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Whaling Harpoon Head60/4371

AQUATICUS (JOHN G. SHEDD AQUARIUM, CHICAGO, IL, USA, 1994)

Culture
Eskimo: Iglulik
Material
ivory and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA ?; Ontario, Canada ?; Manitoba, Canada ? or Iglulic, Hudson Bay, West Coast Of Canada, Northwest Territories, Canada ?
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Knife2939/3

Flared copper ulu type knife with a rounded edge on the bottom of the blade. The blade is connected to a horizontal copper handle by a short post.

Culture
Inuit
Material
copper metal
Made in
Holman, Northwest Territories, Canada and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Quiver2927/2

Quiver with two compartments formed from ground squirrel skins. The compartments are sewn together along their long edges by strips of rawhide. A strap of rawhide with toggles of hoof(?) comes from the bottom of the quiver and would likely have attached to a small strip of rawhide that is attached at the top. An antler handle is attached to centre of long edge of the larger compartment.

Culture
Inuit
Material
ground squirrel skin, skin, antler and hoof
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow2927/3

Footed arrow consisting of a wood and antler shaft and a steel arrowhead. The wooden part of the shaft has fletchings of two dark feathers held on at both ends by tightly wrapped sinew. Its nock end is oblong. The other end has a both a hole and a slit cut into it lengthwise to facilitate the hafting of the antler component. It is also wrapped with sinew. The antler component is inserted into the hole of the wooden part and is attached to the arrowhead by a socketed tang. It has barbs carved into the two sides that oppose the edges of the arrowhead.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, antler, steel metal, feather and sinew
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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