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Source of the information below: Inuvialuit Pitqusiit Inuuniarutait: Inuvialuit Living History, The MacFarlane Collection website, by the Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre (ICRC), Inuvik, N.W.T., Canada (website credits here http://www.inuvialuitlivinghistory.ca/posts/12 ), entry on this artifact http://www.inuvialuitlivinghistory.ca/items/88 , retrieved 12-30-2019: Gouge with a wood handle and an iron tip. The butt of the handle has been rounded for ease of use. Two incised lines encircle the handle. The tip has been made from a legth of iron that has been folded over and sharpened at one end. More information here: http://www.inuvialuitlivinghistory.ca/item_types/25: Gouges were used for boring holes into wood, antler, bone and ivory. Traditional Inuvialuit gouges had stone tips. Metal gouges obtained through trade or made from trade materials replaced stone gouges in the fur trade era.