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Model PloughB571

Model plough. Light wood colour. Plough has a wide rectangular base that is incised at one end and holds a long and flat blade. The other end of the base is more narrow. A long rectangular piece of wood is embedded into the narrow part of the base and protrudes upwards. Attached to it is a narrow and slightly rounded piece of wood. Together, they made a long handle that rests perpendicular to the base and blade. There are two rectangular cut-outs in the base. One is near the centre of the base on the top and one is on the underside of the base near the blade.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Bihar, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife BladeB509 a-c

Long, flared, slightly curved blade (a) with a tapering tang; blade has a blunt, squared end with a barb at one corner. A tube-like double ferrule (part b), with raffia-like fibres tied through it, loosely rests on the tang.

Culture
Cambodian
Material
iron metal and plant fibre
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeB507

Curved, serrated blade attached to the centre of a large, roughly s-shaped wooden handle; handle has a brass band covering the joint between separate segments. One end is blunt; other end tapers to a point.

Culture
Cambodian
Material
wood, iron metal and brass metal
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeB506

Long, flared blade attached to a cylindrical wooden handle; handle is plain with two bands and a ferrule. Blade angles away from the handle, has a slight curve and a blunt end with a barb at one corner.

Culture
Cambodian
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeB265 a-c

Two connected sheaths (a), one holding a long knife (b) and one a short dagger (c). The end of the bone sword handle is elaborately carved and decorated with blond, brown, red and black hair. The handle grip is wrapped in black fibre. The blade is in a flat wooden sheath lashed together with black, brown and natural fibre. The dagger has a carved wooden handle and is enclosed in a betel leaf bark sheath trimmed with red fibre. There is woven cord pulled through holes in the dagger's sheath.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
wood, iron metal, fibre, bark, plant fibre, goat hair and bone
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerB497

Horn handle with a brass ferrule. Thumb piece made of old copper coin. Sheath is in two sections and held together by a brass point and strip and a band of wrapped string. Knife is forged steel.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood, brass metal, copper metal, steel metal, fibre and horn
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearB764

The red-brown wood shaft (part a) is decorated with red and black stiff hair, either goat hair dyed red or mithune (wild buffalo), as well as long red-brown hair. There are metal deltoid-shaped points at both ends, one of which is loose (part b).

Culture
Naga
Material
iron metal, horse hair and wood
Made in
Nagaland, India ? or Assam, India ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerB240

Simple hilt on dagger (part a) which has a small metal point blade and a slightly curving red-brown handle. Large sheath (part b) has several patterns carved with geometric scroll-like designs and black and tan woven bands, the inner two of which have a swirl-like shape within a circle within an x formation while the outer two of which are simple coiling bands. Small sheath is very plain. Looped cord attachment with shell pendant.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
steel metal, bark, rattan and wood
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeB239

The end of the dark brown, carved, wooden handle has six large, spouts which hold black hair. The wooden handle is fitted into a wrapped brass wire handle grip. The blade is thin where it meets the handle and gets thicker towards the point.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
hair, brass metal, wood and iron metal
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SickleB757

Sickle with a smooth wood handle and a curved metal rosette. The blade has designs of spirals and dots on it and the blade edge is serrated.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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