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Paddle1957.14.1

Culture
Mi'kmaq
Material
wood
Holding Institution
Nova Scotia Museum
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Gambling Game SticksNb642 a-m

Set of cylindrical gambling sticks with knobs on each end. (a) has three evenly spaced red lines around the circumference, at centre, crossed by a dark stain and three dark spots on one side. (b) has three evenly spaced thin black lines at centre and spots to one side. (c) has three evenly spaced red lines, a black line at one side and several spots at opposite end. One spot towards lines side. (d) has a black, red, then black line towards one end. (e) has three closely spaced thin black lines to one side; dark stains on this end. (f) has four red lines near centre; (g) has three black lines at centre with a black and a red shadow-like stains diagonally across centre; (h) has three faint red lines, evenly spaced at centre; (i) is stained red on one end with a black line towards centre and a shadowy black stain diagonally around centre. (j) has three red line near centre, a fourth red line near red stained end. Two white paint spots at this end. (k) has three red lines evenly spaced at centre and two black lines to one side. Stains near centre and white paint spots to one end. (l) has five spaced lines from centre, the outer two are thicker. (m) is undecorated.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
pigment and maple wood ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gambling Game SticksNb647 a-i

Game sticks composed of nine cylindrical sticks that have a small, raised round knob at each end, and faint black and red lines on a polished surface: a) one thin black line at one end, three equidistant thin red lines at centre, black staining; b) two thin black lines at one end, three equidistant red lines at centre, light black staining; c) plain, no design; d) plain, no design; e) three thin red equidistant lines at centre, three faint, red diagonal lines equally spaced over surface; f) thick black lines at one end, three thin, equidistant black lines at centre, light black staining around one end; g) slightly off-centre, thick black line is bordered by thin red lines; h) series of lines, one thin red, one thick black, thin red, thick red, two thin red; i) thick black lines border two wide red bands.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
pigment and maple wood ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AwlA7586

Bone splinter awl which tapers to a fine point. It is round in cross-section at tip end. Tip flares to blunt end. There is a natural channel at centre on one side, rounded on the other.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
bone
Made in
USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PointNb591

Length of bone that tapers to a point; concave on one side. Wider end is unevenly shaped, with ridge-like bumps.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Groundstone Tool45SN100/193

One black ovoid pebble of argillite, with one concave and unmodified face, and an opposing face that has been ground flat. One end of the flat surface has a circular, incomplete perforation.

Material
argellite stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Abrader, Stone10AM1B/3?9

Label on artifact is illegible. Traces of Ochre on the abrader

Material
stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Abrader, Stone10AM1B/801

labeled incorrectly as 1966-87/10-AM-101/801 with paper/Rhoplex label

Material
stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Stone8732

Small stone knife or scraper. Locality: North bank of Chisholm Bay, Government Canal Locks, Ballard. Identified by F.S. Hall.* remarks 12/8/93 - broken piece of siltstone, possibly abraded *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Material
siltstone stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Abrader, StoneW1/15/3202

Purple-red vesicular basalt abrader; flat sides and edges. Edges flattened into a geometric shape with five sides.

Material
basalt stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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