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The yarn is wool, white, black, and yellow. The fur is sheep and black.

Culture: Haida
Material: yarn, wool, fur and sheep
Holding Institution: The Burke: University of Washington

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Material: wood and copper metal
Made in: USA ? or Canada ?
Holding Institution: American Museum of Natural History

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Culture: Yakama
Material: hide, pigment, wood, feather and sinew
Made in: Washington, USA
Holding Institution: American Museum of Natural History

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Culture: Tlingit
Material: hair, wood, feather, cloth and string
Made in: Alaska, USA
Holding Institution: American Museum of Natural History

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THE TLINGIT INDIANS, BY GEORGE T. EMMONS. GEORGE T. EMMONS; DE LAGUNA, FREDERICA (ED) ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS, 70, 1991 UNDER MOUNT ST. ELIAS: THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE YAKUTAT TLINGIT. DE LAGUNA, FREDERICA, 7, 1972

Culture: Tlingit
Material: spruce wood, devil club, brown bear bone, tooth and cord
Made in: Alaska, USA
Holding Institution: American Museum of Natural History

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Culture: Tlingit: Tarku Qwan
Material: root
Made in: Taku Qwan, Juneau Borough, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution: American Museum of Natural History

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Three (parts b-d) packages of medicine. The front caption below on each of the packages reads 'INDUSTRI JAMU / LEO / SEMARANG' with a circular logo on the right side that has a left facing lion sitting on '1948 LEO / DAFT No. 36727.' One package (part b) has the following: 'No. 19, jamu SUPER BATUK'; a woman in the blue background on the left side wearing a yellow shirt and green pants as she faces to the left side while holding a handkerchief to her mouth with her right hand; and a man in the foreground on the right side wearing an orange shirt as he faces to the left side while holding a handkerchief to his mouth with his left hand. A second package (part c) has the following: 'No. 30, DJAMU SUPER FLU'; a man in the blue background on the left side wearing a white jacket and blue pants as he faces slightly toward the front right side while his hands are over his head; and a woman in the foreground on the right side wearing a green shirt as she faces to the left side while holding a handkerchief to her mouth with her left hand. The last package (part d) has the following: 'No. 25, Djamu SUPER SARIAWAN'; a man in the green background on the left side wearing a blue shirt and red pants as he faces to the right side while he holds his hands to his cheeks; and a woman in the foreground on the right side wearing a blue cloth over her head and under her chin and a pink shirt as she faces to the left side while holding her hands to her cheeks.

Culture: Philippines
Material: paper, ink and adhesive
Made in: Philippines
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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Medium brown pitted root, roughly severed at both ends.

Culture: Khoisan ?
Material: root
Made in: Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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Coiled and bound length of root. Bark is dark brown and exposed areas are light brown. Vegetable fibre binding is in medium brown.

Culture: Khoisan ?
Material: root
Made in: Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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Tubular shaped dark brown root, roughly severed at both ends. Exterior layer deeply indented, interior exposed of lighter colour, spongy appearance.

Culture: Khoisan ?
Material: root
Made in: Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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