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Ashtray3040/5

Ashtray in the form of a rectangle with cut off corners. It has been created from two pieces of narwhal tusk pegged together. There are four rests for cigarettes, one on each side of the rim. There are also four holes that have been drilled through the piece which are slightly larger than the diameter of a cigarette.

Culture
Inuit
Material
narwhal tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish3040/4

Small elongated, oval dish with two pedestal feet. There is a bird perched at each end of the dish facing outwards with their wings raised as if in flight. The bird species are written on the base in pencil: one is "Nowya" which is seagull (Nauja in Inuktitut), and the other is "Kiing-ma-la".

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and narwhal tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Leister3040/2

Model leister (kakivak). It has a wooden shaft, a central prong and two side prongs. Prong joint is wrapped in thick black thread.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, cotton fibre and walrus tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3040/1

Carving of a tree with six branches. There are a number of leaves as well as two small birds sitting on two different branches. There is a dog, or fox, with its front paws on the trunk peering up at the birds. The animal has black inset eyes. Sitting on the base is a stone bird. The base of the sculpture is made of wood.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, stone, baleen ? and narwhal tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm Ornament2948/57

Two boar tusks tied closely together with rattan through small drill holes at both ends. The rattan at the root ends has some residual pigment or adhesive on it. There are two holes at this hollow end on each tusk which the rattan tie goes through.

Culture
Asmat
Material
boar tusk and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm Ornament2948/56

Two boar tusks tightly bound together at the root ends with rattan through small drill holes. A 22cm-long string of sago leaf fibre with two knots passes through a drill hole near one of the tips. This section has broken off the other tusk which is missing one complete side from base to tip.

Culture
Asmat
Material
boar tusk and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm Ornament2948/55

Two boar tusks tied together by twisted rattan, running through small holes drilled in the ends. The opposite ends of the tusks were also once connected by rattan, which has now come loose from one side.

Culture
Asmat
Material
boar tusk and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm Ornament2948/54

Two boar tusks with small holes drilled through both ends. The root ends are tied together, 3.5cm apart, with a strip of sago leaf through single holes. The tips are tied together with rattan. Both tips are broken.

Culture
Asmat
Material
boar tusk and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm Ornament2948/53

Two boar tusks are tightly bound with rattan through single holes drilled through the root ends; tips are held widely apart. They are dark in colour and show evidence of drill holes at ends.

Culture
Asmat
Material
boar tusk and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm Ornament2948/52

Two boar tusks drilled at both ends, tied together through single holes at the root end with bast string. Two separate bast strings are looped through the holes at the tip ends, each knotted several times.

Culture
Asmat
Material
boar tusk and plant fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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