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Knife2605/1 a-b

Reindeer herder's knife (part a) and sheath (part b). Elongated 'L' shaped sheath is comprised of two pieces of reindeer antler held together with metal nails, and topped with leather handle and strap. The antler has been elaborately engraved with interlinking circular and triangular shapes, which appear to have been filled in with ink. Knife handle is made of antler and polished wood, with similar etchings as sheath. There is a small inscription on the back of the sheath.

Culture
Sami
Material
wood, ink, metal, reindeer antler and reindeer skin
Made in
Kiruna, Sweden
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow Drill2563/1

White-grey coloured long and curved piece of antler with braided piece of cord that ties through holes at each end. Has small rectangular sticker with an image of a black and white coloured igloo on back with the printed inscription "Eskimo Art."

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler and synthetic fibre ?
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chisel1718/24

A flat short tipped metal blade inset into a handle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler and metal
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snow Knife1718/18

A one piece downward curved blade with handle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snow Knife1718/16

A one piece blade with handle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snow Knife1718/14

A one piece blade with a protrusion above the handle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing Tool1718/12

White-grey segment of antler with a band of green thread wrapped around one end. The opposite end has one small offshoot grown perpendicularly from the main segment of antler.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler, dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife1718/7

Ulu type knife with textured metal blade that is crescent shaped with a metal shank that attaches to a yellow-brown coloured handle with slightly curved edged.

Culture
Inuit
Material
metal and antler ?
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow DrillNa1712 a-g

An object in seven parts. Part a is a curved, white-grey section of antler with a skin strap strung from one end to the other. Part b is a white-yellow skin bag with a braided sinew string attached near the top; all seven pieces fit into the bag. Affixed within the bag is a commercial, blue and white square sticker with an image of an igloo with the words "canadian eskimo art." Parts c--f are cylindrical wooden sticks that have chisel-like bone (?) prongs attached to one end surrounded by a grey ring of antler; the sticks are also narrower at the centre than at the ends. Part g is a short, yellow-brown segment of bone with a circular indentation in its centre.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, skin, sinew, antler and bone
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chisel1718/25

A long flat rectangular blade inset into a handle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
metal and antler
Made in
Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Igluligaarjuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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