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Spear ThrowerA7021

Intricately carved wooden spear thrower, or atlatl, with two finger holes at proximal end. A portion of the distal end is missing. The dorsal surface is incised with lines that function as a spear groove. Central form is a feather-crested lightning snake on a human figure, on the ventral surface as a weight. The figures have white inlaid eyes. The eye material appears to be bone, covered with a resin coating? The carved figure culminates in an unusual bifurcated tail. Inlaid eye is missing from right side of the human face.

Culture
Coast Salish: Swinomish ?
Material
bone ? and yew wood
Made in
Washington, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA7235

Stone carving of a woman sitting on the back of a large fish, in front of the dorsal fin. Carved from mottled white-grey stone.

Culture
Tsimshian ? or Gitxsan ?
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA7283

Spoon has painted design on handle of two seated humanoid figures, both with a red dot in the centre of their chests. Bottom figure has green hands and white dots on cheeks, top figure has white hands and is holding a red object in each hand.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, lacquer and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA7284

A dark brown ladle that has a deep bowl and a small handle carved in the form of an animal head. The exterior of the bowl has a grooved v-line from the neck down along the sides. The animal's head has round, cream-coloured inset eyes (beads) surrounded by a plain carved circle, slight ears and forehead, a nose with nostrils, and a mouth.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
mountain sheep horn and bone ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA7286

A plain one piece ladle with an elongated bowl and a handle that is concave on the lower portion and angularly grooved at either side on the upper portion.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain sheep horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA7288

Spoon carved from one piece of black and brown mountain goat horn with a curved bowl that tapers slightly towards the tip and a tapering handle with a face design carved near the base.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA7289

Horn with a carved, tapered handle and a shallow bowl. Handle is carved in the shape of a person with mother of pearl inlay at stomach and hat; a yellowish inlay at eyes is unidentified. Bowl has design of incised lines that form two bands with one straight and one inverse scalloped edge.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn and mother of pearl shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA7290

Spoon carved from one piece of dark brown mountain goat horn. The bowl is elongated and merges into the tapered handle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC795

A shaft carved with dark vertically linear designs on a natural background above six of the cane joints. The long point is plain dark wood.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
stem ? and wood
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC796

A plain shaft. The base of the shaft is wrapped with alternating natural and red coloured thin cane strips. The long dark point is plain and wrapped at the tip. The end of the shaft is notched and wrapped with thin cane strip.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
stem ?, wood and fibre
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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