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Model Drying Rack1718/9

A flat curved frame with the netting wrapped around the sides and knotted within to create squares in a mesh network.

Culture
Inuit
Material
sinew and bone
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife1718/7

Ulu type knife with textured metal blade that is crescent shaped with a metal shank that attaches to a yellow-brown coloured handle with slightly curved edged.

Culture
Inuit
Material
metal and antler ?
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Seal Bone1718/39

White bone with two curving, rounded ends and a protruding, raised ridge along the axis.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal bone
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bone GameNa1713 a-yyyyyyy

Off-white skin bag (part a), a braided sinew string (part b), and 179 bones (parts c-yyyyyyy).

Culture
Inuit
Material
skin, sinew and bone
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow DrillNa1712 a-g

An object in seven parts. Part a is a curved, white-grey section of antler with a skin strap strung from one end to the other. Part b is a white-yellow skin bag with a braided sinew string attached near the top; all seven pieces fit into the bag. Affixed within the bag is a commercial, blue and white square sticker with an image of an igloo with the words "canadian eskimo art." Parts c--f are cylindrical wooden sticks that have chisel-like bone (?) prongs attached to one end surrounded by a grey ring of antler; the sticks are also narrower at the centre than at the ends. Part g is a short, yellow-brown segment of bone with a circular indentation in its centre.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, skin, sinew, antler and bone
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hawk Figure1729/5

Stone carving of a bird (hawk) perched with head extended forward. Sculpture leans heavily to one side. Minimal carved detail. Talons, tail feathers, eyes and wing outlines are the only carved lines. Stone surface is smooth overall, except around carved lines and on underside of sculpture. Stone is largely green-brown in colour with veins of dark green and black running through it.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Owl Figure1729/4

Stone carving of a bird in a seated position with its head turned backward, looking over tail. Minimalist facial design consists of two small circles with indented centres for eyes and a small, upturned V for a beak. Carved lines are very shallow. Carving lines on surface have not been polished out. Old label from base says "Eskimo Art carver: KINGEELIK location: BAKER LAKE".

Culture
Inuit
Material
serpentine stone
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing Tool1718/35

A small yellow-white oval piece with a concave top and a hole at one end for a braided sinew band.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk ? and sinew
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bucket1718/33

Yellow coloured seal skin circular-shaped bucket with yellow coloured thick skin handle. The inside of the dipper is folded back to create the outer rim of the piece and is secured by white-yellow coloured sinew stitching. The rim and inside of the dipper are dark brown in colour and both are covered with small white coloured hairs that are inherent to seal skin.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin and sinew
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snow Goggles1718/32

Light brown, wooden snow goggles with a strong horizontal grain. Goggles are a curved, rectangular shape, have two long, thin slits for the eyes and two small holes at either end with a long string laced through them. The ends of the string are tied together to create a loop.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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