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Harness SwivelA2.130

Flat, perforated, tusk disc with a cylindrical shaped peg (A2.129) through its centre hole forming a harness swivel. The disc is rectangular in shape with rounded edges, four circular cuts through the body and two half circular cut out of the edge. There is a small fibrous peg in one of the holes. The two parts do not come apart.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookA2.296 a-b

Fish hook (b) and lure (a) attached to each other with a short length of sinew.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone, walrus tusk, steel metal and sinew
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeA2.452

Ulu type knife. Large, sharply flared metal rounded blade. Blade is attached at its apex via two metal rivets to a short, curved, yellow-brown handle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
steel metal, copper metal and walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeA2.450

Ulu type knife. Flared metal blade with a rounded, beveled edge on the bottom. Top point of the blade is attached by two rivets to a metal shank that connects to a short, horizontal handle of yellow-brown tusk.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
steel metal and walrus tusk
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressB171

Basket headdress base covered with hair, hide, metal band, two tusks and 6 black and white hornbill feathers for decoration.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
rattan, tusk, hair, steel metal, hornbill feather and skin
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container3610/9

Intricately pyro-engraved gourd container with boar tusk stopper. The design wraps around the middle of the gourd with repeating designs of spiral patterns with ends that meet to create a 'v' or point. Above the v is a small circular design which connects to each spiral design. Between the designs are concentric circles. The designs are set in between horizontal bands. The lid is composed of coiled plant fibre wrapped with a small woven yellow and black checkerboard pattern around the exterior and a boar tusk inserted at centre.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
gourd fruit, boar tusk and plant fibre
Made in
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Armband3563/1

Boar tusk armband, with small bulul figure (rice deity). The main armband section is made of curved boar tusks, with the ends attached together using rattan basketry strands, to form a circle. At one side of the band, a small male wooden figure is attached, using rattan strands threaded through holes in the base and around the legs. The figure is in a sitting position with his knees up. The figure has a round bundle of black and grey feathers projecting upward from his head.

Culture
Ifugao
Material
boar tusk, wood, feather and rattan
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Breast Ornament3536/3

Irregularly-shaped diamond breast ornament; made out of plant fibre. Surface is covered in small cowrie shells; horizontal diamond-like opening in centre of ornament, showing fibre beneath. Shells surrounding opening are woven into a star-like pattern; rest of shells are attached in straight lines. Nine egg cowrie shells hang from both sides of the ornament (18 total). Pendant made of two tusks, forming a circle, hangs from a twisted fibre cord at the bottom; loop cord at top of ornament. Back of ornament is undecorated. (Also 1 extra, loose egg cowrie shell with stick attachments.)

Culture
New Guinea
Material
egg cowrie shell, cowrie shell, tusk, plant fibre and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Female Figure3528/13 a-b

Black stone carving of a kneeling woman, cleaning a seal skin. The seal flippers project out at the front; the woman holds a white ulu (part b) in her right hand; she is carved as wearing an amauti style parka with a large hood on the back. The base is inscribed 'A Maktak Pond Inlet'; also a green co-op sticker.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone and walrus tusk ?
Made in
Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3495/8

Small carving of a seal. The seal is on its stomach with its head raised and looking left. The body is propped up on its fore flippers. Its lower body is curved to the left, hind flippers pointed to the right. Circular indents in the face, imitating eyes and nostrils, with an incised line below, imitating the mouth. Claws are carved in relief. Carving is unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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