Arrow

MOA: University of British Columbia

3081/3

Arrow has long wooden shaft, tapering slightly and reddening toward nock. Fletching is attached to shaft with a thick thread at top, and sinew at bottom. At tip, the point is sunk into the wood and secured with wrapped sinew. The point is cast in copper, cylindrical in shape, with incised circles...

Arrow

MOA: University of British Columbia

3081/2 a-b

Arrow with long wooden shaft (part a), tapering slightly and reddening toward nock. Fletching is attached to shaft with wrapped thread at feather tops and sinew at bottoms. At opposite end, a long, thin bone shaft (part b) is sunk into the wood and secured with wrapped sinew. The point head sits ...

Arrow

MOA: University of British Columbia

3081/1 a-b

Arrow with a long wooden shaft (part a), tapering slightly and reddening toward nock. Fletching is attached to shaft with wrapped thread and sinew at feather tops and sinew at bottoms. At the opposite end a long, thin bone shaft (part b) with notching along its length is sunk into the wood and se...

Spear

MOA: University of British Columbia

2948/167

Wood and bamboo spear. The long wooden head has four tiers with carved lines encircling the top three at the base. It is inserted into a bamboo shaft, bound with criss-crossing rattan and beeswax. A thin line is scratched around the top of the shaft three times. The bamboo’s nodules have been sha...

Figure of a Navajo

Brooklyn Museum

04.297.5301

Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund

Food Bowl (I-to-nak-kia-sa-lai)

Brooklyn Museum

04.297.5298

Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund

Bear Headdress

MOA: University of British Columbia

3046/1

Painted bear headdress. The head is wide and slightly rounded, with large wedge-shaped ears on top outer edges splaying slightly to either side. A carved line emphasizes the forehead and head top, which are painted black. Eyes are red and white, surrounded by green, backed by carved red rectangl...

Basket

MOA: University of British Columbia

3047/1

Coiled basket is round in shape, with walls flaring from a small base toward its widest point at centre height. Shoulder slopes inward and neck stands straight. Dark brown images are woven into the basket, showing human figures interspersed with checkered squares.

Figure of a Navajo

Brooklyn Museum

04.297.5302

"5302" is written on piece.

Decorated Water Bottle

Brooklyn Museum

03.325.4757

Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund