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Sperm Whale Tooth2.5E1528
Figure2772/1

Carved dark wood figure, painted with yellow, reddish orange, grayish white and brown pigments, with elongated mask-like face that has spiral shell eyes and wild pig teeth with hanging feathers protruding from its nostrils and spines down its back. On top of the head is an elaborate pointed headdress with mask at front and back, on the shoulders are painted masks, and around the face is a fringe of cassowary feathers imbedded, along with an assortment of small shells, into a base of brown clay. Climbing up the figure's legs from the mounded base with decorative bands of circles is a small alligator.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
garamut wood, clay, pig tooth, cassowary feather, cowrie shell, paint, grass, feather and shell
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA8852 a-b

Five whale teeth tied to a leather thong. Broken in two pieces. One piece (part a) has two large teeth of similar size. The other piece (part b) has three teeth, two small and one medium in size.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
leather skin and whale tooth
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Engraving Tool2776/4

Engraving tool with bone handle, recycled from Victorian table cutlery.

Culture
Haida
Material
metal, sperm whale tooth and silver metal
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Medical Accessory1891.49.32

Ivory wand carved with formline designs and used by shaman or sgaaga. [CAK 16/6/2009]

Culture
Haida
Material
ivory, tooth and pigment
Made in
British Columbia Haida Gwaii Massett NW Coast, Canada
Holding Institution
Pitt Rivers Museum
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Kayak Attachment60.2/5380

Culture
Eskimo
Material
walrus tooth and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Belt60.1/8982
Mask60.1/8815

Culture
Eskimo
Material
wood, pigment and tooth
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Mask, Human Face60.1/4298

Culture
Eskimo
Material
wood, bone, ivory and tooth ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Ivory Fragments (3)60.1/4293 A-C

Culture
Eskimo
Material
ivory and tooth ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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