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SpoonNb638

A very dark brown to black, curved, L-shaped spoon with a wide oval bowl and a tapering handle that is scooped out, continuing from the bowl for one quarter while the major portion is rounded with a tapering tip. Exterior surface is convex with a slight ridge at the centre, longitudinally.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonNb637

A very dark brown to black, curved, L-shaped spoon with a wide oval bowl and a tapering handle that is scooped out, continuing from the bowl for over half while the top is rounded and tapering to the top. Rounded portion is wider in side view. Exterior surface is convex with longitudinal striations across the bottom of the bowl and slightly raised at the centre. Circular mark on the inside centre of the spoon bowl at the beginning of the taper.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blubber HookNa1131

Degraded hook in isosceles triangle shape; one edge is flat; two opposite edges meet at a wide angle. Four holes along shortest side. Incised band of two lines with short lines at right angles run across hook on both sides at widest point. One side is relatively smooth and rounded, opposite convex side is rough. Thickly coated in varnish or resin.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone ? or lacquer ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird Spear PointNa1130

Mottled brown, broken, bevel edged point with bi-lateral barbs; top is missing. Small rectangular line slot on one edge near two notches. Knotch on one side of rounded end.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Line Drag HandleNa1129

Part of a composite line drag handle in the shape of a mitten with the thumb pulled in parallel to rounded and inwardly curving finger section. Round hole runs through from front to back at the centre base of the mitten. A semi-circular hole runs from the bottom surface connecting with round hole. Two smaller holes on either side of semi-circle. Parallel lines run around the circumference of the bottom of the mitten with a series of small perpendicular lines extending up from both lines. On the centre of the convex outer surface is a raised vertical band with parallel dotted lines on either side.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearIh208

Dark brown wood spear, round in cross-section, with the shaft tapered to the butt. The tip is coiled with binding of flat plant fibre, now partially broken, covering the point to 48 cm. from the tip. In the binding, there are set broken remains of five sets of four bone barbs at 4, 13, 23, 35, 45 cm. from the tip. Thick plant fibre sleeve is 53.7-55.3 cm. from the tip. Carved with figures that have circular eyes and a large diamond-shaped nose with a wood ball below.

Culture
Fijian
Material
bone, fibre and palm wood
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frog FigureNb3.1306

Carved wooden frog painted green and white with its closed mouth outlined in red, and black eyes. Feet attached separately and moveable. Small hollow on underside. At throat is also a carved hollow, covered with a painted yellow and green cloth. A flat strip of metal emerges from the cavity.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, metal, fibre and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonNb636

A very dark brown to black, curved, L-shaped spoon with a wide oval bowl and a tapering handle that is scooped out, continuing from the bowl, for two thirds, while the top third is rounded and tapering to the top. Exterior surface is convex with two longitudinal creases on the bowl.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleNb635

A rounded, L-shaped light brown ladle. Ladle is steeply curved at the centre of the oval-shaped bowl with the hollowed centre extending up into the tapering handle. Handle is carved with a u-shaped head at the top which extends out from the handle and is flat at the top with a cross hatched rectangle at the tip. The face has angled semi-circular eyes above a triangular nose and wide crescent-shaped mouth. The handle has a waistcoat style design with a vertical row of four buttons that are deeply carved out. Semi-circles on the sides indicate a jacket and a collar. Unpainted.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleNb634

A wood ladle with a double curve. The bowl is more curved than the handle. Oval bowl is hollowed out. End of bowl is slightly squared. Handle is flat on the bowl side while the back surface is rounded. Top of the handle is squared off. An incised line divides the bowl from the handle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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