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Fragment: HookNb625

Carved part of fish hook in human form with out stretched arms holding solid round object. Figure has inset eyes, a wide mouth, and a flat head. Cylindrical body with undefined legs. Flat on underside, with 'W. Peck 44' inscribed in black ink.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LureNb623

Grey-green/brown wood wolf's head and four long petal-shaped pieces glued by pitch to the neck, then tied with strips of red-brown birch bark. The wolf is carved with tapering oval eyes, grooved pointed ears, a rounded nose, and a tongue that hangs out.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
resin, birch bark and willow wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleNb622

Hollowed, v-shaped cedar whistle; two shafts, each in two pieces, glued together with pitch and bound with cotton lashing. Both are tied together. One has a square hole, the other a round one.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cotton fibre, resin and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleNb621

Cylindrical, two-piece cedar whistle, made from hollowed out wood glued together with pitch then bound with cotton lashing. Centre has square, indented hole.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cotton fibre, resin and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarrierAc231

Light brown burlap(?) covering over a rectangular block shape bundle of blackened substance and stitched up one side with cotton(?) cord. Bundle squeezed between two sticks and all three wrapped and knotted together with fibre lashing. Sticks taper at ends with each finished in a knob and both touching while they are wrapped and knotted with cotton(?) cord held on the ends by the knobs.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
hemp fibre ?, resin ?, wood and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Luma Kasai, Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GogglesNa1066

One carved piece of wood contoured to fit the face. Narrow eye slits are blackened on interior. Two drilled holes on one side, five on the other. Of the five, four are plugged with sinew. Top corner is broken off.

Culture
Inuit
Material
sinew, paint ? and wood
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolNa1065

Long, flat wood object with a u-shape cut in both ends. Thin cord is wrapped five times around one end and knotted. Other end has hole which is threaded with a thicker cord forming a half-hitch knot over one fork to make a long loop. Loop end has a long thin strip of horn(?) with one end doubled over cord and wrapped with sinew.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, sinew, musk ox horn ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAj127 a-b

Container (part a) of light-coloured wood painted red. Very greasy surface. Cylindrical with flared top and bulbous body. Strap of leather for the handle is tied in a knot on one side, tied onto sewn fibrous string on the opposite side, and goes through two cord hooks. Lid (part b) of leather with different coloured beads in yellow, red, and blue. sewn on some missing. Beads go down the side lid where sewn. Lid also greasy and inside is cracked has particles of fat on them. Base is rounded.

Culture
Turkana
Material
glass, fibre, leather skin and wood
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerAd61 a-c

Double container (part a) of light weight, and brown wood stained dark brown. Two cylindrical containers carved together, in the centre, and rest on the oval base. Cylinders rest first on square feet which rest on the base. Incised with horizontal rows of vertical lines, and cross- hatching. Both have lids (parts b and c) with incised lines in a cross, and four dots between each half on the top with horizontal rows of incised vertical lines around the sides. Carved from one piece of wood. Rounded bottom.

Culture
East African
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleAd60

Rectangular frame of bamboo covered on both sides with reeds horizontally placed and sewn on the sides and down the centre. Inside small stones. Light red-brown and clear white partially stained brown. Two pieces of wood longer at ends with short reeds placed horizontally and tied to each other from the top and the bottom. One piece of wood at the ends.

Culture
Kamba ?
Material
stone, fibre, stain, reed grass and bamboo grass
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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