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Dagger2948/30

Bone dagger. The body of the dagger is made from a bone that has been shaved away on one half to reveal the hollow interior of the bone. The surface of the bone is covered in marks and is stained with dirt. A faint carved mark appears on the underside of the dagger. The midsection of the piece is circumscribed with a thin, black, carved ring. The head of the bone is wrapped in a thickly woven plant fibre casing. This woven casing has seven strands coming off of it which are decorated with two sets of two blue or white seeds each and sets of two black beads connected to bundles of brown and black feathers. The tops of these seven bundles are wound with the same strands of natural fibre, and some of the strands extend past the length of the black feathers.

Culture
Asmat
Material
cassowary bone, cotton fibre, seed and cassowary feather
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger2948/29

Bone dagger. The body of the dagger is made from a bone that has been shaved away on one half to reveal the hollow interior. The surface is covered in marks and is stained with dirt. The tip has been broken off. The head of the bone is wrapped in a woven plant fibre casing. This casing has ten strands coming off of it, each of which is decorated with blue and red seeds and black beads, culminating in bundles of brown and black feathers. The tops of these bundles are wound with the same strands of natural fibre. The casing around the head of the bone is otherwise undecorated aside from a single string of fibre that forms a large loop extending upwards from the casing.

Culture
Asmat
Material
cassowary bone, cassowary feather, cotton fibre and seed
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool3051/14

Bone tool made of a section of bone that has been shaved and worked into a thin, rectangular blade, culminating in a slightly wider sharp-edge. Striations from the shaving can be seen on the blade, as well as deep scratches in ‘x’ patterns, square patterns, and random lines. One half of the tool is wrapped thickly with a type of fabric, possibly covered in something like resin(?), to form a handle.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
bone, fibre and resin ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool3051/13

Bone tool made of a halved section of bone, narrow and thicker at one end, wider and flatter at the other, where it culminates in a sharp edge. Evidence of shaving and working the bone into shape can be seen on the top cortex. Remnants of the bone cavity are extant on the underside of the tool.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool ?3051/12

Hollow bone tube. Tube has a minor curve and is slightly flattened in profile. The exterior is shiny and smooth, with a single bored hole at one end and multiple brown rings lightly carved onto the outer surface.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon Point37.2936PA

Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund

Culture
Eskimo
Material
bone
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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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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Puppet2956/294 a-b

String puppet (marioneta) representing the character Adamastor, mythological character, embodiment of storms. The core of the puppet is a mass of dark brown cragged wood, cork, large strands of frayed rope and torn white plastic, as well as several small white shells. The monster's eyes are barnacle shells. Grey paint has been added to all elements in a few areas. Falling from this amalgamation is a long torn piece of black cotton fabric, also rubbed with grey paint in areas. A leather and rusted metal belt buckle is tied into one corner. Part b is a wooden control stick, carved at centre, with the handle painted to look bone-like. The control stick fits into the central piece of cork in the head.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
cotton fibre, wood, cork bark, bone, leather skin, metal, paint, barnacle shell and shell
Made in
Sintra, Lisboa, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool2948/177

Two phalanges, wing bones, are bound together with very fine adhesive tape towards both ends.

Culture
Asmat
Material
tape adhesive and flying fox bone
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nose Ornament2948/49

Bone nose ornament. A gently curving bone with triangular carvings that have left a central ring remaining. Both ends have been carved into points on the side that accentuates the natural curve of the bone.

Culture
Asmat
Material
mammal bone
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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