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Dagger1768/37

Dagger with long, tapered, metal blade attached to a bone(?) handle. Body of handle wound with skin strips. Top of handle carved like into a bear head with abalone insets. Butt of handle appears to be whale bone.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
metal, whale bone, abalone shell, copper metal, skin and bone ?
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bi-pointed Dagger1768/36

Wrought iron double-edged, bi-pointed dagger. Tapered blades at both ends, one short, one long. Hide strip wound around flat handle area between blades.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
iron alloy metal and rawhide skin
Made in
Nass River, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bi-pointed Dagger1768/35

Metal dagger with tapered blades at either end. Skin strip wound around flat centre. One blade longer then the other. Both blades raised along centre, flat on under surface.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
steel metal ?, adhesive, skin and stain
Made in
Nass River, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger1768/34

Metal dagger with raised surface in middle of blade. Handle is wrapped with a strip of leather, which was then bound with copper wire. Top of handle is decorated with two metal protrusions angled away from each other and curling at the ends.

Culture
Dene ?
Material
steel metal ?, leather skin, copper metal and iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle1768/33

Copper metal rattle with wood handle. Rattle has straight sides and curved top. Two pieces, joined together by ten rivets. Raised oblong shape and raised "T" on front and back. Four inset abalone shells on front. Lined markings on front and back.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
copper metal, wood and abalone shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon1768/32

Overall brown in colour. Barb attached with metal pegs to bone carved in shape of human head. Skin looped through head, bound with sinew in middle and ending in a loop, which is also bound by sinew.

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
bone, metal, sinew and skin
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife1768/31

Carved bone handled knife with metal blade. Handle attached with four metal screws. Blade has curved end. Handle is angled in three directions.

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
antler ?, copper metal ? or steel metal ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife1768/30

Bone handled metal knife. Blade inserted in handle and bound together with skin strips. End of handle has small grooves surrounding an animal face (baby seal?).

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
bone, skin and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat NeedleNbz845

Long, bowed, wooden mat needle. Flat on one side and triangular on the other. One end flares out to a diamond shaped point with the tip missing. The other end has a small thin triangular hole cut out. Knotted brown fabric tied through the triangular hole.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
fibre and ocean spray wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wool BeaterNbz906

Wooden, sword-like beater with long, flat, blunt-ended blade. The carved handle has an oval hand guard and a duck-like shape on the end. The blade flares towards both ends, is narrower in the centre and dull on both sides.

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