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HookC1157

Fish hook. Rounded wooden shaft decorated with abalone shell inlay along the inner concave curve. Has no leader. Barb secured to shaft with twisted flax.

Culture
Maori
Material
abalone shell, wood, flax fibre and human bone
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt1128/8 a-b

Man's brown leather belt, trimmed with white painted grommets and brown metal studs; fastened with a narrow leather strip and metal buckle. Two leather loops on bottom edge for attaching tools. Two tools attached: a knife (18.3 cm) with metal blade, wood and bone handle, leather and bone sheath; ovoid leather pouch (approximately 33 cm long), trimmed with yellow and red wool fabric, yellow and green rickrack and light yellow-brown reindeer fur. Small square of plastic tape (reflective tape?) glued on at centre back; evidence that two other squares of tape had been attached but have fallen off.

Culture
Sami
Material
skin, metal, wool fibre, cotton fibre, reindeer skin, wood, bone, plastic, paint and dye
Made in
Sweden ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Club2670/2 a-b

Round-headed club with intricately carved bands. There are bone inlays at the butt end of the shaft and the top of the head. There were four inlays around the sides of the head, but only one remains. The shaft is also intricately carved and has two areas where there were once inlay (now gone). The round inlay at the top (part b) is carved into many small points all around the perimeter.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood, bone and metal
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace-Making Pillow524/4

Blue lace making pillow, fully set up for lace making, with work in progress. The pillow is square with rounded corners, tightly stuffed with grasses or straw, covered with blue linen textile. A parchment lace-making pattern is pinned into position on the pillow; there is a length of finished lace, the near end of which is still in process. Approximately 60 threads and bobbins are attached and approximately 125 steel pins hold the thread in position on the pattern. Twenty-one spare bobbins are held in a pocket on the right hand side. A triangular pin cushion holds extra pins.

Culture
English
Material
cotton fibre, linen fibre, grass, wood, metal, glass, bone, clay, parchment paper and dye
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl1570/24

Sea lion shaped bowl with protruding head, rear flippers, and short tail. Sides have incised decoration of front flippers and two ovoid shapes. Eyes and tail have inlaid shells pieces; rim has inlaid pieces of bone(?); teeth are inset bone. Inside of mouth is painted(?) red.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood, shell, bone ? and paint ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife1304/1 a-b

A long metal knife (part a) sharpened on one edge and angled down to a point from the other edge. The grip of the handle has braided coil around the metal, and the pommel, possibly made of ivory, is ornately carved with an angled spiral design from which groups of hair emanate. The sheath (part b) is made of brown wood with sections wrapped around with light brown and dark brown bark. Attached is a long thin hollow bark piece with braided bark.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
metal, fibre, bone ?, hair, wood and bark
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime Container1543/4 a-b

Container made of a hollow bone decorated with incised geometric patterns. One end is plugged with a piece of dark brown wood while the other has a removable wooden stopper in the shape of a man; the man's face is recessed except for the nose and forehead; ears and a headdress protrude from the head; body is decorated with arms in relief above a recessed band that then flares out to the bottom. A white powdery substance, lime(?), is in the crevices of the incised decoration.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
bone, wood and lime mineral ?
Made in
West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime Container1543/6 a-b

Container made of a hollow bone decorated with incised geometric patterns. One end is plugged with a piece of dark brown wood while the other has a removable wooden stopper in the shape of a man's bust; the man's face is recessed except for the nose; ears protrude slightly from head; shoulders are undecorated.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
bone and wood
Made in
West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime Container1543/7 a-b

Container made of a hollow bone decorated with incised geometric patterns. One end is plugged with a piece of dark brown wood while the other has a removable plug in the shape of a seated man; the man's face is recessed except for the nose and mouth; ears protrude slightly; a headband runs around the forehead and another band runs around the neck; body has arms holding crossed legs; man is seated on a circular disc that is balanced on top of a flared pedestal.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
bone and wood
Made in
West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lime Container1543/10 a-b

Container made of a hollow bone decorated with incised geometric lizard patterns. One end is plugged with a piece of light brown wood while the other has a removable wooden stopper in the shape of man's bust; the man's face is recessed except for the nose; ears and a headdress protrude from the head; shoulder is undecorated.

Culture
Eastern Indonesian
Material
bone and wood
Made in
West Timor, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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