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BatonA6439

Drum baton or beater. Brown wood cylindrical baton that tapers downward to an outward flaring handle end. Carved with a Thunderbird design. Has ovoid in ovoid eyes with an upward and outward curling horn-like protrusion at the top of either side. The downward pointing beak has a circle in the middle. At the top of the wings, there is an ovoid while both the inner and the outer feathers have a u form within a larger u form that has a horizontal rectangle within (the inner wing has a straight end while the outer wing has a pointed tip. The claws, below the wings, have an ovoid from which an inward curving tip emanates with a curving shape to the outer side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7316

Light yellow/red-brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, creating a full rounded tapering oval rattle bound at both tapered ends with cedar bark fringes tied on with white and brown string. Design is consisting of a killer whale carved on both sides. Circle eyes surrounded by a diagonal tapering oval with a connective brow above. Open mouth shows ten teeth at either side. Side fin is a sideways split u. Tail is an ovoid with an inverted split u angled upward.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7315

Light yellow/red-brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, creating a full rounded tapering oval rattle bound at both tapered ends with cedar bark fringes tied on with white and brown string. Design is consisting of a killer whale carved on both sides. Circular eyes surrounded by a diagonal tapering oval with a connective brow above. Open mouth shows ten teeth at either side. Side fin is a sideways split u. Tail is an ovoid with an inverted split u angled upward. There are two side-by-side circles above on top of the body.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model: Stringed Musical InstrumentB519

Model stringed musical instrument made of varnished wood with three legs and three protruding tuning knobs. Three orange threads are strung from a metal bar at the spade-shaped end to the tuning knobs on the neck, which is divided in three by two slightly raised bands and has a pointed end.

Culture
Cambodian
Material
wood, fibre, metal and lacquer
Made in
Cambodia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumC563 a-b

A reddish-brown oblong wood piece (part a) with a cylindrical shape tapering downward toward the middle on a small block base. While flat on top, the inside is hollowed out thinly and deeply, and there are two square pieces cut out of each end. There is a cylindrical wood stick (part b).

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood
Made in
Levuka, Lau, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC14

Wood club area is heavily carved with twelve very deep ridges shaped like flattened lozenges and a flattened arrow point at the end. The cylindrical handle flattens out and flares outward at an angle toward the top with a ridge along the middle of each side. There is a flat triangular feature at the end of the handle.

Culture
Samoan
Material
wood
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlC1321

A small round wood bowl with a slightly flat rounded bottom and rounded sides tapering slightly inward toward the top. The outside of the bowl is brown with dark brown streaks and is polished. The inside of the bowl is plain.

Culture
Hawaiian
Material
wood
Made in
Hawaii, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.209

Cock on egg-like base. The bird has its head bent so that the beak is facing downward. The plump body is decorated with an abstract cross-hatching-lattice-like pattern. There is only one wing, the right wing which extends upward as does the tapering curved tail. Similarly there is only one foot, the right foot with four claws on the the egg-like base. There is only one wing and one foot as the object is flat on the back side. The egg-like base has a curved zig zag design surrounding impressed circles at the centre.

Culture
Mende: Temne
Material
wood
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToyN2.930

Engine with two cars. At the front to the right of the train, there is a multi-coloured square sign. At the back to the left of the train, there is a green light post. The scene is on a convexly curved rectangular platform with a cylindrical base near each end.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass, paint, paper and adhesive
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Duck FigureEd1.281 a-b

Duck with body (a) carved from one piece of wood cut horizontally at right angle at head and tail, growth rings apparent. Wider where it joins with head (b) and tapering at tail. Wing and top of leg are carved on each side. Square hole for neck piece. Rectangular hollow carved out of bottom with a crack at each end. Neck and head are carved from one piece of wood and has round eyes with dot at centre; 2 small holes for nostrils on the top of the beak; beak slightly parted at tip. Neck has rectangular projection which fits into duck body.

Culture
Korean
Material
wood and lacquer
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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