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Harpoon3128/1 a-b

Harpoon. Part a is a partial wooden shaft that curves slightly along its length, with a squared base at bottom. Head is carved of walrus tusk and tapers to a point, with carved rings at neck, attached to the shaft with hide ties. Part b is the bottom element of the shaft, also made of wood, straight and slightly squared along the length and tapering at butt. Top has an inset square of tusk, with several short hide ties piercing the wood just below. Several small holes are bored into the shaft of parts a and b, some with nubs of tusk emerging. A necessary piece connecting parts a and b is missing.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, walrus tusk and leather skin
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3120/1

Felted wool bag, rectangular in shape with a flap covering the mouth and folding half way down the front.. Flap closes with a round, stone button. A braided handle is made of red and green yarn and attached at the upper corners. The front is embroidered with an igloo and sailboat, the flap with two purple walruses, and the back with flowers in orange, green and red, with blue vines. Red yarn is sewn around the edges of the flap and opening. The interior front of the bag is lined with thick brown paper.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre, paper, stone and cotton fibre
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash3034/1 a-b

Woolen knit sash with a pouch at the end. Long, thin, knit band in alternating colour blocks of grey, red and black. An open topped pouch is attached to one end at its mouth, with a zigzag pattern knit into one side, and lines into the other of the same alternating colours. The opposite end of the band is attached to the pouch’s side with a thick woolen tie. Inside the pouch is a packet (part b) of 11 coins, all Canadian quarters.

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
wool fibre, nickel metal, steel metal and copper metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband3034/2

Woolen sash constructed of three parts. The centre portion is a long panel of woven wool, the warp white, weft black, creating a small diamond pattern. At each end the warp becomes a thinner multi-strand plait, fastened at ends with a piece of black wool. Braid culminates in a loose tassel.

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
wool fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bobbin2734/3

Long bobbin, made from piece of bamboo or hollowed wood, with white cotton thread wound tightly around it.

Culture
Sudanese
Material
bamboo grass and cotton fibre
Made in
Shendi, Nile, Sudan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile2734/2

Long piece of ivory coloured open work cotton weaving with a tightly woven band of black, red, yellow and green stripes near each unfinished end.

Culture
Sudanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Shendi, Nile, Sudan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coffee Pot2734/4

Coffee pot made from an empty 400 gram net weight tin can that originally held NIDO instant milk powder. A rectangular cut in the side of the yellow and red can, with green, blue, and orange English and Arabic writing, opens into a spout, perhaps fashioned from the lid, that has been soldered on. A yellowish metal from a different can has been bent to form a large loop handle and attached with two nails to the opposite side.

Culture
Sudanese
Material
tin alloy metal, paint and metal
Made in
Khartoum, Sudan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket2734/1

Long white woven textile with border of tightly woven bands of blue and white near each end. At mid-point, a strip of open weaving between another two bands of blue and white.

Culture
Sudanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Shendi, Nile, Sudan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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