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Bag Handle1570/9

Yellow-white coloured long and narrow bone piece with metal loop in centre and black coloured surface designs. Being slightly wider at the centre, the ends taper to a squared-off point. On both sides of the object, a band of two lines run around each tip. A band of three lines runs around the outside edges of the piece. The inner edge of the piece has a continual row of circle designs with doted centres.

Culture
Yup'ik ?
Material
bone ?, metal and paint ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag Handle1570/3

Small and narrow yellow-white walrus tusk piece that is wider in the centre and tapers to a blunt point on each end. Black coloured line designs decorate all sides of the object. Starting in the centre is a hourglass-shaped design with two arrow-like designs pointing inwards at its sides. Close to each end, are two sets of line marks that resemble horizontally placed Y shapes. On each tip, there are small square-shaped sections of cross-hatching.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk and paint ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon Point1570/11

White-yellow carved walrus tusk with one end consisting of two grooved squared-off points that each have three serrated ridges. The centre consists of a raised ridge with two deeply carved indentations on either side leading to a hole on the underside of the object. Three-quarters of the way down the point, there is a band of nine serrated ridges extending the width of the point. At the end of the point tip there is a circular piece of metal that attaches the black-brown coloured metal point to the tusk.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish Pendant1570/10

Light yellow coloured fish-shaped pendant, attached at the tail fin to a brown hide cord. The body has a small top fin on the upper body, a small back fin near the tail fin, a large carved circular eye, a down turned mouth and a linear square design across the length of the body. Carved grooves on lower portion of the body are indicative of gills.

Culture
Yup'ik ?
Material
bone and rawhide skin
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Outer ParkaA2.486

Men’s outer coat or parka of cormorant skins. The coat has a close fitting hood and is thigh length. The sleeves, hood and hem are trimmed with a band of wolverine fur. The coat consists largely of the belly skins of the birds with smaller pieces on the lower part and wherever the design requires it, like the neck and shoulder areas. The inside of the coat is lined with canvas. Throughout the coat the feathers point downward except for the hood. Below the left sleeve a piece of white fur is inserted. The front and the back each consist of six belly skins. The back of the hood is made of one belly skin. Approximately thirty entire belly skins are used throughout the whole coat. In addition smaller pieces of bird skin are used and there's a small patch of caribou skin on one arm.

Culture
Siberian Yupik
Material
cormorant skin, wolverine skin, cotton fibre and caribou skin
Made in
St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cord403/1

Cord composed of twined off-white and grey goat hair and cedar bark.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
goat hair and cedar bark
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Eagle Brooch2519/1

Silver brooch in the shape of an eagle. Style of engraving resembles American eagle. Pin/clasp on the back.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
silver metal, adhesive and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1768/114

Twined, woven basket with round base, flaring up to a scalloped rim. Single yellow band around rim. Body has six rows, alternating between a four or three stitch and a space. Stitching is only halfway through on the outside, called a "false embroidery".

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
spruce root, grass and dye
Made in
Metlakatla, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dagger1768/37

Dagger with long, tapered, metal blade attached to a bone(?) handle. Body of handle wound with skin strips. Top of handle carved like into a bear head with abalone insets. Butt of handle appears to be whale bone.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
metal, whale bone, abalone shell, copper metal, skin and bone ?
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon1768/32

Overall brown in colour. Barb attached with metal pegs to bone carved in shape of human head. Skin looped through head, bound with sinew in middle and ending in a loop, which is also bound by sinew.

Culture
Inuit ?
Material
bone, metal, sinew and skin
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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