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Mesh Gauge841/32

A piece of wood with a handle that has feather-like lines carved onto it. Two edges have been sharpened like a blade.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
bone, paper and ink
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shuttle841/31

A long light brown wood shuttle.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
wood
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe841/24 a-b

Long tapered axe (part b) and handle (part a) with large wooden cross-section. Cross-section is wide and short at one end and then tapers to a flared out rounded edge at the other. The wider end of the piece is covered with woven plant fibre and is bound with strips of plant fibre at the shorter end. The axe is a black coloured blade that flares out to a rounded edge. The narrow end is covered in green coloured plastic.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, plant fibre, stone and plasticene plastic
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Line Marker Tool841/23

Wooden tool consisting of an apple-shaped basin and a narrower protruding area with an inset wheel; the wheel has a metal pin holding it in place. A small hole is in wall between wheel and basin and another hole is in opposite side of basin through to outer wall.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish Hook841/21

The end of the tooth where the metal hook is attached is lightly coloured, and the rest of the tooth is a darker brown.

Culture
Arctic America
Material
bear tooth and metal
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Line Marker Tool841/20 a-b

Part a is a wooden tool consisting of a tear-shaped basin and a narrower protruding area with an inset wheel; the wheel has a metal crank handle holding it in place. A small hole is in wall between wheel and basin and another hole is in opposite side of basin through to outer wall. Part b is a wooden bulb-shaped piece with a protruding needle from narrow end.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, metal and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cutting Knife841/16

A knife with a bone handle and a flat rectangular metal blade folded over one side and held in place with pins. The blade edge is serrated.

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
metal and bone
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plane841/12

Wooden tool with rounded bottom edge and flat top edge. A metal blade is set at an angle into a t-shaped hole from top to bottom; blade edge sits just below bottom surface and blunt, rounded edge rises above top surface.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, lacquer and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plane841/11

Arch-shaped tool with flat bottom and groove along centre of top, A metal blade is set into a hole in the tool from the bottom with blade edge ending just above the surface inside top groove.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, metal and lacquer
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tray841/8

Rectangular tray with a handle made of a domed piece of wood that divides interior in half lengthways. Two other dividers made of shorter pieces of wood create a total of five compartments. Interior bottom is covered with a green fabric with gold and dark green flower motif. Underside is painted black.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, lacquer, fibre and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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