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WhistleA8155

Brown wood whistle that is rectangular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound in four sections with brown twine, one near each end and two near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut round cornered rectangular hole nearby on one side. Seams are sealed with pitch, but parts are splitting.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, wood and resin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8154

Brown double reed whistle that is square in cross section and bound in three sections with green string, two near each end and one near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut rectangular hole nearby at either side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8153

Brown wood double reed whistle that is rectangular in cross section and comes to a tapering end and is bound around near the middle with brown twine. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut semi-oval hole nearby on opposite sides.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8150

Brown wood whistle that is oval in cross section and bound in five sections with brown twine, one near the smaller end and four along the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut elongated semi-oval hole nearby on one side. The letter 'E' is carved on the opposite side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA8149

Brown wood whistle that is circular in cross section and comes to a tapering end at both ends and is bound in three sections with brown twine, one around the smaller end and two near the middle. While the wider end is solid, there is a hollow through the smaller end where there is a taper cut elongated semi-oval hole nearby on one side.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HarpoonA2.557

Walrus tusk ice pick at one end of the plain wooden shaft. Long thick point fastened to the shaft with bearded sealskin line.

Culture
Inuit: Iglulik
Material
wood, bearded seal skin and walrus tusk
Made in
Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model BoatA2.209

Open rowboat-shaped boat made of light brown skin stretched over a wooden frame.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, caribou skin, fibre and caribou sinew
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model ToolA2.274 n

Model gaff with a wooden shaft and a barbed metal head.

Culture
Inuit
Material
steel metal and wood
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry HatA8088

Cedar bark basketry hat with a wide bottom rim and a flat top. The flat top has a small square of plaiting in the centre. Inside there is a diagonally plaited hat band. The sides of the hat are woven using double strand twining and the bottom rim has the same finishing edge as the rim at the top. The hat is orange-brown in colour.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupA2.444

Mottled brown circular vessel with straight, vertical sides. Cup's rim is slightly irregular, and three small holes puncture the sides. An old white tag affixed to the side identifies the object as a cup made from the backbone of a whale.

Culture
Inuit
Material
whale bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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