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HookC1164

Curved barbed metal hook fastened to a twisted line.

Culture
Maori
Material
fibre and iron metal
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7966

Rattle, the body oval in cross-section, composed of two symmetrical halves secured on the sides with leather. The handle is cylindrical, is slightly flared at the butt end, and is secured with nails along the shaft.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
leather skin, wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7967

Rattle, the body oval in cross-section, composed of two symmetrical halves secured on the sides with leather. The handle is cylindrical, is slightly flared at the butt end, and is secured with fibre as well as nails. The base of the handle is coated in a resin-like substance with a brown colour.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wood, metal, stone, fibre and skin ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leister SpearA7562

Spear composed of two metal points secured to two wooden arms that are bound at an angle to a central length of wood from which emerges another metal point. The arms are wrapped with cherry bark and the ends are covered in fabric.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre, wood, metal, cherry bark and leather skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.621

Brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a rectangular bottom. Bark is bent and laced into place, with birch twine around the rim overcast with thin strips of root. A string handle is tied to either side of the rim.

Culture
Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
Material
birch bark, birch root ? and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CombC1079

Twelve teeth with a triangular handle. Handle inlay composed of notched triangular pearl motifs secured by a black adhesive. Long thin rod finial. String is at the base of the handle.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, shell and fibre
Made in
Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BallC970

Stuffed oval-shaped grass ball with a short flax fringe in orange, and natural. Attached to a long cord with a flax tassel.

Culture
Maori
Material
raupo grass and new zealand flax fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskC974

The tusks are the largest at the top and gradually become smaller as they reach the bottom. Large red seeds fill in the gaps between small white beadwork. Boar's tusks are fastened together with cord and fabric. The seeds are made secure by pitch.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
boar tusk, seed, fibre and glass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC975

Two boar's tusks are attached to form a circle. Cut multi-toned pink-orange shells decorated the brown twisted fibre cords. Three hollow nut shell rattles are placed at the bottom.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, nutshell, boar tusk and shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressC1645

Many strands of red wool are twisted together and joined together at the bottom with four yellow and white feather tassels.

Culture
Australian
Material
wool fibre and cockatoo feather
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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