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NecklaceD2.161

Bone, brass and glass beads strung on a leather thong; there is a piece of shell in the middle and metal cones at the ends.

Culture
Plains
Material
bone, brass metal, glass, skin, tin metal and shell
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleD3.38

Rattle made from a cylindrical section of white horn; rattle has a wooden handle that runs through its centre and is plugged at both ends with circular wooden pieces to which the horn is nailed.

Culture
Haudenosaunee
Material
horn, wood and metal
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nose OrnamentC193

A cylindrical white piece, which tapers at one end.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bone
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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GameD2.162

The bone links are incised with a series of horizontal lines, diagonal lines or crosses; each link is perforated at wide end. Perforated flat triangular skin piece at one end. Metal stick at other end.

Culture
Assiniboine
Material
skin and bone
Made in
Saskatchewan, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleD2.163

Flat circular bone ? piece tied with thong. Has two pieces of shell ? clasps ? on the leather skin, which has a piece of horn attached.

Culture
Plains
Material
antler ?, leather skin, shell ? and horn
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear PointC203

A stingray barb that has tiny barbs along both sides forming a point at the end. Probably part of a weapon.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bone
Made in
Roviana Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC289

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: five sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and five sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern around a central red diamond shape pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has triangular eyes and a double upward pointing nose), and a fibre tuft. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The dark brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, grass, plant fibre, bone and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC291

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: four sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and seven sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white pigment and that consists of two figures (each of which has eyes, and a triple upward pointing nose), and a fibre tuft. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a smaller horizontal zig zag pattern. Red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeves. The dark brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, fibre, grass, bone and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC295

The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: six sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and four sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a red diamond shape pattern on a checker pattern background, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes and a bulbous nose), and a fibre tuft. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a similar pattern as the one above. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The dark brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
wood, grass, plant fibre, bone and pigment ?
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA2116

Spoon with oval shaped bowl and short thin handle. The end of the handle is bent downwards into a finial. Spoon is made from one piece of mountain goat horn, dark brown in colour.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo ?
Material
mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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