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BoxK4.22

Long shallow oval wooden box with a lid on a hinge of braided fibre or elephant hair. Small handle in the centre (arch type). Basket weave type carved design. Lipped lid.

Culture
Kuba
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoK4.21

Slightly triangular-shaped flat light brown wood piece. Ten metal tongues (keys), evenly-spaced in a row, placed lengthwise to the wood piece, and upraised at an angle by a metal bar. Square hole at one end with a rectangular hole on one side.

Culture
Central African ?
Material
steel metal, skin and wood
Made in
Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BottleK4.20

Gourd container with incised lines composed of a fine zig-zag pattern and a dark brown patina. Near the slightly pointed tip is a hole in the side of the gourd.

Culture
East African
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordK4.17

Black metal sword with a blunt, flaring blade and a round, disk-like pommel. Arabesque knot designs on the blade and simple geometric designs on the handle.

Culture
Kuba
Material
wood, steel metal and lacquer ?
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model KayakA2.210

Miniature kayak with seated figure. Hide stretched over wooden frame. Attached miniature weapons: two harpoons, two killing harpoons, line holder. Style in use since 1930's.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, caribou skin, sinew, bone and cotton fibre
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleA2.208

Crescent-shaped piece of horn with a looped hide though tied through a hole in the centre; six sets of incised bands on horn.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
musk ox horn and rawhide skin
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA2.206

Plain long rod with sinew tied through a hole at one end.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone ?, horn and caribou sinew
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PointA2.205

Roughly tooth-shaped piece of bone; one rounded end tapers to a double point at the opposite end.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA2.204

Harpoon rest attachment. Roughly L-shaped section of bone with three sets of holes bored in a line.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stem: PipeA2.203

Short, cylindrical wooden pipe stem encircled in two places by strands of sinew.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood and sinew
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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