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Harpoon Head1949.191 A; 1949.191 B

Two detachable harpoon heads of rubbed slate, mounted in flat wooden foreshafts. A) Barbed, tip damaged. B) Foreshaft notched.; Good.

Culture
Eyak ?
Material
stone, slate and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hook1928.969

Fish hook with bone barb bound onto a lightweight wooden arm with sinew. The arm rounded on one side and has a hole in the centre through which a sinew line passes.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hook1928.967

Large bent halibut hook with iron barb lashed into place on the upper arm with split spruce root. The lower tapering arm has a slightly shaped tapering end. Attached to the lower arm is a length of tightly coiled split spruce root which is joinedto a flat tapering blade of wood.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, metal and root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HookE 1902.249

A large halibut hook made from two pieces of wood lashed together with split spruce root. An iron barb is lashed into place also with split spruce root. The lower arm is carved in the form of a bird, possibly a raven, with a hollowed out head andlegs. The remains of the leader line can be seen in a hole in the centre of the bird' s body.; Good

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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ClubE 1905.217

A fish killing club with cylindrical shaft and knob handle carved in the shape of an ?owl with deep set eye- sockets and tightly closed mouth. On the bird' s chest, between its wings, an armless human figure stands. There is a small hole where thefigure' s genitalia should be. The bird' s head and lower back wing and tail regions are grooved. The handle has a deep patina of use, while the bird' s head is rough and pitted as if it has been beaten.; Good

Culture
Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
yew wood ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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MatZ 35115

A rectangular cedar bark mat which is bordered with a line of black and red decoration. The mat is painted with a scenario of birds, animals and what appears to be a red doorway. The birds are outlined in black and have red and blue infill. Some birds have faces painted within their bodies. The birds are an eagle, a raven, a hummingbird, a puffin, and possibly a crane or an oystercatcher. On top of the door are two heads, possibly trophy heads, and four spotty tentacles extending sideways, these are possibly an octopus. A small tailed creature is depicted near the doorway, possibly a mouse. The style of painting is not particularly sophisticated but has immense movement and vitality.; GoodThe mat has cracked along the lines of previous folds and also along the centre left side. Now stored flat.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
bark and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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MatZ 35114

Large rectangular cedar bark mat. The mat has decorative bands woven in cedar bark which has been dyed black. There are four bands with a chequer board design, with linked diamond patterns. The edges of the mat have two lines of darker reddish brown cedar bark, picked out with black lines. This mat is identical to Z 35112, in all except size.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
bark and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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MatZ 35113

Large rectangular cedar bark mat with no decoration.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
bark and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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MatZ 35112

Large rectangular cedar bark mat. The mat has decorative bands woven in cedar bark which has been dyed black. There are four bands with a chequer board design, with linked diamond patterns. The edges of the mat have two lines of darker reddish brown cedar bark, picked out with black lines. This mat is identical to Z 35114, in all except size.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
bark and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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MatZ 35111

Cedar bark mat which has been folded in half and is decorated with bands of dyed cedar bark which have a chevron pattern within the band. The edges also have a series of lines of decoration also in the black dyed cedar bark, and in red cedar bark.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
bark and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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