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Culture: Beaver
Material: raw hide and fur
Made in: Fort Saint John, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution: American Museum of Natural History

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Dark brown human hair twisted together to form a thin string. Knotted at one side; "Z" torsion. Slightly broken.

Culture: Paracas ?
Material: human hair
Made in: Ica, Peru
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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The paint is red and black. The leather is white. The fur is fox (animal). The nail is copper ore.

Culture: Tsimshian
Material: wood, paint, leather, fur, fox, string, nail and copper ore metal
Holding Institution: The Burke: University of Washington

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Museum Expedition 1941, Frank L. Babbott Fund

Material: silver metal, stone and cotton
Holding Institution: Brooklyn Museum

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Culture: Cowichan
Material: feather and string
Made in: British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution: American Museum of Natural History

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Culture: Nlaka'pamux
Material: eagle feather, turkey feather, hide, pigment and cartridge shell metal
Made in: British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution: American Museum of Natural History

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Culture: Comox
Material: feather, skin, bone and string
Made in: Comox, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution: American Museum of Natural History

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Culture: Eskimo: West Alaska
Material: bead and plant fibre
Made in: Cape Nome, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution: American Museum of Natural History

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SECOND REPORT ON THE ESKIMO OF BAFFIN LAND AND HUDSON BAY. FROM NOTES COLLECTED BY CAPTAIN GEORGE COMER, CAPTAIN JAMES S. MUTCH, AND REV. E.J. PECK. BOAS, FRANZ BULLETIN, 15, 1907

Culture: Eskimo: Iglulik
Material: sinew, bead, string and metal
Made in: Iglulik, Canada
Holding Institution: American Museum of Natural History

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Culture: Eskimo
Material: sinew
Made in: West Coast, Hudson Bay, Canada
Holding Institution: American Museum of Natural History

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