A) Medium sized hook made from bent wood, possibly hemlock with a bone barb lashed to the upper arm with root. The tip of the lower arm is also lashed with root. A length of nettle fibre cord is wrapped between the two arms, possibly for securing the bait on the hook. B) A slightly larger hook made from bent wood, possibly hemlock with a bone barb lashed to the upper arm with root. The part of the lower arm is also lashed with root but the tip has a portion of much finer material which could possibly be a regional style (other hooks with this are Z 34969 and Z 34973). A length of nettle fibre cord is wrapped around the barb lashing. C) Missing 1993, but described as Bone fish hook made in two pieces, the barb being lashed to the shank with sinew. Sinew line attached. D) Large wooden halibut hook made from hemlock with a bone barb lashed to the upper with root. Near to the barb a length of sinew has been roughly tied. Attached to the lower arm is the twisted nettle fibre leader which would have anchored the hook to the line and a weight. The leader is secured to the lower arm with an extra binding of root and possibly cherry bark. E) Missing 1993, has the following description on the catalogue card, large wooden halibut hook with straight bone barbs and line attached . F) Whaling harpoon head made from two prongs of elk antler hold a mussel shell Mytilus californianus. The shell is bound in position with bark and spruce gum. Attached to the harpoon head is a length of line made from whale sinew or some such material, the end of which is looped and bound with cherry bark. G) Missing 1993, catalogue card description states, shell and bone harpoon head. Good

Whalebone club with a bird' s head handle, the eyes inlaid with abalone shell. Some inlay lost. An old label on the reverse of the catalogue card, possibly from Wisbech reads, War Club of carved bone. The head which rudely represents a Native Idol, inlaid with the iridescent Shell of Haliotis splendens. New Zealand. 1836. Capt. Swaine, RN. The club was erroneously given the wrong provenance of New Zealand.; Good.

The spear throwers are Pacific Eskimo, Chugach (J.C.H.King, Museum of Mankind - 12 1992). The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; The throwers added power and distance to small spears or darts used in the hunting of seals, sea otters and whales.; Exhibited: One of the spear throwers B) rests on a Qayaq in the CUMAA new Anthropological displays 1990-. Spear thrower A) was loaned by CUMAA to the Vancouver Centennial Museum May 1986, returned January 1987.; Collected by: Swaine.Admiral.Spelman in 1794. Literature: Also see the 'Catalogue of the Northwest Coast Collection: Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology' (1996), Dr Gillian Crowther. (J.Tanner, May 1998). King (1994) notes that he found only one North American record relating to a spear (dart) thrower in the Wisbech Museum records. Although there are three others mentioned as 1851.96.3-5, their provenance is given as Hawaiian. (J.Tanner, December 1998). See 'From Pacific Shores: Eighteenth-century Ethnographic Collections at Cambridge - The Voyages of Cook, Vancouver and the First Fleet' (J. Tanner, 1999:77). See 'Artificial Curiosities from the Northwest Coast of America (J.C.H. King, 1981: cf. Monochrome Plate 25; 21). Vancouver Collection: George Vancouver (1758-1798) was born in King' s Lynn, Norfolk. His father, John Jasper Vancouver was assistant collector of customs at King's Lynn, which was at that time a busy seaport. It is believed that through his connections he was able to bring George to the attention of Captain James Cook, who was then preparing to sail on the second of his world voyages. Thus George entered the Royal Navy in 1771 upon receiving an appointment from Cook and thereby gained a rigorous training in seamanship. In 1791 Vancouver was sent on a mission to receive the surrender of the Spanish post at Nootka Sound in present day British Columbia, to survey the coast of the American Northwest, and to search for a water connection to the eastern part of the continent. He wrote a lengthy account of his voyage entitled, ' A Voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and Round the World' (1798). It was on this latter voyage that Spelman Swaine accompanied Vancouver and acquired the objects held at UCMAA. Spelman Swaine was born on 1st January 1769 at Lynn Regis in Norfolk and died on 13th January 1848 at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. His forebears had risen from the ranks of yeoman farmers to gain land in the village of Leverington and build Leverington Hall about 1640, which was held by the family until the end of the 18th century. Swaine himself was brought up at Swanns, another mansion in Leverington, but later moved to Wisbech. He began his naval career in April 1782 and by the October he saw action as midshipman on the ' Recovery' in Lord Howe' s relief of Gibraltar. Thereafter, he lead an eventful and distinguished naval career, finally gaining the rank of Rear Admiral in 1846. In particular, the Swaine collection at UCMAA originates from his period with Captain George Vancouver' s expedition round the world between 1791 and 1795 on the HMS Discovery, as midshipman and later lieutenant. Swaine and his family gave a small but important collection from this voyage to Wisbech Museum, which were later acquired by UCMAA. (J. Tanner, 1999). 'Exhibited: B: On display on top of the kayak in the Maudslay Hall, 1990-2012'

Tunic with hood, made from strips of walrus intestine stitched together. Along the bottom of the tunic and each cuff darker skin has been sewn.; Good. 'Parka, thigh length, with attached hood. Main body is made from horizontal strips of sea mammal intestine; back of hood is made from vertical strips of same. Edge around face opening is turned to the interior to form a 0.9 cm casing overlaid with narrow band of red dyed sealskin secured with sinew in running stitch. Twisted sinew tie is threaded around casing emerging through two holes at centre front of neck. Holes are reinforced with rectangular piece of skin. Band (0.8 cm wide) of black dyed sealskin is attached to each cuff and around straight bottom edge. Structural sewing is with sinew. J. Hall, March 2005'

A) Part of shaft, stone head, and double barbed bone foreshaft of an arrow. Sinew attachment. B) Foreshaft and stone head of an arrow. Head lashed on with sinew. C) Triple feathered, stone headed arrow with sinew lashing. D E) Two triple feathered stone headed arrows. Heads attached with composition like cement. Note arrows A and B are located in Archaeology Drawer. Descriptions are very close to those for arrows 1949.199 C-F.; Good.

It has been noted that the bow is from California, and the arrows are from different sets, perhaps also from as far north as the Columbia River (J.C.H.King, Museum of Mankind 1 2 1992). This bow is very similar to one illustrated in W. O. Oldman catalogue, Vol. 2-3, February 1906, No. 35, which is listed as Makah (G. Crowther); Exhibited: A) Loaned by CUMAA to the Vancouver Centennial Museum May 1986, returned January 1987. The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; Collected by: Swaine.Admiral.Spelman in ?- - 1791; ?- - 1792; ?- - 1793; ?- - 1794; ?- - 1795. Literature: Also see the 'Catalogue of the Northwest Coast Collection: Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology' (1996), Dr Gillian Crowther. (J.Tanner, May 1998). See 'From Pacific Shores: Eighteenth-century Ethnographic Collections at Cambridge - The Voyages of Cook, Vancouver and the First Fleet' (J. Tanner, 1999:81). Vancouver Collection: George Vancouver (1758-1798) was born in King' s Lynn, Norfolk. His father, John Jasper Vancouver was assistant collector of customs at King's Lynn, which was at that time a busy seaport. It is believed that through his connections he was able to bring George to the attention of Captain James Cook, who was then preparing to sail on the second of his world voyages. Thus George entered the Royal Navy in 1771 upon receiving an appointment from Cook and thereby gained a rigorous training in seamanship. In 1791 Vancouver was sent on a mission to receive the surrender of the Spanish post at Nootka Sound in present day British Columbia, to survey the coast of the American Northwest, and to search for a water connection to the eastern part of the continent. He wrote a lengthy account of his voyage entitled, ' A Voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and Round the World' (1798). It was on this latter voyage that Spelman Swaine accompanied Vancouver and acquired the objects held at UCMAA. Spelman Swaine was born on 1st January 1769 at Lynn Regis in Norfolk and died on 13th January 1848 at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. His forebears had risen from the ranks of yeoman farmers to gain land in the village of Leverington and build Leverington Hall about 1640, which was held by the family until the end of the 18th century. Swaine himself was brought up at Swanns, another mansion in Leverington, but later moved to Wisbech. He began his naval career in April 1782 and by the October he saw action as midshipman on the ' Recovery' in Lord Howe' s relief of Gibraltar. Thereafter, he lead an eventful and distinguished naval career, finally gaining the rank of Rear Admiral in 1846. In particular, the Swaine collection at UCMAA originates from his period with Captain George Vancouver' s expedition round the world between 1791 and 1795 on the HMS Discovery, as midshipman and later lieutenant. Swaine and his family gave a small but important collection from this voyage to Wisbech Museum, which were later acquired by UCMAA. (J.Tanner, 1999).

Two detachable harpoon heads of rubbed slate, mounted in flat wooden foreshafts. A) Barbed, tip damaged. B) Foreshaft notched.; Good.