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BootsA2.509 a-b

Pair of brown and off-white caribou skin boots, each with a braided fibre tie at the top back.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin and fibre ?
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Inner ParkaA2.504

Women’s inner coat, or parka, made of brown caribou fur with a large elongated hood. The garment has a small triangular front flap and a long rectangular back flap and very broad angular shoulders. The fur is on the inside of the garment.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Inner BootsA2.501 a-b

Pair of skin boots with the fur on the interior of the boots and the grey-white skin on the outside. One boot (a) has a slit from the top down the side.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin and fibre
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagA2.498

The bag is oblong shaped and light brown with a bone-pin closure. There is a seam running up the centre of one side, ending midway to create an opening. To close the bag, there is a hole on either side of the opening and a thin bone pin attached by a braided fibre to the inside of the bag.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin, fibre and bone
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Outer ParkaA2.496

Men’s outer coat, or parka, of brown caribou fur. The coat is thigh length, flared at the bottom and the back is slightly longer. The coat has a close fitting hood with white side panels that extend down into the front in triangular gussets. The hood is trimmed with a band of white fur that is facing inward. The sleeves are trimmed with a band of white fur. The hem of the coat is decorated with alternating strips of white fur, green cloth and black and white checkerboard bands. In the shoulder seams two white bands are inserted. On the back of the coat at the base of the hood a tiny pouch is created by using more fur than is needed. A triangular piece of white fur is attached under the chin.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin, caribou sinew and fibre
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SnowshoesA2.329 a-b

Model snow shoes of skin cross-woven over a wooden frame; frame is elliptical with one pointed end, one rounded end, and three cross-bars bridging the width in the centre.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood and caribou skin
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Harpoon HeadA2.327

Miniature detachable barbed point with a hide thong tied to the end.

Culture
Inuit
Material
caribou skin and walrus tusk ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Outer ParkaA2.490

Man’s outer coat, or parka, with a narrow, close-fitting pointed hood. Two rounded chest panels of white fur are inserted in front of coat. Hood, sleeves and hem are trimmed with white fur. Coat is waist length with long rectangular tail on the back. Form of tail is repeated with small band of white fur on tail. On the front and around the hood small bands of white fur are inserted. Two white bands are inserted in the upper part of the sleeves. White fur fringes are attached to hem and shoulders, and a tuft of white fur is inserted on the back between the shoulders. A metal button is attached to the back of the coat.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin, caribou sinew and metal
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire KitA2.448 a-d

Fire starter kit. Pieces a-c range from 7.6 to 12.7 cm in diameter. Two pieces (a-b) are iron pyrite, each in a caribou skin bag. Part c is a piece of copper. Part d is a skin bag of moss (for tinder).

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
iron pyrite mineral, moss, copper metal and caribou skin
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3558/18

Babiche bag with pink and blue yarn tassel decorations. Main body of bag done in an open weave; babiche is white with a thin brown stripe towards top edge. Bag opening consists of a wide band of caribou skin with two ties along top edge, for securing bag closed. Long hide strap stitched to outer corners of opening. Yarn decorations done in rows of four, three, and three on front; four tassels along bottom edge and additional ones on each side. Back of bag is undecorated.

Culture
Dene: Sahtu
Material
caribou skin, rawhide skin, fibre and dye
Made in
Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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