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Figure2608/1 a-e

Two carved whalebone figures of an Inuit hunter (part a) and a dog (part b). The hunter is in a standing position with his right arm raised. A carved ivory knife (part c) and spear (part d-e) appear to be made to fit into the holes in each hand. The lining of the hunter's hood is made from black rubber, and he has dark inserts in his eyes. He has a hole in the bottom of one foot, suggesting he is missing a base. The dog's stance is rigid, as his body is straight from nose to tail, and he has two small black eyes and a round open mouth.

Culture
Inuit
Material
fibre, whale bone, rubber and walrus tusk
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lamp2633/18 a-n

Stone kudlik lamp with raised whalebone dish filled with six carved stone caribou heads. Also includes a small stone bird carving and a fragment of bone flame that used to be part of the carving (see file). An L-shaped bone utensil is attached with sinew. Inscription on base: R1-4-10.66.

Culture
Inuit
Material
sinew ?, whale bone, caribou antler and steatite stone
Made in
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Kangiqliniq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2623/27

Boar tusk and bush banana tips necklace. The tusks are wrapped to the strand of bush banana tips with two types of fibre. The banana tips are strung on a clear plastic fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
nutshell, boar tusk, plastic fibre and fibre
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird Figure2633/3

Bird figure with uneven, outstretched wings. Two indented black dots for eyes, a small line for the mouth, and three toes/claws on each foot which are drawn up close to the body.

Culture
Inuit
Material
whale bone
Made in
Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem Pole2603/6

Carved and painted model totem pole with mask, frog and eagle figures. All figures have unusually large wide eyes. The base is a longitudinally cut piece of bone. The back of the pole is flat and uncarved.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
cow bone and paint
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Staff2596/6

Large figure head mounted on a wooden staff. Figure appears to have a wooden core, covered with clay and cobwebs. Vibrant blue, red and white paint cover the main surface of the face. Figure has a cone-shaped head wrapped with coir rope, protruding cylinder eyes and a long red nose. Two boar tusks curl upwards at each side of his mouth. Three vertically striped birds stick out from his forehead. Sticks with wound tufts of bushy grass fibres hang down over his ears.

Culture
Ni-Vanuatu
Material
wood, clay, pandanus leaf, paint, boar tusk and silk fibre
Made in
Malakula, Vanuatu
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2623/4

Near circle of 18 boar's teeth, bound together with fibre through a hole bored at the gum end. Layer of printed paper over the fibre binding, then layer of thick dark red substance with a layer of clear yellow adhesive over. Impressed into the dark red substance and adhesive are a semi-circle of red seeds (1.5 x 1 cm), surrounded by white shells (0.8 x 0.5 cm). The tips of the teeth opposite the decorated section also have holes bored. Reverse is undecorated. Wooden bar wrapped in plant fibre on reverse, 5 cm from bottom of decorated edge.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
boar tusk, paper, seed, shell, plant fibre and adhesive
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2596/4

Finely polished cow bone necklace strung on plastic filament (fishing line?). Small cylinder-shaped bone beads alternate with elongated rectangular bone pieces which curve to a point (like skis); ends of necklace have areas of just small beads. Necklace has metal hook clasp at ends.

Culture
Samoan
Material
cow bone, metal and plastic
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife2516/14 a-b

Knife (part a) with long steel blade. Top edge at blade tip is carved out in notched pattern and the blade itself curves slightly lengthwise. Base of bone handle has interwoven wires wrapped around it, upper area has incised designs and tufts of pink, black and off-white hair sticking out of protrusion openings. The wood scabbard is made of two pieces held together with 15 encircling dark brown grass bands. There are also two designs of interwoven light and dark grass forming circular patterns. The wood of the scabbard (part b) has two areas of incised designs and four areas with pink, black and off-white hair tufts. At the back of the scabbard is a thin pod-like sheath attached, which has a woven grass handle and a string attached through a slit. A piece of stiff folded pig skin(?) protrudes from the bottom opening of the scabbard. There is a group of tufts of hair at the bottom of the scabbard. The wood of the scabbard appears to have been stained.

Culture
Bidayuh ?
Material
wood, metal, pod ?, pig hair ?, stain ?, dye ?, pig skin ?, cotton fibre, human hair ?, grass ? and bone
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife2516/10 a-b

Knife with long blade and highly decorated scabbard. The blade has carved designs near tip and near handle. Bone handle has inter-woven wires wound around lower part and incised designs covering upper part. Tufts of pink, dark brown and off-white hair are attached at protrusions of handle. Blade has blackened throughout all non-sharpened areas. Part b is a wooden scabbard with four large areas of inlaid bone carving covering much of front, attached by bent metal pins. The bone carving closest to top has a fang-like protrusion sticking sharply out. Between the carvings are many tufts of red, black and white hair and two beadwork bands. The sides are held together with grass bands. At back is a thin pod-like sheath, attached by a grass band and by the woven handle protruding through an opening in the sheath. Dark brown pitch(?) is rubbed over the edges and undecorated areas of the front of the scabbard.

Culture
Iban
Material
wood, metal, bone, pod ?, pig hair ?, dye ?, human hair ?, glass and grass
Made in
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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