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ToolA2.393

Small astragalus bone encircled by a piece of wire a hole bored through the centre.

Culture
Inuit
Material
metal and bone
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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One-note XylophoneK4.54 a-b

Kamba made of a calabash sounding chamber with a burned dotted design. The sticks supporting the sounding board are fixed into clay around the rim of the calabash. These sticks include the four legs at an angle with each pair connected by rope which goes through, and attaches a long flat rectangular wood piece with pointed ends. There is a stick (part b) which tapers at one end that has five angled sides.

Culture
Chewa
Material
wood, calabash fruit, rubber, clay and fibre
Made in
Blantyre, Malawi
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GarmentA2.44

Vest covered with floral beadwork. The basis of the garment is a trade tweed vest (man's); the front has been covered with black wool fabric, trimmed with blue fabric, embroidered with beads in floral designs and trimmed with small brass buttons; the garment was lined with blue cotton at some later stage and there are no armholes in this lining; also, the armholes in the vest were partially sewn closed.

Culture
Dene-thah
Material
wool fibre, brass metal, glass, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FloatA2.297

Small, irregularly shaped wooden piece with rounded corners and two point-like protrusions.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.240

Spear with metal point that flares slightly at the ends and has a ferrule that fits overtop the end of a wooden handle. The butt end of the handle is tapered.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearK4.239 a-b

Spear head and shaft (part a) and handle (part b). Spear head is flat and triangular with a long shaft that splits into three ridged strands that have been braided, then the strands reconnect to form the remainder of the shaft which ends in a larger cylindrical segment that fits over the top of the handle. The handle is cylindrical and tapers towards the end.

Culture
West African
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeA2.452

Ulu type knife. Large, sharply flared metal rounded blade. Blade is attached at its apex via two metal rivets to a short, curved, yellow-brown handle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
steel metal, copper metal and walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatA2205

Woven cedar bark hat with cloth covering and baleen on exterior. Four kinds of cloth covering: white rayon-like fabric with raised floral imagery, pink-purple floral cotton, a rough ecru-coloured cloth, and white and grey checkered cotton on the top.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
baleen, cotton fibre, cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorative CordN3.41

A long white cylindrical silk cord that has a form at the centre created into an elaborate knot with five projecting loops. Below the loops, the knots form a cylinder with two side extensions.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetB378

A three-dimensional wood puppet of a page boy puppet dressed in a batik skirt of black and brown on white. He is painted with a white face that has black facial features and a red mouth. There is a green downward pointing triangle painted on the chest. There is a black and red shoulder band and wrist band on each arm. Wearing a simple green hat. Body is painted gold. The arms are riveted at the joints with string and have a wood marionnette stick.

Culture
Balinese
Material
fibre, wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Bali, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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