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OrnamentNa1627

A carved tusk handle with several long, bunched, brown feathers attached to it, with a band of fur. The handle has five shapes carved and painted on it, in black. Closest to the tip of the handle, in descending order are a bird, a sun, a dog, a polar bear, and a caribou.

Culture
Inuit
Material
feather, skin, paint and walrus tusk ?
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Needle Case1353/3

A long, narrow object comprised of several parts. A long piece of bone resembling a bell clapper has four carved ribs and a loop at one end. Skin is tied to the loop and threaded through a tube-shaped section of bone. Two copper needles and a grey stone thimble are attached to the skin on the other side of the tube. A double-sided hook is tied to the end of the skin strip.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone, copper metal, skin and stone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1293/1

Walrus resting its chin on the top of a large human face positioned in front of it. The walrus' front flippers are raised slightly off the ground while its tusks hang over the human forehead. (Possible syllabics on base?)

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon Head1060/29

A quadrangular metal blade with a hole made midway. The blade is held in its holder with a metal nail. The holder has a hole drilled through the middle depth and another hole for the insertion of the shaft.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone and metal
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blade1060/28

A polished multi-coloured sharpened blade with a pointed tip. Fossilized, possible made of ivory or stone.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone ?
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature Boots1060/23 a-b

Pair of light brown miniature boots trimmed with brown cloth, each decorated with a tasseled red and grey string bow on the front.

Culture
Inuit
Material
skin ?, cotton fibre and fibre
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife1060/17

A long curved greyish-brown piece with a handle, a sharpened blade, and a rounded end. The holes are part of the material structure of the bone.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone
Made in
Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace1060/12

Necklace composed of teeth strung alternatively with pale blue coloured glass beads, except for a short section composed of two large pale blue coloured globular Russian trade beads, two large oval pale pink coloured beads and two facetted tubular dark blue coloured beads.

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
walrus tooth, beluga whale tooth, fibre and glass
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish Hook1060/5

A fish hook shaped like an insect with blue beads for eyes and a back painted green.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone, stone ?, fibre and metal
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Frame1158/6

The piece is mainly made of wood in the shape of a cross with a strip that circles around the cross. One point of the cross sticks out from the circle and has a piece of bone curving upward. The object is attached with nails.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, metal and antler
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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