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Arrow2927/5

Footed arrow consisting of a wooden and antler shaft and a steel arrowhead. The wooden part of the shaft has fletchings of twowhite feathers held on by tightly wrapped sinew. Its nock end is oblong and has about a centimeter of wrapped sinew on the shaft above it. 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 complement the edges of the arrowhead. The arrowhead is almost pentagonal in shape.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, antler, feather, steel metal and sinew
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow2927/6 a-b

Footed arrow consisting of a wooden shaft (part a) and an antler shaft attached to a steel arrowhead (part b). The wooden shaft has fletchings of two dark feathers held on by tightly wrapped sinew. Its nock end is oblong and has about a centimeter of wrapped sinew on the shaft above it. The other end has a diagonal cut out of it that forms a point to which the antler can be hafted. It is also wrapped with sinew. The antler shaft has a complementary diagonal cut to the wooden shaft and is attached to the arrowhead by a socketed tang. The arrowhead is almost pentagonal in shape and the edges adjacent to the tip are beveled sharp.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, antler, feather, steel metal and sinew
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow2927/1

Cable-backed, double recurve bow, made of musk ox horn. The main body of the bow is a long thick slab of horn, with copper rivets holding it together at its joins. Behind the horn is a layer of dark brown hide or skin running the full length. Each end of the horn bow has a knob projecting up and down, around which many strips of hide lashings have been wrapped from end to end. The lengthwise lashings are wrapped widthwise by other hide lashings and then the full thickness of the bow is wrapped near each end and in the middle. The bow string is looped around each end knob, and hangs loosely.

Culture
Inuit
Material
musk ox horn, rawhide skin, antler, sinew and copper metal
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow2927/7

Shaft of an arrow with no fletchings. The nock end has two opposing diagonal cuts that come toward each other to form a blunt end. The other end has both a hole and a slit cut into it lengthwise into it to facilitate hafting the shaft to an arrowead. There is sinew wrapped around both ends.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood and sinew
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow2927/4

Footed arrow consisting of a wooden and antler shaft, a copper arrowhead, and no fletchings. Its nock end is oblong and has about a centimeter of wrapped sinew on the shaft above it. 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. There is a depression near the nock end where fletchings would have previously been attached. The antler component is inserted into the hole of the wooden part and is attached to the arrowhead by a socketed tang. The arrowhead is almost pentagonal in shape.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, copper metal, antler and sinew
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's Moccasins2850/1

Pair of child's moosehide beaded moccasins, trimmed with white fur. Pair are attached together with thread. Red and green beads sewn into flower design on top of each moccasin.

Culture
Dene ?
Material
moose skin, rabbit skin ?, plastic and fibre
Made in
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Soapstone Sculpture60.2/5544 A-F

ARCTIC ART (AMNH, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 1991)

Culture
Eskimo
Material
soapstone stone, antler, bone ? and plastic ?
Made in
North Baffin Island, Arctic Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada ?
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Shirt, Woman's60.2/5486
Under Trousers, Man's60.2/5485
Under Trousers, Man's Duffle Pants60.2/5484