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BlowgunIb416

Blowgun of natural dark brown wood. Thin metal lance-olate blade lashed to shaft with four sets of rattan binding, the lowest one of which is wrapped around four times while the middle two are wrapped around twice and the top one is wrapped around multiple times. Muzzle is plugged with pandanus leaves. Shaft widens slightly from muzzle to butt end, where it flares to form mouthpiece. Mouthpiece slightly concave; hole at centre (0.9 cm.) edged with red wax. Pith inside hole with small hole bored through length.

Culture
Punan
Material
wood, iron metal, rattan, pandanus leaf and wax
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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SpearK3.15

Light woode shaft cut near the mid-point of the shaft and joined with a plug. Several notches cut in the shaft near the join. Spearhead has elongated black iron blade. Base of the blade hammered around the shaft. Butt end of the spear has flattened blade hammered to the shaft.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
iron metal and wood
Made in
Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdzeAa76

Carved, cylindrical wooden handle with curved, triangular metal blade inserted into knotted end. Flat end of the blade is sharpened at the top. Opposite end is pointed and set into the wood at a right angle.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BladeAa79

Metal blade in a trapezoid shape. It is sharpened at the wide curved edge.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
metal
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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ScraperC566

Plain, very worn conical shell.

Culture
Fijian
Material
shell
Made in
Lau, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BladeC1117

A flattened rectangular-shaped grey-green stone which flares outward at an angle to create a semi-rounded edge.

Culture
Tongan
Material
stone
Made in
Tonga
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DartC1531 a-u

Twenty-one plain thin sticks sharpened at one end and tied into a bundle with string.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerC1625

Bone dagger decorated with grass fringe around top that is tied on with fibre string. The string is braided and wraps around the bone both vertically and horizontally.

Culture
Australian
Material
kangaroo bone, grass and fibre
Made in
Queensland, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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