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OrnamentK4.104 a-c

Set of three ornaments, each made of black elephant hair formed into a circle and knotted in two places.

Culture
East African
Material
elephant hair
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SlingK4.102

Sling composed of finely twined plant fibre strings knotted outwards from a central circle, fanning out to a series of knotted squares and ending in long strings that are braided together at the end.

Culture
East African
Material
sisal fibre ?
Made in
Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LyreK4.264

Carved rounded oval wooden sound chamber covered with snakeskin and secured by twisted goatskin strings. Triangular wood frame of two sticks flaring outward from the sound chamber with another stick across to connect them and across which, there are four strings are wound around.

Culture
East African
Material
lizard skin ?, wood, goat skin and snake skin ?
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK4.177

Rectangular woven mat with fringed ends. The mat was twisted and woven on a simple handloom. There is a seam up the centre. It has a black interlocking diamond pattern on a natural background. There is a fine, natural and black leaf fringe on both ends. There is an added thick natural leaf fringe on one end.

Culture
West African ?
Material
palm leaf
Made in
West Africa, Africa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhipA2.477

Long leather band attached to a shaped wooden handle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
leather skin, rawhide skin and wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2.553

Wrapped nock with fletching attached at ends, not middle. Caribou antler fore-shaft with triangular steel arrowhead.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
steel metal, caribou antler, sinew, feather and wood
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2.552

One dull barb on fore-shaft with triangular point. Plain shaft in two parts with wrapped nock and two feathers.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
feather, steel metal ?, caribou antler, sinew and wood
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2.551

Wrapped nock and two feathers. Caribou antler fore-shaft with one barb and triangular shaped steel point.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood, sinew, steel metal, caribou antler and feather
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2.550

Shaft in two parts with wrapped nock and three feathers. Caribou antler fore-shaft with very small barb and no point. It appears to have had a riveted metal point.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
sinew, caribou antler, wood and feather
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2.549

Wrapped nock and feather (only one). Long point of two pieces scarfed together with one barb at base of the point.

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