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Fish Figure3202/5 a-b

Carved basalt fish with stand. Long, sleek char-like fish is carved with particular attention to fins, including protruding dorsal and adipose at top, caudal at back, and anal, pelvic and pectoral at bottom. All are carved with delicate horizontal lines. Gills are shown just behind the face. Fish is attached to a thick rectangular base of the same stone by two short wooden posts.

Culture
Inuit
Material
basalt stone and wood
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Walrus Ashtray3202/4 a-b

Carved black stone walrus. Animal lays on belly, with front flippers supporting the raised head and neck. Face is turned to the side and has carved neck wrinkles, as well as eyes, nostrils, mouth and whisker follicles on the face. Two ivory tusks emerge from the mouth (one of which is removable--part ‘b’). Into the animal’s back is carved a shallow ashtray with four half circle hollows around the edge.

Culture
Inuit
Material
basalt stone and walrus tusk ?
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial Club3194/31 a-b

Ceremonial war club. Club stick (part a) is long and relatively straight, covered in brown canvas and red felt. Ends are wrapped with narrow strips of fur. Top has an open loop created out of fur. Along the length of the stick are three tassels of horse hair, and several areas of blue glass beading, with the occasional inclusion of some brass beads. Part b is a round, hide wrapped stone. One half of the hide covering is painted dark blue. A braided thong of leather is sewn to the seams of the hide, and attaches two large cream and brown feathers and smaller red feathers with pink beading at the quills, and black glass beads around the thong, to the stone.

Culture
Kainai
Material
wood, skin, feather, cotton fibre, horse hair, glass, brass metal, wool fibre and stone
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow3194/29

Arrow. Small projectile point is made of stone, thin and finely carved with side and basil notches. Blue painted sinew attaches it to the arrow shaft, which is painted red. Past centre point and at end are a further two areas of blue sinew wrapping holding the remnants of red and white feathers. End comes to a blunt point.

Culture
Kainai
Material
wood, stone, sinew and feather
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FlakeDhRm-2:156
AbraderDhRm-2:89

wear on side and end

Material
sandstone stone
Holding Institution
Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre
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FlakeDiRi-66:292
Utilized FlakeDiRi-66:104

utilized on one edge

Material
chert stone
Holding Institution
Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre
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Shatter, BlockDiRi-66:284
FlakeDiRi-66:274