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Figure2912/28

Small carving of a seal. The animal has one wide flipper extended at the back and two faintly carved front flippers at the sides. The body is thick and rounded, and has a hole bored into the stomach, possibly for insertion of a small dowel. The head of the figure is small and has eyes, nostrils and mouth painted on in black.

Culture
Inuit
Material
tusk and paint
Made in
Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2912/24

Small carving of a seal. The animal has two flippers extended at the back, with a small trianglular tail carved between them. At front, the seal rests on two protruding flippers at chest level. The body is thick and rounded, flat on the ventral surface. The head has eyes and nose lightly carved and darkened with brown.

Culture
Inuit
Material
tusk and paint
Made in
Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2912/20

Small carving of a seal. The animal has two flippers extended at the back, and two tucked close to the body on the ventral side nearer the front. The body is thick and rounded, and shows encircling construction ridges. The head is small, with nose, mouth, eyes and ears carved into the tusk and emphasized in brown. A light brown strip of the tusk’s dentine, rough in texture, runs the length of the figure from nose to rear.

Culture
Inuit
Material
tusk and paint
Made in
Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2912/19

Small carving of a bird. Wings are tucked back and delineated by a carved line around the lower body. The base of the bird is flat with two small feet protruding out at the bottom front. The neck is long and head is small, with a pointed beak and no defined features.

Culture
Inuit
Material
tusk
Made in
Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Point2912/14

Stone projectile point, triangular in shape. The base is wide with rounded corners. Straight sides taper toward a narrow point. In profile, the object is slightly convex on both top and bottom. Dorsal and ventral sides each have two ridges running from the bottom corners to meet at the top. Many diagonal scratches can be seen on both surfaces. The point of the object is somewhat blunt, but the sides and particularly the bottom have been slightly flaked to sharpen.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool2912/13

Small scraper-like tool with a wide blade of thin curved metal. The blade wraps partially around a handle of wood and is attached to it by nails. The front of the blade flares slightly up and out. The handle is short and thick with a curved and thicker butt end. A long crack in one side of the wood has been repaired by a nail.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tool2912/11

Small blade attached to an antler haft. The blade is leaf shaped, with a wide shoulder that tapers to a point. It is inserted two centimetres down into the haft and secured there by a metal nail. The haft is pointed at top with rounded shoulders and a cleaved base. On the ventral side a large hole is bored horizontally through at the centre point and a hollow has been dug out at the base above the cleaved bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler and metal
Made in
Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife2912/9

Small knife. The metal blade has a sharpened cutting edge and point and a thick spine. It is attached to a wooden handle with wrapped sinew, adhesive and a nail. The handle is long with a curved butt.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, metal, sinew and adhesive
Made in
Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2912/26

Small carving of a sled dog, with a hide harness. The animal stands with head low and tail extended straight, in a wide stance. The head is squared, with delicately carved ears and painted eyes and mouth. The harness surrounds the dog’s shoulders and neck and trails down the back toward the tail.

Culture
Inuit
Material
tusk, rawhide skin and paint
Made in
Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Snow Knife2912/4

Small replica knife carved entirely out of tusk. A thinly carved blade, somewhat translucent, makes up the larger portion of the object, with one side sharpened to a fine edge and the other blunt. The handle is shorter than the blade, with carved finger hollows on one side. The scratches of construction can be seen overall.

Culture
Inuit
Material
tusk
Made in
Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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