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Halibut Hook3000/15

Large fish hook in a ‘V’ shape, with a pointed bone barb lashed to the thicker arm, positioned inside the ‘V’, with wound cedar root. Lashed to the thinner arm at mid-point in a similar fashion is a short, twisted cord.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, cedar root, fibre and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rope3000/14

Cedar rope made of three twisted strands. One end is knotted. The rope lies in a coil with the ends wrapped around the coils to hold it together.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rope3000/13

Cedar rope made of three twisted strands. The end is fastened with wound cotton string. The rope lies in a coil which is held together with a patterned strip of tied fabric.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar root and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ladle3000/12

Large wooden ladle. Bowl has flat base and is deep and long, with a triangular piece missing from the tip, and a small hole bored through the wood at the rear bottom. A slight rim line has been carved into the interior, just under the lip. Bowl's curve extends part way up the handle, ending in a long cylindrical grip.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Binocular Glasses3000/5

Pair of metal binoculars. Eye piece assembly is made of brass, with a black patina. Below it at centre sits a rigged focussing knob. The barrels are covered in a hard black leather and flare slightly toward the objective lenses, which are lined with moveable tin tubes that have a pattern of incised, encircling lines.

Culture
English
Material
brass metal, tin metal, leather skin and glass
Made in
United Kingdom and England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical Instrument2956/302 a-c

Carved wooden instrument with a series of evenly carved ridges protruding outward, running along most of the front length of the piece. A hole is bored through the bottom as a handle. Thick decorative lines are carved into the sides of the instrument. The playing stick (part b) is a short piece of bamboo cut into strips on the bottom. The top of the instrument is carved as the head of a man, with beard and mustache, protruding nose, lined cheeks, carved eyes and heavy, wrinkled brows. His mouth has a bored hole at centre that holds a small wooden pipe (part c) with carved linear designs.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
wood and bamboo grass
Made in
Braga, Braga, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical Instrument2956/301 a-c

Carved wooden instrument with a series of evenly carved ridges, protruding outward and running along the front of the piece. A hole is bored through the bottom for a handle and the bottom portion curves back slightly. Thick decorative lines are carved into the sides of the instrument; “Braea Purtugal” is also carved on one side. The playing stick (part b) is a short piece of bamboo cut into strips on the bottom. The top of the instrument is carved as the head of a man with a beard and mustache, protruding nose, lined cheeks, carved eyes and heavy, wrinkled brows. His mouth has a bored hole at centre that holds a small wooden pipe (part c).

Culture
Portuguese
Material
wood and bamboo grass
Made in
Braga, Braga, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Urn2990/90

Terracotta urn with round base and cream and black slip decoration. There is a small strap handle on the rim, 2.4 cm down from the lip. The bottom portion and base are dark brown and the body is off-white with brown vertical lines with wavy lines in between.

Culture
Chancay
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2990/89

Hollow terracotta female figure with black and red-brown slip decoration. The figure is seated, with her legs crossed at the base. Her arms are across her chest and she holds a small child behind her right arm. Her hair and a necklace are indicated in black, as are some of the child's features. There are orange remnants of paint on her cheeks and face. There is a small hole perforating the base and one below each ear at the shoulders.

Culture
Chancay and Wari
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Huacho, Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Trumpet Horn2990/88

Terracotta trumpet-shaped horn with polychrome slip decoration. One side is a narrow cylinder that opens up to a larger cylinder which gradually tapers and then flares out with a wide, flat ring around the opening. The narrow section of the body is orange, and the wider section is painted with wide dark red bands, cream-coloured lines, cream and orange diagonals and triangular patterns. The instrument has been broken and repaired, with areas of in-fill. Approximately half of the ring at the flared end is missing.

Culture
Lima
Material
clay, paint, adhesive and plaster ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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