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Seal FigureNa1143

Small carved seal head, flattened at back with an oval hole at centre. Two holes on bottom with loose wooden plugs broken off at surface. Top surface has a row of incised circles with dots inside; wedge-shaped snout with incised v-shaped mouth, whispers and nostrils; eyelash-like eyebrows above round eyes, dots behind eyes. All circles are blackened.

Culture
Inupiaq ?
Material
walrus tooth, seal skin and charcoal ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressIe409

Rigid semicircular necklace made from an extended row of teeth protruding from a thick band of rattan. Fifty-two pig's teeth are woven into a semi-circle of a double layer of rattan. Fine string winds around the teeth to keep them in place and is tied to a thicker string which crosses the open back of the semi-circle.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
rattan, pig tooth and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolNa1059

Half-moon-shaped object is pointed at one end and polished; the rest is dull and has a yellowish colour. Two drilled holes through object are strung with orange cord held in place by pegs. Three bone chips hang from cord. Near hole is 5.5 cm. Piece has rounded end with drilled hole looped with two cords. The four cord ends are tied to a long, much thicker cord. On its end is a strip of horn, attached by being bent over the cord and lashed down.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone, horn ?, cotton fibre and bear tooth
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dog SledNa975 a-e

Sled (a) made from the lower jaw bones of a caribou, with teeth intact. There is a cross-bar lashed onto the back of the sled below the handles. The rawhide traces are tied onto the front of the sled and have worn through so that the team is not connected. Each member of the 'dog' team (c-e) is represented by a uncarved humerus seal bone wearing a rawhide harness with a long strip attached. The whip (b) is made of thin pieces of carved bone with a long rawhide strip lashed with thread.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal bone, rawhide skin, cotton fibre, sinew ? and tooth
Made in
Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearC767

Long wooden spear with a straight, cylindrical handle and an elongated spearhead that tapers to a point. The blade has dozens of teeth affixed along both edges. Leaf and fibre woven sleeve at the joint between shaft and blade, as well as over the tip of the head.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
hair, shark tooth, palm leaf, fibre and wood
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TabuaC572

Whale tooth suspended on a cord of vegetable fibre.

Culture
Fijian
Material
plant fibre and whale tooth
Made in
Vanua Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TabuaC573

Two whale teeth that have a hole drilled into them through which a braided string passes. Natural colour cord.

Culture
Fijian
Material
fibre and whale tooth
Made in
Vanua Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA8090

Bear tooth ornament, consisting of a large, slightly conical shaped tooth with a hole drilled through the top. Attached through the hole is a strip of leather, tied in a knot.

Culture
Coast Salish: T'Sou-ke ?
Material
leather skin and bear tooth
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC164

A flat shell disc (kapkap) with a carved, thin, tortoise-shell disk attached over the shell and held in place by the string and tooth. Intricately pierced tortoise-shell placed over white shell. Tortoise-shell has the following concentric designs from the centre outward: cross-like; eight radiating delta-like shapes; thirteen clockwise pointing loops; and sixteen notched triangles.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
tortoise shell, tooth, fibre and shell
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Potlatch DishA8146

Bear shaped feast dish, or bowl. Carved from a solid piece of wood; painted black on exterior, unpainted interior. The dish has an oval shaped concavity placed at the back of the bear. The five toes of each of the four feet are also unpainted. Inside of mouth is painted red and has been inset with yellowed seal teeth; ten maxillary and eleven mandiblary. A nail projects from top of right ear, where a previous repair was done. Copper-coloured metal bands have been nailed across the lower jaw, and along the rear of the bowl.

Culture
Coast Salish: Homalco
Material
seal tooth, paint, wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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