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OrnamentEd5.3184

Ivory horse figure on base with head pointing down and one hind leg with a ring around it. Two holes in bottom of base and engraved inscription.

Culture
Japanese
Material
ivory
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon Line981/6

A light white-brown yellow harpoon head with a flat triangular metal point inserted and a long skin line attached through a hole in the middle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
skin, ivory, fibre and metal
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1384/4

A small wood carving of a female riding on an elephant. The elephant is holding something in its trunk and has inlaid ivory eyes.

Culture
North India ?
Material
ivory ? and wood
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Snuff Bottle692/1 a-b

Flat bottle with corked lid. Bottle is decorated with red on white ground; allover floral decoration; three Chinese characters on base; two red protrusions at shoulders. Lid is domed green jade with cork attached to underside; thin, long spoon (ivory?) is attached to end of cork.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, jade mineral, ivory ?, cork bark, glaze and paint
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RingCd331

Ring carved from a single piece of ivory.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
ivory
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotEdz1406 a-b

Tubular shaped pot with body indented from base. Lid is the same width as the base. Outer surface and lid are engraved with scrimshaw technique. Scene of mountains, willow tree, dragon and human on outside. Lid has a circle with figure in boat. Circle is surrounded by a circle of joo head design.

Culture
Chinese
Material
elephant ivory and ink
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1095

Oval face with prominent brows and deeply carved eyes with horizontal channels. There is a triangular nose in higher relief than the cheeks and a curved downturned incised mouth with round holes at each side. Darker shades of brown and patchy across face.

Culture
Inuit
Material
mastadon ivory ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blade BoxNa1116

Stylized walrus-shaped curved box with attached stylized bird-shaped lid. Oval cavity is roughly finished. Exterior surfaces are smooth and stained brown. Hinged lid is attached by an ivory peg and is sandwiched between curved extensions to oval container. Multi-bevelled, tapering cylinders of ivory project toward lid from extensions. The effect is of walrus tusks with the hinge peg forming eyes. The lid is oval with concave bottom and tapering head-like extension. The container tapers to a point paralleling the lid. The hinge is very stiff.

Culture
Inuit
Material
ivory and wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Divination WandAf447

Ifa divination wand. Cylindrical piece of darkened ivory, possibly stained. Piece tapers to a point at one end, while the other end is flat. there are four sets of four incised rings, each on the thick end.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
elephant ivory
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SculptureNa1069

Carving of three walrus, in the Pangnirtung style. Two walrus are lying end to end with heads in opposite directions, while the third is on top. Each figure has two fore flippers, a carved nose, and ivory tusks. Much of the surface is textured by the foramina channels.

Culture
Inuit
Material
ivory and whale bone
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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