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ArrowNa991

The triangular copper arrow point is inserted in a bone shaft and held in place by three copper pins with a wedge of slightly different material that has been added on. The bone shaft is inserted in the wooden one and lashed on with sinew. About 5cm. above this, a v-shaped cut has been made through the shaft and a glue-like substance used to hold it together. There is another cut about 30cm. above it which is held together with sinew lashed around it. The end is notched and there is sinew wrapped around it.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, bone, copper metal and sinew
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowNa990

The metal arrow point is slender with rounded edges. The shaft is also metal and has squared edges, the underside of which is hollowed out. It is inserted in a wooden shaft and lashed on the sinew cord. One-third of the way along the shaft there is a nick out of it. 10cm. below the end a v-shaped cut has been made through the shaft and a glue-like substance used to hold it together. The end is notched.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, metal and sinew
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowNa989

Diamond-shaped copper arrow point. It is inserted into a wooden shaft and lashed with sinew cord which is beginning to unwrap. The end of the shaft is notched and lashed with sinew.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, copper metal and sinew
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowNa988

The small triangular shaped tip has a blunt end and a long shaft with square edges made from one piece of copper. It is inserted in the wooden shaft and lashed on with sinew cord. The end is notched.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, copper metal and sinew
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumA2513 a-b

Handheld drum (a) and drumstick (b). Hide stretched over a circular wooden frame with a projecting wooden handle. Hide is lashed to the frame with fur-covered skin thongs. Painted with a Northwest Coast style bird and human face design in black, white, red, and green. Back of drum is lined with faded red cloth. Drumstick is short with light tan-coloured hide wrapped around the head.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
paint, skin and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnowshoesN2.191 a-b

Pair of snowshoes, each made of two light brown wood sticks, stripped of bark and bent into a U-shape. The two U's are bound together facing each other, the ends overlapping and forming an ellipse. The binding is composed of four strips of light yellow wood, steam-bent and knotted, one around each end of each U, and two kinds of plant fibre cord, one used as lashing across centre of ellipse and the other loosely tied around the former. Between the overlapping ends of the U's are wood wedges.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, fibre and grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeIb374 a-c

Part a is a long knife with a single-edged metal blade. Has a convex edge, slightly concave back to within 6.5 centimetres of point when it becomes convex and angles to a point. Green-stained wood pommel has two extensions, the longer one of which is at a right angle to the rest. On this, there is a low relief splayed human, face down, hugging the pommel with a floral pattern and incised geometric shapes. Both extensions are fitted with beige hair pieces, possibly horse hair. These pieces are circled with red and black dyed hair rings at the bases. Haft is wrapped with plaited metal inset, with hardened fibre and resin mixture? Sword fits into a larger wood slot of the sheath (part b) formed by two pieces held by a series of bamboo strip lashings along the length. Sheath lashed to a smaller hide sheath formed from a piece folded together along the length. Woven bamboo loop handle and woven bamboo and twined nylon rope handle with attached crescent-shaped wood piece. Part c is a smaller knife that fits in the hide sheath. Slightly curving dark brown wood haft with a silver metal band inset in wood, fibre, and resin? Incised scrolled character and lettering (Bujang nl 9). Double-edged convex metal blade, concave back to 5 centimetres of point where it becomes angled, both concave and convex to a point.

Culture
Punan ?
Material
resin ?, fibre, hair, bamboo grass, nylon fibre, skin, metal and wood
Made in
Punan Lusong, Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrapIa26

Square and flat tray-like object. Outer frame is made of two strips of bent rattan lashed together. An open weave of rattan is strung between the frame in a shallow curved and bowed shape.

Culture
Ifugao
Material
rattan
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarrierIa25

Rattan carrier consists of four joined pieces, and a pair of braided straps. Main back piece is flat ; bent frame in the shape of an inverted u; narrow vertical slats run almost the entire length of the frame. Small lengths of frame are left at the bottom of both sides, these may serve as legs. Slats are lashed to four cross-supports which are attached to the frame with braided rings. Sides are oval panels ; bottom is semi-circular panel; each has own bent frame. The panels are moveable, can fold flat against main piece. Straps are attached at top of main piece and ends loop around 'legs'.

Culture
Ifugao
Material
plant fibre, fibre, rattan and stain ?
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketIa45

Wide, round, square-based basket with bamboo rim and foot. The rim is attached with lashed and knotted fibre; foot is pierced at intervals with fibre lashings. Exterior has linear geometric patterns in black-brown and natural; bottom has a pattern of alternating black-brown and natural concentric squares.

Culture
Philippines
Material
bamboo grass, rattan and stain ?
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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