Vessel

MOA: University of British Columbia

3060/14

Large terracotta vessel, broken and repaired. Pot is conical in shape, with a pointed base that widens dramatically to a bulbous shoulder. The small neck perches on the top of the pot, and has an outwardly flaring rim. Above the midpoint the pot is painted with two encircling lines of running bir...

Spear

MOA: University of British Columbia

3060/9

Long spear. Shaft is made from a light grass material, maintaining diameter until its proximal end where it narrows to join with the spear neck. Strands of fibre are wound tightly many times around the connection, as well as at the shaft’s distal end. Remnants of glue here indicate further fibre ...

Spear

MOA: University of British Columbia

3060/8

arrow Long spear. Shaft is made from a light grass material, maintaining diameter until it is shaved slightly at its proximal end where it joins with the spearhead. A thin strand of fibre is wound many times around the connection. Head is of a dark brown wood, possibly Peruvian walnut, long, with...

Spear

MOA: University of British Columbia

3060/7

Long spear. Shaft is made from a light grass material, maintaining diameter until it is shaved slightly at its proximal end where it joins with the spearhead. Strands of fibre are wound tightly many times around the connection. Head is of a dark brown wood, possibly Peruvian walnut, long, with fo...

Arrow

MOA: University of British Columbia

3060/6

Long arrow. Shaft is made from a light grass material, maintaining diameter until it is shaved slightly at its proximal end where it joins with the arrowhead. Strands of fibre are wound tightly many times around the connection. Head is of a dark brown wood, possibly Peruvian walnut. Two flared b...

Arrow

MOA: University of British Columbia

3060/5

Long arrow. Shaft is made from a light grass material. A fletching of two feathers is attached to the base by fibre twine, where a thick line of adhesive begins to spiral part way down the shaft. The shaft maintains its diameter along its length until it is shaved slightly at its proximal end whe...

Bow

MOA: University of British Columbia

3060/4

Bow, made of a heavy dark wood, is relatively wide at centre, narrowing toward each end where it culminates in carved pegs. A braided rope of cotton spans the length of the bow and is knotted around each peg. The centre portion of the bow is fully wrapped with thin cotton fibre. Designs have been...

Jar

MOA: University of British Columbia

3060/3

Clay pot. Vessel has a small, flat, round base, from which the body flares to a bulbous belly and then inclines to a tall, narrower neck with slightly flared rim. Exterior bottom of body is painted dark orange, while above the bowl is a light yellow with fine linear designs in black, representing...

Bowl

MOA: University of British Columbia

3060/2

Round clay bowl. Vessel has a small round base, from which the body flares widely toward the midpoint. Bowl inclines from midpoint to mouth. Exterior below midpoint is painted in two shades of orange, glazed. Above, bowl is painted a light yellow with a fine, lightly incised linear design represe...

Jar

MOA: University of British Columbia

3060/1

Large clay pot. Vessel has a small round base, slightly concave, from which the body flares widely to a bulbous belly, then inclining to a tall, sloped neck with slightly flared rim. Bottom of body is unpainted, while midpoint is painted in blocks of light yellow and dark brown. Shoulder and neck...