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KnifeAa162

A short haft of lightly carved wood tapered to fit the hand. Its elongated, triangular blade is lightly sharpened along one edge of one side.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
metal and wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ScraperA3492

Rectangular length of bone with a blunt piece of translucent brown mineral set in one end.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
chalcedony mineral and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA8082

A model totem pole depicting the figure of Dzunuk'wa and a bear (from bottom to top). Horse hair represents Dzunuk'wa's hair. Her entire body is painted black, except for the mouth, eyes, and the ears which are also painted red. The bear's eyes are surrounded by a dark blue area with black brows and a red line separating the black mouth. Its arms are painted black. There is a nail at each upper corner on the back .

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, horse hair, paint and metal
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA8393

Arrow with a double-barbed copper point that has two other barbs that point outwards perpendicular to the shaft of the arrow tip at the base of the arrow head shaft. The shaft is wrapped with cedar (?) at the arrow end. Plain cedar shaft with remains of feathers bound to shaft at butt end with off-white thread. Further down the shaft there is also a band of thin dark brown fibre wound around feather remains.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
copper metal, cherry bark and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PointA2.524

Metal point bound to a short wooden shaft; blade is inserted into shaft, then wrapped around with sinew.

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