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D-AdzeA6575

Adze with blade made from a file. Leading edge flared to rounded sharp edge. Trailing edge bent up to conform to handle. Carved whale bone handle riveted to blade. Handle has protruding, carved head and beak of a bird.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
steel metal and whale bone
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon HeadA5317

Iron point bound to a bone tail by a thick rope-like string that loops over and through itself at the end.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
bone, fibre and iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerB38 a-bb

Red-brown gourd (part a) that has a spiral pattern burned black on brown. Carved cap with a woven cover is attached to the gourd by a piece of string through the cap which is then secured to the side of the gourd by a yellow bead. Twenty-seven dart covers (parts b-bb) made of carved pith are inside the gourd.

Culture
Kayan
Material
bone ?, fibre, wood and gourd fruit
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonM3.75 c

Small spoon with a circular, shallow bowl and a tapering handle.

Culture
North African
Material
bone
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonM3.75 d

Small spoon with a circular, shallow bowl and a tapering handle.

Culture
North African
Material
bone
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA5296

Octopus figure consisting of a stuffed light brown cloth with circular, bone button eyes and braided cedar bark tentacles. The cloth forms a round head and a square shaped neck, the fabric has remnants of red colouring. The mouth is triangular in shape and made with a strip of braided cedar bark. Small strips of skin are sewn around the cedar bark tentacles at the top and bottom of each braid. A few small pieces of feather are adhered to the skin.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
fibre, skin, bone, cedar bark and feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanN2.699

Silk dyed black and grey. Geometric abstract design. The sticks are black. The fan can be folded.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, bamboo grass and bone
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.212

A carved wood figure with high upraised bone eyes set in pitch. Ape deity. There is a nose, big pouting lips, and large rounded concave ears. The neck tapers to angled shoulders with the arms resting bent at the elbows so that the hands are curved inward at the front. The figure is sitting in a crouched position.

Culture
Mende
Material
wood and bone ?
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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