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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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FigureNa1703

Two miniature, white-yellow figures--a woman and a child--mounted on a dark brown piece of bone with a wafer-like texture. The base is roughly rectangular in shape, with the two figures facing each other and positioned diagonally in the corners.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone and walrus tusk
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving1542/21 a-b

A bone stand (part a) with two birds on it. One bird (part b) has become detached from the stand.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, bone and pigment ?
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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