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Blow Dart1437/1

A dart with a long arrow point and a wood base wrapped around with fibre string.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
bone, fibre, poison resin and wood
Made in
Botswana ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fighting Pick1485/5

Pick made with a wooden, cylindrical shaped handle that tapers to a pointed end. The pick is a large, cylindrical shaped bone that is incised with a band of triangular designs. The end has been carved into a point. The two pieces are attached together by tightly woven thin strips of fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, bone and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird Skull828/6

A bird skull, with part of the body.

Culture
Ifugao ?
Material
bird bone, wood, seed and feather
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearIe458

Long, light brown wood shaft. The head is bound onto the head and consists of a bone point. The dark brown wood head underneath the bone point is carved with four horizontal bands around the upper portion, seven pairs of barbs and nine pairs of barbs that are perpendicular to the previous seven. Shaft has a lightly carved curvi-linear design around near the upper portion. A woven fibre sleeve is at the base of the head on the shaft.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
wood, bone ? and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe988/13

Pick-like object with a large amount of cracking, brown clay covering the juncture of the handle and the spike. Spike and upper part of the handle are wound in string with strips of yellow wicker-like material woven thought it. Tip of the spike is ringed with a band of resin set with rows of white-grey shells.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
cassowary bone, resin, clay, fibre and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Float1158/5

Black seal skin, fur removed except at front paws, nails cut. Wood and bone stopper at neck, handle(?) wrapped with skin tie at opposite end. Natural oils on surface.

Culture
Inuit
Material
skin, bone and wood
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon1158/4

Bone harpoon that articulates with bone capped long wooden shaft. Skin ties lash the harpoon to the shaft. Small wooden hook on one side of wood shaft. Resin(?) spots on harpoon, near articulated joint, covers metal screws.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, bone, skin and resin ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HarpoonNa1657

A light brown wooden miniature harpoon with coiled line.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, skin and bone
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress921/7

A piece with a curved neck that has a head with a beak at the top and a circular base with coiled skin going through around which a string is tied that ties at the other end to the middle of the neck. Skin is stitched over the enitre piece except the beak.

Culture
Ekoi
Material
skin, bone, beak, wood and fibre
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scales505/1 a-d

Pear-shaped two sided case (part a) with extended rod and round metal pin that connects both sides together. Part b is a slightly domed circular weight that has four small holes around the perimeter and is attached to a stick with black fibre cording and red tassels. Part c is a small weight with scalloped edges and part d is the newspaper that is wrapped around it (part c).

Culture
Chinese
Material
wood, brass metal ?, fibre and bone ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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