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FigureNa1427

Standing bear with round, inset ivory eyes and an ivory tongue extending from its straight, open mouth; flat snout with deep, round nostrils and pyramid-shaped ears on top of its head. The head runs into a relatively flat back which slopes off at the end by the triangular tail and before the short legs. Four characters are incised on the bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and stone
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada ? or Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1409 a-f

Partially flensed walrus (part a) lying on back and pegged to a concave channel in platform (part b). Two birds (parts c and d) are pegged to one side of the platform. Two small animals (parts e and f) are moveable. The walrus has ribs, sternum and entrails that are partially exposed. Tusks extend out from corners of down turned mouth below flat snout. Dots for eyes and notches at nostrils. Flippers on sides and in concave shape at back below exposed pubic area. Two holes at centre back are for pegs. Platform has three straight sides and a corner missing from one side. Angled edge on short side, and in from this edge. Cross-hatched grooves on uneven surface and higher area at one corner and along opposite side. Seated bird (part c) is slightly bent over, whereas the other bird (part d) has an upright head and is darker. One animal (part e) is a quadruped with front legs stretched more than the other animal (part f) which is darker. One wooden peg is stuck on b (for a). Other pegs are removable. Resin-like adhesive and sticker on bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and stone
Made in
Salluit, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubIh226

Cylindrical handle that flares outward at the bottom with geometric designs on the lower half consisting of the main compressed longitudinal zig zags surrounded by a horizontal row of zig zags at the upper end, separated from the bone or shell inlaid star design along the upper half. There is a bone or shell inlaid star on the bottom end of the handle. Carved melon-shaped head that has many thin protrusions all around and a large boss on the end with a bone or shell inlaid star design.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood, bone ? and shell ?
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1210 a-c

Standing walrus figure in green stone (part a). His head is raised and two tusks (parts b,c) extend out from the corners of the creature's downturned mouth. Holes in the nose indicate nostrils, and whiskers are incised on the snout. The figure's round eyes are set back on its head. The feet (flippers) are deeply notched. Mottled stone is darker across back.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and stone
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1311 a-g

Standing figure with faces on both sides and outspread triangular wings with rounded ends (a). One side has a tail-like appendage. Two pointed horns stick out of the top of the head (b-c), and each face has two tusks extending out from mouth (d-g). Parts b and c are from the face that is on the same side as the tail-like protrusion, parts d and e are from the top of the head, and parts f and g are from the face on the side without the protrusion. Each face is framed by a parka hood and has oval eyes and a curved mouth. 'E3722' and characters are inscribed on the bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and stone
Made in
Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1305

Porous whale bone head on a round base. Features include the following: short, parted hair, oval eyes, triangular nose and a crescent-shaped mouth.

Culture
Inuit
Material
whale bone
Made in
Kuujjuaraapik, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet BraceletNa1257

Six charms or amulets strung on a sinew string, tied to form a bracelet. Four charms are heads with hairline or hood indicated around faces. Foreheads and straight noses are in higher relief than facial plane, and eyes and mouths are straight lines. Sinew runs through holes in flange at bottom of each head. Small standing figure with hole through head and small phallic-shaped seal are on either side of one head. Small figure is darker than other charms.

Culture
Inuit
Material
sinew and walrus tusk ?
Made in
Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BundleIe315 a-c

A bundle wrapped in red trade cloth (part a), bound with rattan (part b), and containing a fossilized animal (reptile?) mandible (part c) covered with red ochre and wrapped with matted marsupial fur.

Culture
Kewa
Material
bone, marsupial skin, cotton fibre, ochre pigment and rattan
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Line ToggleNa1144

Stylized whale-shaped bone toggle with two pairs of holes off-centre at ridge on convex side; tapers to each end with knob at one end; blunt at other end. Concave surface has slight ridge along centre.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleNa1142

Double seal headed toggle with row of circles and dots around top of constricted centre. On bottom centre is a hole with two openings, cutting through in a semi-circle. Opposing heads face out, each has a flattened snout with incised v-shaped mouth and whiskers. Above the eyes are tiny lines extending at right angles from line to indicate eyebrows ? small dots behind eyes. Remnants of graphite ? in eyes and circle and dot row.

Culture
Inupiaq
Material
walrus tusk and graphite mineral ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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