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Spindle Whorl, Bone45-CA-24/1

Thin disc-like spindle whorl with deeply excised line around central perforation and many excised punctations.

Material
bone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Button1927.1661

Bone and ivory buttons made for white people, decorated with dots and circles6 oval buttons with one bird shaped toggle/button, all decorated with dots in circle designs. In addition there are two slightly larger oval buttons, the dot designs arranged in fields, which are also labeled with this number. One of these has 'Eskimo N.E Asia' written on the rear in pencil.

Culture
Eskimo ?, Inuit ?, Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
bone and ivory
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Button1927.1660

Bone or ivory buttons made for white people. Decorated with dots and circles

Culture
Eskimo ?, Inuit ?, Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
bone ? or ivory ?
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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AwlZ 34985

Ulna bone awl.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Scraper1925.334

Whale bone bark scraper which is convex and has a central hand hole.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
bone and whale bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Totem PoleZ 34967

Carved whale bone bearing a bird, two creatures, a frog and a human. On the reverse the bone is incised with concentric and chevron designs which appear to have been an earlier decoration since they have been removed where the carving has tapered and shaped the bone (G.Crowther).; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Arrow1885.65.1-2

Two harpoon like fish arrows. 1: with steel head and 2: with bone head. Probably from the Arctic; Good

Culture
Western Eskimo ?
Material
metal, steel metal and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Arrow1949.200 A; 1949.200 B; 1949.200 C; 1949.200 D; 1949.200 E

A) Part of shaft, stone head, and double barbed bone foreshaft of an arrow. Sinew attachment. B) Foreshaft and stone head of an arrow. Head lashed on with sinew. C) Triple feathered, stone headed arrow with sinew lashing. D E) Two triple feathered stone headed arrows. Heads attached with composition like cement. Note arrows A and B are located in Archaeology Drawer. Descriptions are very close to those for arrows 1949.199 C-F.; Good.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
bone, sinew and feather
Made in
California, USA and British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Arrow1885.66.24

Eight double shafted arrows with plain and barbed heads of iron, bone and wood which are lashed to the shaft with cherry bark. The flights are all made from dark feathers. Four short shafted arrows are made from cedar, while the others are made from a light wood that was possibly thin branches.; Good

Culture
Makah
Material
wood, cedar wood ?, bone and bark
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HookZ 43518

Bent halibut hook of hemlock with bone barb lashed into place with split spruce root. The tapering lower arm has its tip lashed with very fine twine. A leader line is attached to the lower arm.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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