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OrnamentA2.245 a-g

Seven small, carved pendants, each with notched, tooth-like patterns; three yellow-white (a,b, and d), and four brown (c, and e-g).

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk ? or bone ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingA2.244

English letters carved from white tusk. Fragment reads "AND," and is framed along the top and bottom by a strip connecting the letters.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueA2.242

English letters carved from white tusk. Lettering reads: "NOME / KING IS"(?), and is framed along the top and bottom by a strip connecting the letters. Two short metal pegs protrude from the bottom.

Culture
Inupiaq ?
Material
walrus tusk and copper metal ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2.241

Miniature brown-yellow carving of a walking dog. The dog's ears are pointed up, the tongue is lolling, and the tail is curled up onto its back. Shallowly carved lined give the impression of fur.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone and pigment ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureE218

Female figure with dark finish. Has never had arms. Flattened head, triangular nose, round eyes, compressed mouth, pointed breasts, wide rounded hips, and legs with rectangular feet.

Culture
Quiche
Material
wood
Made in
Nebaj, Quiche, Guatemala ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffK4.273

Staff with five sided, flat-topped head. Each side of the head is carved in a series of geometric designs, deeply incised.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK4.270

Necklace made of eight pieces of bone carved in the shape of claws and strung on black and brown horsehair.

Culture
Central African
Material
bone and horse hair
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stringed Musical InstrumentK4.265

Lyre-like instrument. Wood bowl sound chamber covered with snake or lizard skin. Triangular wood frame of two sticks flaring outward from the sound chamber with another stick across to connect them and across which, there are three strings are wound around along with goat hair and strings of multi-coloured beads. (Something loose is inside the sound chamber.)

Culture
East African
Material
goat skin, goat hair, metal ?, glass, snake skin and wood
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LyreK4.264

Carved rounded oval wooden sound chamber covered with snakeskin and secured by twisted goatskin strings. Triangular wood frame of two sticks flaring outward from the sound chamber with another stick across to connect them and across which, there are four strings are wound around.

Culture
East African
Material
lizard skin ?, wood, goat skin and snake skin ?
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolK4.261

Stool with a round, flat top and three legs. Incised patterns on legs and around seat. Top of each leg carved with human faces. Black on tan colouring.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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