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Bow DrillA2.190 a-b

Plain bow drill. The bow (part a) is a long curved bone piece with a band of skin stretched across and going through a hole at each end of the curved piece and knotted. The antler drill (part b) has a cylindrical handle which has a section cut out at an angle near the bottom end and a rectangular metal point at the opposite end which has a hole through its end that is near the handle.

Culture
Inuit: Netsilingmiut
Material
bone, leather skin, steel metal and antler
Made in
Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowA2.441

Plain curved piece with a long loose band of skin going across and through a hole at each end of the curved piece down around which it coils.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone and bearded seal skin
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model SpearA2.274 g

Model bird spear with three barbed prongs at end and centre. Prongs attached to shaft with black thread.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, wood, fibre and dye
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thumb PianoK4.284

Thumb piano constructed from a wooden plank with several metal prongs raised above the plank with a piece of wood and bent sheet metal that have been secured with a metal bar and wire. There is a ridged geometric design on the top face of the plank below the prongs, and a narrow geometric design carved into the plank above the prongs. There is one hole in the plank below the ends of the prongs, and one hole above where the prongs are attached.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood, resin and metal
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK4.105 a-e

Set of five ornaments, each composed of black elephant hair: parts a and b are both a length of woven elephant hair with one end tied and the other end braided; parts c, d, and e are all strands of elephant hair that have been attached together with two knots.

Culture
East African
Material
elephant hair
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK4.104 a-c

Set of three ornaments, each made of black elephant hair formed into a circle and knotted in two places.

Culture
East African
Material
elephant hair
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow PointA2.146

Leaf-shaped point on an elongated shaft with a short piece of wood bound in sinew attached at the end.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
iron metal, caribou sinew and wood
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow PointA2.145

Double leaf shape blade with an elongated shaft; wood (broken) bound with sinew attached at end of shaft.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
sinew, wood and iron metal
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearA2.333

Three-pronged wooden spear end with nails serving as hooks and twine wrapped ends.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
fibre, metal and wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearA2.332

Three-pronged end with copper barbs. Secured with leather. Handle is wood.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
leather skin, copper metal, antler, wood and rawhide skin
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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