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AwlA2289

Awl composed of a piece of bone split in half with the marrow removed. One end tapers to a point, and the other end is wrapped with cloth sewn with thread to form a handle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlA2291

Spindle consisting of a thin wooden shaft that tapers towards both ends, and a slightly rounded disc of dark coloured bone which comprises the whorl. The whorl is fixed at the middle of the shaft through a hole in the centre of the whorl.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
bone, wood and lacquer
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AwlA2292

Piece of metapodial bone split with one end sharpened. Bulbous opposite end acts as a handle or grip.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Halibut HookA2254

Fish hook composed of a u-shaped piece of hardwood with a ground bone point lashed with rope at an acute angle to the shorter arm. The longer arm has a circumferential groove with a rope leader attached.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, fibre and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AwlE267

Bone awl made from the end of a large burro bone, sharpened to a long, thin point. The handle end is rounded.

Culture
Seri
Material
donkey bone
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlA1792

Circular, disk-like piece of bone with a circular hole through the centre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA1808

Spoon carved from one piece of dark brown mountain goat horn. The elongated, shallow bowl is carved with two parallel bands of small horizontal incised lines, each band with three peaks on the outside edge. The tapering handle is carved with two slightly abstracted figures with a whitish pigment (?) in the recessed grooves of the carving.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
mountain goat horn and pigment ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA1589

Dark brown ladle with a deep bowl, incised lines around the lip, and a short, stubby handle with a circular hole in the centre. (Appears to be missing what would have been the main handle, at the attachment holes.)

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
mountain sheep horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA7829

Spoon with the bowl is made from yellow and brown mountain sheep horn, and the handle from black mountain goat horn, the two segments attached together with a metal nail. The handle tapers towards the tip and is carved at the base with a whale (?) design.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
mountain goat horn, mountain sheep horn and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA7531

Spoon made of bent sheep horn with a pointed bowl tip and a slightly tapering, curved handle with a hole near the centre of its length and a rounded tip.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
mountain sheep horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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