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ArrowAa40 a-b
Metal double-barbed point (part a) with rough metal shaft (part b), fitted and sinew-wrapped in socket of shaped wooden section. This is inserted into a reed section, sinew-wrapped and glued with pitch. Intermittent wrappings of sinew continue down length of shaft. The end of the reed is notched.
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Material
- metal, wood, reed grass, sinew, adhesive and poison resin
- Made in
- Botswana
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
ArrowAa39 a-b
Metal double-barbed point (part a) with a bark-covered fore-shaft, fitted into a sinew-wrapped reed (part b). The arrow is a series of reed and wood fitted together and glued with black pitch. The reed sections have further pitch-blackened sinew wrapping at the centre, end, and near the bark fore-shaft.
- Culture
- Khoisan ?
- Material
- reed grass, wood, metal, bark, sinew and adhesive
- Made in
- Botswana
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
WhistleA4192 a-b
Triple whistle made of three single whistle parts of equal length which are now rebound as two separate pieces (parts a-b). Part a consists of two parts bound together with cord; part b is the third matching part from the other side, which is now detached. The outer pieces are rectangular in cross section while the middle piece is square in cross section. All three pieces are bound with cord near their outer ends and middle. Upper portions of each whistle are painted blue, as is the binding at that end. The middle and left side pieces (part a) are bound together at their tapered ends with white cord. The right side piece (part b) shows past evidence (indented cord marks) of being bound at the end. While the wider end is solid on each piece, there are hollowed areas through each tapered end, through to the cut out rectangular holes.
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Material
- wood, cotton fibre and paint
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
Hunting accessory1884.111.15
item is from the Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
- Culture
- Haida: Kaigani ?
- Material
- wood, animal bladder, pitch and sinew
- Made in
- British Columbia Haida Gwaii Alaska Prince of Wales Island NW Coast, Canada ?
- Holding Institution
- Pitt Rivers Museum
Rattle1884.110.16
item is from the Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
- Culture
- Haida: Kaigani ?
- Material
- maple wood plant, pigment, animal hide skin, stone and animal sinew
- Made in
- Prince Of Wales Island, Alaska, USA ?
- Holding Institution
- Pitt Rivers Museum
Rattle1884.110.15
item is from the Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
- Culture
- Haida
- Material
- maple wood plant, ivory, tooth, animal hide skin, stone, pigment, iron metal, shell ? and cockle
- Made in
- Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
- Holding Institution
- Pitt Rivers Museum
Rattle1884.110.7
Pitt Rivers sent this object to Bethnal Green Museum for display, as part of the first batch of objects sent there, probably in 1874. This object was listed in the Delivery Catalogue as having been transferred from South Kensington Museum in 1884
- Culture
- Haida ?
- Material
- wood, spruce root plant ?, puffin beak bird and animal sinew
- Made in
- Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada ?
- Holding Institution
- Pitt Rivers Museum
Hook1924.62.7 .2
Wooden halibut hook with iron barb bound with cedar bark and string. [CAK 29/06/2009]
- Culture
- Haida
- Material
- yew wood plant, iron metal, bark fibre plant and string
- Made in
- British Columbia Haida Gwaii, Canada
- Holding Institution
- Pitt Rivers Museum
Hook1923.71.41
Wooden fish hook bent into an egg-like shape, with cedar bark wrapping near ends and twisted cedar bark line. [CAK 29/06/2009]
- Culture
- Haida
- Material
- yew wood plant and bark fibre plant
- Made in
- British Columbia Haida Gwaii Gold Harbour, Canada
- Holding Institution
- Pitt Rivers Museum
Paint-brush1891.49.78
Wooden paintbrush with animal hair bristles. [CAK 11/05/2010]
- Culture
- Haida
- Material
- cedar wood plant, cedar bark, sinew ? and animal hair
- Made in
- British Columbia Haida Gwaii NW Coast, Canada
- Holding Institution
- Pitt Rivers Museum