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Lure22.1805

Fish lure or charm carved in the shape of a small seal with a perforation in the middle. The perforations around the face of the seal have been infilled with black pigment.

Culture
Eskimo
Material
ivory, ink ? and pigment ?
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Fish Hook and Sinker shaped like a fish and attached to a stick38.712a-c

This is a short line with sinker and fish shaped lure.

Culture
Eskimo
Material
ivory, iron metal, wood and glass bead
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Figure66.63.27

By exchange

Culture
Eskimo
Material
wood
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Comb66.63.26

By exchange

Culture
Eskimo
Material
bone ? or ivory ?
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Circular Section of Vertebrate incised with lines and circles66.63.37

By exchange

Culture
Eskimo
Material
bone
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Bracelet-Like Object66.63.16

By exchange

Culture
Eskimo
Material
ivory
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Block and Swivel Joint with incised designs66.63.29

By exchange

Culture
Eskimo
Material
ivory
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Engraved Tusk20.894

The walrus tusk is engraved with different scenes, each having its own groundline in space. The scenes include: men netting fish or seal and birds flying above; men hunting bear and deer using spears and bows & arrows; large whale with spume coming out of its blowhole along with several fins in the water nearby; a dog sled; two bears wrestling and a man lassoing a bird.

Culture
Eskimo
Material
walrus tusk, black ash ?, graphite ? and oil
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Engraved Whale Tooth20.895

The object is a sperm whale tooth with engraved images into which black pigment was applied. Images depict various aspects of hunting, fishing, and daily life. They include animals such as walrus, bears, whales, fishes and dogs. Condition is fair and stable with some material loss towards wide end of tooth.

Culture
Eskimo
Material
sperm whale tooth, black ash ?, graphite ? and oil
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Sculpture of an Owl64.161.1

This prehistoric stone bowl has been sculpted with the head of an owl. Use is unknown but it can join an entire genre of stone bowls made with different animals and human figures attached. Speculation has it that these deeply carved designs are early versions of the later highly developed formline design elements.

Culture
Eskimo
Material
stone
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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