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AxeC1624

Axe with handle made of one piece of wood that has been hafted in a bent splint, reinforced with resin and bound with plant fibre string. Handle tapers toward end; stone axe blade affixed between wood by resin.

Culture
Australian
Material
stone, wood, resin, plant fibre and ochre pigment ?
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DaggerC1625

Bone dagger decorated with grass fringe around top that is tied on with fibre string. The string is braided and wraps around the bone both vertically and horizontally.

Culture
Australian
Material
kangaroo bone, grass and fibre
Made in
Queensland, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear PointC1626

Dark brown shaft has three pairs of carved barbs. Shaft appears to have been sawn off.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear PointC1629

The shaft is reddish wood, peeled of all bark. One end is rounded, the other is flattened into a point. A separately carved barb is secured to the point with sinew.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and sinew
Made in
Ooldea, South Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1630

The wooden shaft is peeled of all bark and one end appears to have been cut off. The other end has a piece of white stone attached to the shaft with resin. The shaft and resin are coated with a brownish-red pigment.

Culture
Australian
Material
stone, wood, resin and pigment
Made in
Ooldea, South Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC1631

The shaft is peeled of all bark and one end appears to have been cut off. The other end has a rose coloured stone point with serrated edges, attached to the shaft with resin. The shaft and resin are coated with a brown pigment(?).

Culture
Australian
Material
stone, resin, wood and pigment ?
Made in
South Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerC1611

Spear thrower with paddle-shaped handle that has grey resin on narrow base end and attaching a small stick at the tip. Handle design is geometric with zig-zagging bands composed of diagonal lines at stidk end and a triangle composed of diagonal lines below the zig-zagging bands; handle reverse has no design.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and resin
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire StickC1633 a-b

Wood for part a and b has been peeled of all bark and shows traces of red. Part a is rounded smooth at both ends. One end of part b has seven circular notches.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical InstrumentC1634 a-b

Part a and part b are brown sticks that have been flattened on two sides. Both ends of part a are roughly rounded. One end of part b is roughly rounded, the other end is cut off.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Musical InstrumentC1635

The thick brown stick is roughly rounded at both ends.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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