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WhistleA7860

Large wooden whistle with tapered mouthpiece; rounded end resembles a duck's beak. Bound in three places with twine.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Kyuquot
Material
fibre, yew wood and paint
Made in
Kyuquot, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressA7858

Painted owl headdress with a protruding beak. The mask is natural wood with features and designs painted on. The beak, forehead and area surrounding the eyes is green. The eyebrows are black. The cheeks, eyelids and mouth are orange. Silver is used to detail the eyes, nostrils, checks and forehead. Red designs including half circles are on either side of the headdress. Above the owl's face is a carved headdress featuring orange and green triangles and silver circles. Baleen is attached to the back of the mask and is visible above the headdress. A brown textile, red and printed strands are also attached to the back of the headdress creating a hat-like structure. (Similar to A7859).

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Nuchatlaht
Material
fibre, sea lion whisker, baleen, wood, paint and dye
Made in
Nuchatlitz, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7857

Triangular wooden rattle with a cylindrical handle. Sides are covered with strips of cedar bark and bound with a black lace.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Nuchatlaht
Material
cedar bark, wood, fibre and dye
Made in
Nuchatlitz, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeB428

Small, dagger-like knife (a) with sheath (b). Both handle and the end of the sheath have a notched design and three holes. Welded and forged steel, carved wood. Sheath made in two pieces and bound together by bands of sheet nickel. Simple curved handle with plain ferrule.

Culture
Sumatran
Material
nickel metal, brass metal, steel metal and wood
Made in
Lampung, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowK4.221

Long cylindrical piece of wood that tapers slightly at the ends with twined skin stretched from one end to the other and wrapped around the ends.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
wood and skin
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Raven RattleA6795

Unpainted wooden raven rattle constructed from two complementary parts joined at the handle. Reclining figure on raven's back connected to frog by protruding tongue. Back of tail has a small bird face. The rounded belly has a larger bird face with a recurved beak. The handle is bound in two places with thin, brown bark(?).

Culture
Tsimshian: Gitxaala
Material
wood and bark ?
Made in
Kitkatla, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BookM1.157

Book of the Qur'an. Each page is bordered in gold leaf and a red line. The front pages and the last page are intricately designed with many colours. Bound in a red cover with a flap to protect the pages. Inscription on inside flap.

Culture
Turkish ?
Material
gold metal, papyrus paper and ink
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BookM1.156

A small red covered book of the Qur'an. Each page is bordered in gold leaf, a brown stripe, and a blue stripe. The red cover has a flap to guard the pages.

Culture
Turkish ?
Material
papyrus paper, ink and gold metal
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model FloatA5319

Irregular wood piece that bends at an angle while tapering at one end. Both ends have a knob around which string and bark cording are attached. Linear design in black consists of two horizontal bands around either end and pair of circles with tapering ovals around the natural elbow-like features where the piece bends at an angle.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
cedar wood, fibre and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon HeadA5317

Iron point bound to a bone tail by a thick rope-like string that loops over and through itself at the end.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
bone, fibre and iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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