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BowA2.395 a

Plain bow with a curved caribou antler piece and a loose band of skin across and knotted through a hole at each end of the curved piece.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou antler and rawhide skin
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleNa1146

Double-ended paddle with adze and carving marks overall. Central portion is rounded in cross-section, widening at each end to paddles which are slightly convex on one side, flat on the other. Paddle is bowed.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KayakNa1145

Skin covered kayak with a single angled cockpit; relatively flat on top and keel; rounded bow tapers to a point and raises slightly from bottom; stern also tapers to a point and is raised from bottom. Series of evenly spaced (where visible) ribs attach to gunwales; ribs are flat on bottom and curve sharply at sides. Three longitudinal keel supports and additional supports around and extending from cockpit. Numerous skins are sewn together, covering kayak; the skin is sewn to a bent wood rim at cockpit. In front of cockpit is a bone support attached to top, side of kayak by a leather thong which passes through two holes on base of the support and through two holes on either side of kayak. There is a rope attached to the back of the cockpit on both sides. The skin covering is pieced by stitching in numerous places.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone, fibre, skin, seal skin and wood
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrumNa1014

Wood is bent in circle with overlapping ends which are drilled, tied, and nailed. Short wooden handle with notch on one end is lashed to hoop with cord. Skin is stretched tightly over hoop and wrapped with cord which sits in groove. String piece tied near handle.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
iron metal, sinew, cotton fibre, wood and rawhide skin
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2.555

Wrapped nock and plain shaft. Caribou antler fore-shaft has two small barbs at base and a copper arrowhead with one long sharp barb. Plain unfeathered shaft.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood, copper metal, caribou antler and sinew
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA2.554

Wrapped nock and feathers on plain shaft. Triangular point on a piece of caribou antler with one small barb.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood, sinew, caribou antler, feather and copper metal
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA2.206

Plain long rod with sinew tied through a hole at one end.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone ?, horn and caribou sinew
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PointA2.205

Roughly tooth-shaped piece of bone; one rounded end tapers to a double point at the opposite end.

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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DrillA2.380

Drill with a short, straight handle with brass cartridge ferrule and straight metal spike at one end.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
brass metal and bone
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DrillA2.379

Straight wooden handle with a brass ferrule and long metal spike attached at one end.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood, brass metal, resin, steel metal and caribou sinew
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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