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CopperA8059

Copper made from several pieces of metal that have been riveted together and has a dark grey patina overall. The bottom section of the copper is rectangular with a slight peak at the centre of the bottom edge. This section is divided in half by a slightly raised vertical band, and is divided from the top section by a slightly raised horizontal band. The top section has side edges that flare outwards from the base and the top edge has a peak at the centre. The top section is also slightly convex. A face is scratched into the dark grey patina with the round eyes and nose slightly embossed.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: CopperA7882

Fragment of a copper which has had pieces cut from both sides at the bottom and one side at the top. There is a burnished line horizontally across the centre and a vertical line that runs down the centre from the horizontal line.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: CopperA4038 a-b

Copper fragments, both appearing to be from the top right-hand corner of separate coppers. Part a has a faint embossed design with an edge that is folded over. Part b is composed of two pieces that have been riveted together and has a very faint design with the edge folded over.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletA3827

Bracelet made of copper formed into a c shape that tapers slightly towards the ends.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletA3826

Bracelet made from a rounded length of copper formed into a c shape.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrillA2.379

Straight wooden handle with a brass ferrule and long metal spike attached at one end.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood, brass metal, resin, steel metal and caribou sinew
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sewing EquipmentA2.377 a-b

White-grey strip of hide with a copper needle pushed through it. Attached to one end of the hide is a thin cord of sinew with a small, flat length of copper tied at its other end. The other end of the hide is attached to a thin, looping cord of sinew that is threaded through a carved, white thimble-like object (part b).

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
rawhide skin, caribou sinew, copper metal and bone
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model ArrowA2.290

Short arrow with a wooden shaft and a copper arrowhead secured at the base with sinew.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
copper metal, sinew and wood
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA2.286

Ice-pick with a pointed shaft of copper set in a light, yellow-white bone handle; handle tapers to a point at the end.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
copper metal and bone
Made in
Prince Albert Sound, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HarpoonA2.281

Miniature harpoon with a wooden handle, metal shaft, and detachable, barbed copper head. Braided sinew cords attach head to handle.

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