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ArrowAa38

An arrow with several components: metal double-barbed point with a bark-covered fore-shaft wrapped with sinew, a short section of hollow reed (joining sleeve) a small shaft of carved wood (link shaft), another short joining sleeve, the main length of hollow reed ending with a notched wooden insert. Each joining sleeve is bound with sinew; the main shaft has two bindings, one strengthening the insert, the other repairing a break. All sinew is glued with a mixture of acacia gum and the melted hoof of a gemsbok. The link shaft and first sleeve are glued together with this mixture, as is the fore-shaft. The second joining sleeve is glued to the main shaft and bound to prevent splitting.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
iron metal, wood, reed grass, sinew and adhesive
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa37

A slender arrow of four lengths of light and dark wood fitted and bound together with sinew in three places. One end is sharpened to a point, with small insert in opening at end opposite.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood and sinew
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StrawAa36

Two lengths of reed fitted together and bound with sinew in the middle. Sinew is dark brown.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass and sinew
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa98

Arrow is composed of two sections. Tan reed shaft is shaped at one end to fit the bow string, hollowed at the other end to hold black wood section. The reed shaft is bound at hollowed end with fibre, and fibre is wound along the length of the black shaft, which is pointed at both ends. The reed shaft is broken near the join of the two pieces.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, fibre and wood
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowAa97

Arrow composed of two attached sections: a reed shaft is shaped at one end to fit a bow string, and is hollowed at other end to hold a black wood section. The reed shaft is bound at hollowed end with fibre, and fibre is wound along the length of the black shaft which is pointed at both ends.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
reed grass, wood and fibre
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowAa96

Black horn, bound at centre and near each end with sinew. The string is sinew lashed to bow.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
gemsbok horn and sinew
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedicineAa127

Coiled and bound length of root. Bark is dark brown and exposed areas are light brown. Vegetable fibre binding is in medium brown.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
root
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Winnowing TrayIa27

Winnower has a flat base and low sloped sides. Chain loops connect the base and rim; in one small area looping has come loose. Rim has noticeable worn areas. A dark brown residue is on the outer edges of the winnower's interior. The underside is black in colour and shows wear along ridges.

Culture
Kalinga
Material
rattan
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdzeC617

A long light brown wood elbow handle that has a dark grey stone blade attached with cord wrapping. The handle has light abstract geometric marks scratched on both sides. The blade is flat on the bottom side and slightly convexly angular on the top side where it tapers at an angle, creating a straight edge.

Culture
West Papuan
Material
stone, wood and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WhistleA5251

A hollow, bottle-shaped, brown wood whistle that is circular in cross section with a neck tapering to a flat, beak-like mouthpiece. Bound with brown twine around near the wider end. Carved with a raven design. Has oval in oval eyes surrounded by a tapering oval and an ovoid. In between the eyes, there is a u form that has an oval within. The beak has a large split u with a smaller one at the pointed tip. Each wing has an ovoid at the top with two feathers below. Feathers are consisting of a pair of split u's with a larger one below and an u form that has an oval within at the tip. Inner wings curve around to a pointed corner while the outer wings are continuously connected underneath the beak around to each other.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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