Notes

For comb # 1 of 2 (called A in website): 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/89 , retrieved 1-3-2020: Comb made from ivory. The teeth were produced by making a series of small cuts at one end, probably using a saw judging from the nature of the cuts. Two notches on opposite edges of the handle likely were used for attaching a thong so that the comb could be attached to a belt. For comb # 2 of 2 (called B in website): http://www.inuvialuitlivinghistory.ca/items/291 , retrieved 1-3-2020: Comb made from ivory. The teeth were produced by making a series of small cuts at one end, probably using a saw judging from the nature of the cuts. Two shallow notches on opposite edges of the handle likely were used for attaching a thong so that the comb could be attached to a belt. More information here: http://www.inuvialuitlivinghistory.ca/item_types/17: Small combs with fine teeth were used for personal grooming, as well as for combing sewn fur items.