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Spear PointA2.213

Flat, rectangular section of bone that tapers to a point at one end and has a circular hole bored through the other.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model ToolA2.274 h

Miniature harpoon ice scraper with a wooden shaft and tusk attachments protruding from both ends and the centre: a long, curved spike at one end; a short, blunt blade-like piece at the other end; a short, handle-like piece protruding from the centre of the shaft at a right angle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin, caribou sinew, walrus tusk and wood
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HarpoonA2.274 j

Miniature harpoon with a wooden shaft and a long, curved head attached to one end with a leather thong.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, walrus tusk ? and leather skin
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrillA2.388

Straight wooden handle with a short, pyramidal blade protruding from one end. Grip of sinew wound around the shaft.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou sinew, iron metal, wood and bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HarpoonA2.273 i

A small harpoon point with a hole drilled through the middle for the short (broken), thin, skin line.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and skin
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Woman's Parka1005/1

Woman's parka made of brown fur, with a lighter fur lined hood and delta trim around the bottom of the coat and arms. The delta trim is used at the seam between the dropped shoulder and the sleeve as well as at the bottom edge of the coat and sleeve. The trim around the dropped shoulders is made up of thin strips of red, green and blue cotton fabric and yellow ricrac sewn in a linear design. The trim around the cuff of the sleeves is a band of white fur. The trim around the bottom of the coat is white fur with two brown facing triangles. There is a thin red band above the triangles, a thin green band below and a thicker band of red along the bottom of the white trim. There are long fur fringes under the trim on the shoulders and under the hood on the front and back. The skin side of the fringes is dyed red.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin ?, wolf skin ? and fibre
Made in
Holman, Northwest Territories, Canada and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagA2.513

The bag is made of seven pieces of caribou skin and stitched together with sinew. Four long narrow pieces of skin are stitched together to form the rounded bottom and sides of the bag. Three thin bands are sewn around the opening of the bag.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin and sinew ?
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Moccasins1186/14 a-d

The moccasins (part a-b) are white skin with a multicoloured beadwork panel on the top. Each moccasin appears to be made from one piece of skin with a seam at the heel and gathered at the toe, secured under the beadwork panel. The panel motif is a red, green and white flower with a stem and two yellow and brown leaves, outlined in black on a pink background. There are also three borders; black-white, green and pink. The beadwork in done on a black fabric of which a half circle is visible at the top of the panel. A black trim with beadwork (part c). The black fabric is edged along three sides with gray fabric and with brown fur along the fourth. Next to the gray edges are multicoloured, beaded borders that mimic the borders around the panel on the moccasins. There is a pink border, a green, a black-white and another pink border that loops seven times. A black trim with beadwork (part d). Part d is the same as part c, but without the fur edging.

Culture
Inuit
Material
skin, glass, cotton fibre ? and fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boots424/3 a-b

Pair of skin boots with the uppers and legs made from a dark brown skin and a yellow skin sole. The cuffs are folded over and edged with dark grey fabric with red herringbone pattern.

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
seal skin, fibre, dye and bearded seal skin
Made in
Ivujivik, Quebec, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hunting EquipmentA2.536 a-c

Hide bow cover (part a), arrow quiver (part b) and bait container (part c). Plain bow cover and quiver with attached bait pouch and bone toggles; one toggle is carved with simple geometric designs.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin, bone and sinew
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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