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Woman's Pants2963/6

Woman’s seal skin pants made of several pieces of fur sewn together with sinew, fur to the outside. Some fur is sewn to create patterns, such as two dark brown strips down the front from hip to ankle, and two small oblong pieces on the rear. The waistband has the fur inward and is threaded with a thick piece of skin to enable tightening about the waist. Sinew rope above the ankles allows the leg to be adjusted to size.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin and seal sinew
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boots2963/4 a-b

Child’s seal skin boots made of three pieces of fur sewn together with sinew. The top reaches to mid-calf, with fur to the outside, skin on the inside. A thin rope of sinew is threaded through holes in the top cuff, allowing the boot to be tightened around the leg. The foot of the boot has hide to the outside and fur inward and is decorated with a U shaped strip of fur on top. The sole of the boot is fur.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin and seal sinew
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's Hood2963/2

Child’s seal skin hood made of several strips of fur sewn together with sinew, creating a striped pattern on the exterior, with the plain skin on the interior. To the bottom is attached a long fringe of fur and skin. The hood ties closed at the front with two strips of skin.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin and seal sinew
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Woman's Parka2963/5

Woman’s seal skin parka (amauti) made of several pieces of fur sewn together with sinew, fur to the outside. A large pouched hood hangs down the back of the parka. A small flap hangs down from the front of the garment, with a larger one at back. Both are edged with a fine hide and fur fringe. The fur is sewn to create decoration such as brown stripes around the arms, across the shoulders at back, and stripes on bottom of the front and back flaps.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin and seal sinew
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's Suit2963/1

Child’s one piece seal skin suit made of several pieces of fur sewn together with sinew. The fur is mottled brown and white, with a pattern of naturally occurring white circles down the centre of both front and back. The neck is open to the belly, with several skin and fur ties for fastening. The collar and wrist cuffs are skin on the outside, fur on the inside. A line of long fringe decorates the centre back. The upper inseam of the suit is open.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin and seal sinew
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boots2963/11 a-b

Man’s seal skin boots made of several pieces of fur in different shades, creating stripes at front and top. Pieces are sewn together with sinew. The top reaches to the knee, with fur to the outside, hide on the inside. A thin rope of sinew is threaded through holes in the top cuff, allowing the boot to be tightened around the leg. The foot of the boot has hide to the outside and fur on the interior.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin and seal sinew
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scraper2939/2

Copper scraper with a handle made out of a large piece of triangular-shaped, cut bone. At the wide end a curved piece of copper has been attached with copper nails, projecting from the bone to create the scraping edge. A rectangular shaped piece of copper is also attached by two nails at the midpoint on one side. A hole is bored through the bone at the end. Ridges can be seen in the bone from the construction process.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone and copper metal
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scraper2939/1

Seal skin scraper. Steel blade is triangular in shape, with a curved bottom edge and uplifted corner points. The handle is a curved piece of bone with a protruding point near the distal end, flattening at the proximal where the blade meets the bone. The two are attached with a large metal nail.

Culture
Inuit
Material
steel metal and bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Harpoon2912/1 a-b

Model harpoon made of wood and tusk. A long thin wooden piece (part a) is topped by a small cube of tusk embedded in the wood. The tusk is ‘T’ shaped, and has a shallow hollow carved into its top. Just below, two hide thongs enter and exit the wood through small bored holes. A small piece of tusk protrudes from the wooden shaft at the top centre of the object. The accompanying piece (part b) is a thin needle shaped piece of tusk, slightly curved, tapered at the tip, with two holes bored through the top.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, tusk and skin
Made in
Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mold of a Woman2934/5

Bronze cast of a partial female figure with a dark green-grey marble finish. The figure has wide flaring hips, a deep circular belly button and curves up to an asymmetrical one-breasted chest. Concave one the back with high ridges on the sides. Syllabic character(?) inscribed at back, near base, as well as the edition number 1/3.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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