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Mask48.3.384

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art. Collected: Axel Rasmussen

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone
Made in
Point Barrow, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Pipe48.3.103

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art. Collected: Axel Rasmussen

Culture
Inupiat
Material
ivory, wood and paint
Made in
Point Barrow, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Carving2807/1

Carved tupilak (tupilaq). The head of the creature appears to be an animal with black circular eyes, a large snout with big round nostrils, an open mouth with four canines and its tongue sticking out through the teeth. The body of the creature is in the position of someone crawling on all fours with their arms bent, but also with a small carved point where a tail would be.

Culture
Inuit
Material
baleen ? and sperm whale tooth
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerNa1074 a-b

Coiled basket (a) has circular base with straight sides that taper at mouth. The base has small ivory disc with holes through which the baleen is laced. There are numerous spots where the thin baleen has broken off, the largest sections are found in the centre of the base. Raised circular lid (b) with an inner lip is topped by an ivory disc with a square knob.

Culture
Inupiaq
Material
walrus tusk and baleen
Made in
Point Barrow, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.595 a-b

Beehive-shaped coil basket with flat bottom and a flat, fitted lid; lid is tied to the basket on one side with a piece of string.

Culture
Inupiaq
Material
sea pea grass ? or barley grass ?
Made in
Point Barrow, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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