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Gouging tool that utilizes a beaver tooth for the blade (18 cm, 7 inches), Makah culture,Ozette
Comb made of a deer antler (13 cm, 5 inches) and a double-sided comb made of whalebone (14 cm, 6 inches), Makah culture,Ozette
Wooden bowl for fish oil (31 cm, 12 inches), Makah culture,Ozette
Club carved of yew with three owl faces, which was probably used for ceremonial purposes (44 cm, 18 inches), Makah culture,Ozette
A Halibut hook made of yew wood, bent by means of a steaming technique and then hardened. The bone barb is attached by means of a cedar bark string. Collected from the Haida, but of a type used by the Makah. (16 cm, MOA)MOA = Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
A small, densely woven basket with lid. The material is dyed and undyed sweet grass, interwoven to create a scene with water birds and a whaling canoe hunting a killer whale. The basket was acquired from the Makah in 1880. (Ø 24 cm, VM)VM = Völkerkundemuseum der Universität Zürich
