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Harpoon1925.389

Harpoon head with thick line attached made from sinew wrapped with nettle fibre cord. The harpoon head is composed of a two prongs of bone bound together with the aforementioned line and some bark. The head is lacking an iron point which was present when it was registered as a deposit in 1912. The are traces of spruce gum or some such material on the head.; Good.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Quiver1925.380; D 1912.19

Quiver of ?seal skin sewn with sinew. The base of the quiver has been added from a different piece of skin. There is a small thong of leather near the top of the quiver. There are several patches of bare skin.; Good.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
skin and seal ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ? or Tierra del Fuego, Argentina ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Club1925.371; D 1912.15

A slave killing club. The handle is in the form of a human head with teeth, driven in scalp locks from which protrudes a large ground blade forming the tongue of the head. Good.Stone tongue and club detached and separate when loaned in 2009

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood, tooth, pigment, stone and hair
Made in
Nootka Sound, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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