blade. The blade is connected to a horizontal copper handle by a short post.

Culture
Inuit
Material
copper metal
Made in
Holman, Northwest Territories, Canada and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2939/7

Round, shallow woven corn sifter basket. The edges are folded over a rim of wood or root; the weaving is in a chevron pattern.

Culture
Hopi
Material
root ?, wood ? or yucca leaf ?
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2939/6

Birch bark basket with wide oval top and rectangular base. Pieces are sewn together and around the top with split bark. Sewn in regular design around top on two sides, with open pattern around other two sides. The birch bark is in one piece from front to back and the sides are sewn together with a folded mitre-like base.

Culture
Wet'suwet'en ?
Material
birch bark and bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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