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KnifeK3.7 a-b

Knife (b) and sheath (a). The knife has a dark brown bone handle that fades to off-white where it joins the blade. The blade is sharpened on both sides and tapers to point. The sheath is laced together with sinew and has a loop at the top formed by a folded piece of leather.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
sinew, skin, bone and iron metal
Made in
Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: CrownSf790

Small sheet metal crown fragment with staple fragment attached.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, silver metal ? and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: CrownSf789

Crown fragment made of sheet metal with cut-out 't' shapes and rows of staples. Several discs attached with hooks. One separate fragment is 1.2 x 0.7 cm.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal, silver metal ? and copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: CrownSf788

Crown fragment; flat gilded sheet metal with two small round discs attached with metal staples and cut out rows of fluted, triangular and circular shapes. Numerous staple fragments. Some gilded surface visible.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, silver metal ? and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: CrownSf787

U-shaped piece of sheet metal with three parallel prongs. Eleven evenly-spaced staples arranged in rows. Gilded surface.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal, silver metal ? and copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: CrownSf786

Crown fragment: a u-shaped piece of sheet metal with three parallel prongs. Inserted into the metal are eleven evenly-spaced hooks arranged in rows. Gilded surface.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, silver metal ? and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: CrownSf785

Crown fragment: u-shaped piece of sheet metal with three parallel prongs and eleven evenly-spaced hooks arranged in rows. Gilded surface. One disc remains suspended from a hook.

Culture
Andes
Material
silver metal ?, gold metal and copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StrawAa36

Two lengths of reed fitted together and bound with sinew in the middle. Sinew is dark brown.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass and sinew
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PipeAa86

Two brass rifle cartridges, open at both ends, joined by forcing smaller into larger. Smaller end placed in mouth. Burrs are stuffed close to this end to keep tobacco from mouth.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
plant and brass metal
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoK5.105

Trapezoid-shaped wooden box with a hole on the top face near the widest end, and a series of 17 long metal prongs with rounded tips are elevated and secured above the box by wood and metal bars at the narrower end. Two smaller holes on the underside near the centre. The wood is stained, and five of the metal prongs are coated with red paint on the top surface. Hugh Tracey manufacturer label on bottom.

Culture
South African
Material
steel metal, wood, stain and paint
Made in
Transvaal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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