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Spindle WhorlA8389

Spindle whorl, orange-brown with a dark brown grain and carved into a flat disc shape with a circular hole at the centre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gambling Game SticksA1642 a-hh

Cylindrical pouch (part a) is small and shallow with a long flap. Thirty three gambling sticks (parts b-hh), some of which are of different sizes: one stick (part b) has a carved face on the top and is joined with a horn finial; another stick (part c) has a needle-eye-like hole through one end; eight sticks (parts d-k) are decorated with various lines around them; thirteen sticks (parts l-x) are decorated with three lines around the centre; six sticks (parts y-dd) are plain; and four sticks (parts ee-hh) are very thin.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
leather skin, wood, horn and paint ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA1402

Spoon with oval bowl and short thin handle made from mountain goat horn. The tip of the horn forms the handle, while the wider portion has been spread to create the bowl of the spoon. The tip of the handle curves downwards. The spoon is dark brown in colour except for the end of the oval bowl which is amber.

Culture
Coast Salish: Snuneymuxw
Material
mountain goat horn
Made in
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA774

Spatulate tool. Long flat bone piece, slightly triangular in shape with one wider end and rounded tips. Made from sea mammal bone. The bone has a spongy appearance.

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
bone and plaster ?
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Powder HornK2.2

Yellow, curved, horn covered with brown bands of vegetable fibre embroidery and raised linear borders. Thin outer brown leather is molded over thick skin. There is brown fibre twine tied to the neck.

Culture
Hausa ?
Material
palm leaf, horn, leather skin, skin and fibre
Made in
Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA6506

A dark brown spoon that has a flared L-shape bowl and a rounded handle that tapers to a point.

Culture
Heiltsuk ?
Material
mountain goat horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA6505

Plain spoon, one piece with elongated bowl.

Culture
Nuxalk ?
Material
mountain sheep horn
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC501

Plain, tapered, brown wood shaft. The point has a bone tip with finely serrated edges along each side fastened with pitch. The upper portion of the shaft from the top down consists of the following: an alongated pyramid shape; a pyramid shape; and a flattened hour-glass-like shape with a central horizontal band outlined by a groove at either end. The shaft tapers to a slightly flared end.

Culture
Eastern Melanesian
Material
bone, resin, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark BeaterA8433

Bark beater made from bone and shaped like a club. The head is rectangular with a series of fine parallel grooves running lengthwise. Handle has slightly flaring butt end.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
whale bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gambling Game SticksA149 a-ppp

Leather pouch (part a) and sixty seven (parts b-ppp) bone game pieces. Pouch strap has an ornamental bone carving on the end. One piece (part b) has an inlaid abalone shell dot near the end and an empty hole on the opposite side. Forty five of the thin cylindrical bone sticks (parts c-uu) have incised lines around their centres. The other twenty one pieces (parts vv-ppp) are plain bone.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
leather skin, abalone shell and bone
Made in
Kitselas, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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