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FigureNa981

Miniature, carved figure of a dog standing with painted eyes, nostrils, mouth and tongue hanging out.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and paint
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model KayakNa980

Flat bottomed kayak with slightly upturned stern and a long bow. A cavity has been hollowed out with a raised lip around it. There are nine holes pierced through the top, with two sinew threads passing through the set of holes on the bow, and it appears that there were more sinew threads originally.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and sinew
Made in
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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FigureA2435

Human male, seated. Large head; one hand in front of chest, other at his side. Face clearly delineated with strong features and deep lines at either side of mouth. Figure wears a hat with two rings; a neck pendant; and carries two batons. Figure is hollow.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
bone
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PointNb591

Length of bone that tapers to a point; concave on one side. Wider end is unevenly shaped, with ridge-like bumps.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleNa973

Toggle carved in the shape of a seal. There are small wooden (?) insets for the eyes and nostrils. A transverse hole is bored through the stomach.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and wood ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleNa972

Toggle carved in the shape of a seal. There are small wooden (?) insets for the eyes and nostrils. A transverse hole is bored through the stomach.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and wood ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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QuiverNa993

Quiver made from four pieces of sealskin stitched together with sinew there is a large opening at the top which is cut on a slant. The bottom has been permanently creased. There are eleven holes along one side, and through two of these are sinew cords which attach to a curved bone handle. Three smaller pieces of bone are attached for decoration.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin, bone and sinew
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife CarvingNa680

Miniature carving of a traditional hunting knife consisting of a long pointed one-sided blade with a hilt, carved lines and three drilled holes.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Broughton Island, Nunavut, Canada and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA2537

Walrus ivory model pole carved from a tusk, with three figures: a raven, a human holding a knife, and a human holding a fish in his mouth. All figures have circle in tapering oval eyes with a split u brow above. The raven's closed beak curves downward with the claws below. The side wings have an ovoid in ovoid along the upper portion while the lower portion has a pair of split u's with a u form that has an oval within. Both humans are in crouching position. The human in the middle has a closed mouth and the knife has a profile head finial at the end of the handle. The human on the bottom has an open mouth showing six upper teeth, with the tail of the fish in his mouth. On a square rounded base.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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