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Herring HookA8185

A bundle of lines of twined horsehair or gut. To end of each line is fastened a thin brass rod with a very sharp point, bound with thread on to its line at an opposed angle, thus acting as a hook.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
brass metal, intestine and horse hair
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA8190

Rectangular tan basket (part a) of simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches, and parallel slat base and lid (part b) construction. Indented slat flange on the basket body, and a single splint around the lid. Basket appears to have had handles. Decorated with imbrication and beading. Top of the lid is beaded in connected zigzag pattern in red cherry bark while the sides have checkerboard designs in black-dyed cherry bark. The body of the basket has a series of six figures in black with cat-tail grass interiors. Figures have the appearance of figure-eights with cross like shapes in each. There are two on each side and one on each end.

Culture
Coast Salish: Saanich
Material
cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA11507 c

Carved stone, seated figure with missing head. Two faces decorate the bottom at the front and back.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubA11508 c

Green, ground stone tool with a flattened, circular head with biconical perforation attached to a conical shaped shaft that tapers to a rounded point.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: BowlA11536 c

Fragment of a zoomorphic soapstone bowl with head and forelegs, possibly representing a bear.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
soapstone stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: PipeA11567 c

Pipe stem. Fragment of a clay pipe, cylindrical in shape with narrow, central perforation.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
clay
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EarspoolA11659 c

Circular, stone ear ornament with a grooved circumference and a large, central hole.

Culture
Coast Salish: T'Sou-ke ?
Material
stone
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd640

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; fully imbricated. The design from the bottom to top: diamond mesh pattern; sets of four vertical zigzaged lines; animal forms; diamonds; all in red on bullrush ground; two plain rows; horizontal zigzags in red on bullrush; string tie on the front. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
fibre, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC1318

Rounded wooden shaft decorated with abalone shell inlay along the inner concave curve. Bone barb secured with a twisted string. Has no leader.

Culture
Maori
Material
wood, abalone shell, fibre and bone
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spinning WheelA8186 a-c

Carved, wooden spinning wheel. Part a is the handle and three pronged piece that slides through the middle hole of the spool (part c). These two parts, together, sit on top of upright end mounts attached to a rectangular base (part b).

Culture
Coast Salish: Saanich
Material
wood
Made in
Saanich, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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