• Results (17)
  • Search

Item Search

The item search helps you look through the thousands of items on the RRN and find exactly what you’re after. We’ve split the search into two parts, Results, and Search Filters. You’re in the results section right now. You can still perform “Quick searches” from the menu bar, but if you’re new to the RRN, click the Search tab above and use the exploratory search.

View Tutorial

Log In to see more items.

Cape3211/1

Duffel cape. Wool garment with a small round neck, open at front with tassel closure, and a rounded hem edged with fur. Wool is a light blue, with a yellow, brown and purple embroidered flower decoration around the hem. The lining is a shiny light brown fabric.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre and skin
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Figure3194/25

Whale bone figure. A woman stands on a small, irregularly shaped platform, wearing a parka that gathers at the waist and falls to the knees, slightly longer on the back hem. The hood is up over her head and her round face has carved nose, eyes and mouth in a downcast expression. Arms are held down and slightly away from her sides. The edge of the parka at hood, wrists, and bottom hem have an encircling, incised line for decoration.

Culture
Inuit
Material
whale bone
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Doll3159/1

Doll with fur trimmed tunic. Large female doll has a leather face with protruding nose; eyes, brows and mouth are embroidered in black thread. A deep hood lined with long animal fur can be lifted to completely cover the head and face. This is sewn to the tunic which is made of a flowered fabric and edged around hem and wrists with fur. A wide knit belt in red and orange with tasseled ends is fastened around the doll’s waist. Legs are made of stuffed blue felt with tall leather-soled boots on the feet. Inuktitut syllabics are stitched around the the cuff of the right boot.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre, animal hair and skin
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Walrus Doll3146/1 a-b

Stuffed animal, known as a "packing doll" type. In the form of a mother walrus (part a) and baby walrus (part b). Large walrus is made of dark brown wool, with tusks in a light tan colour, and whiskers made from single strands of tan thread. Animal is wearing a blue wool parka (amauti) decorated with green and white waves around hems, and light blue stitching. The small walrus calf fits into the large hood of the mother's parka. Calf has small stitches of light coloured wool for whiskers.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Man's Mittens2963/10 a-b

Pair of man's seal skin mittens, each made of four pieces of fur sewn together with sinew. They are wide at the wrists, narrowing slightly toward the rounded tops. The thumbs are wide. Cuffs are attached to the wrists. The interiors are unlined.

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
View Item Record
Man's Pants2963/9

Man’s seal skin pants made of several pieces of fur sewn together with sinew, fur to the outside. Some fur is placed to create patterns such as wide strips around the ankle cuffs, and two small oblong pieces on the rear. The waistband is threaded with a thin rope of sinew to enable tightening about the waist.

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
View Item Record
Woman's Mittens2963/8 a-b

Pair of woman’s seal skin mittens, each made of several pieces of fur sewn together with sinew. The fur is a mottled white and brown. Mittens are wide at the wrists, narrowing slightly toward the rounded tops, with large thumbs. Cuffs are sewn to the wrists. The interiors are unlined.

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
View Item Record
Boots2963/7 a-b

Woman’s seal skin boots. The boots have long uppers on the outer side that connect to the pants at the hips, via button holes at the top. Each is made of several pieces of fur in varying shades of brown and white, creating stripes. Pieces are sewn together with sinew. The boot uppers are constructed with fur to the outside, and the feet with hide to the outside and fur inward.

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
View Item Record
Child's Mittens2963/3 a-b

Pair of child’s seal skin mittens, each made of four pieces of fur sewn together with sinew. The fur is a mottled white and brown. Mittens are wide at the wrists, narrowing slightly toward the rounded tops, with large thumbs. Cuffs are sewn to the wrists with fur to the inside, hide to the outside. The interiors are unlined.

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
View Item Record
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
View Item Record