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Walrus Ashtray3202/4 a-b

Carved black stone walrus. Animal lays on belly, with front flippers supporting the raised head and neck. Face is turned to the side and has carved neck wrinkles, as well as eyes, nostrils, mouth and whisker follicles on the face. Two ivory tusks emerge from the mouth (one of which is removable--part ‘b’). Into the animal’s back is carved a shallow ashtray with four half circle hollows around the edge.

Culture
Inuit
Material
basalt stone and walrus tusk ?
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3194/25

Whale bone figure. A woman stands on a small, irregularly shaped platform, wearing a parka that gathers at the waist and falls to the knees, slightly longer on the back hem. The hood is up over her head and her round face has carved nose, eyes and mouth in a downcast expression. Arms are held down and slightly away from her sides. The edge of the parka at hood, wrists, and bottom hem have an encircling, incised line for decoration.

Culture
Inuit
Material
whale bone
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Lamp3152/1 a-h

Model stone oil lamp. Lamp (part a) is triangular in shape, concave on top surface, with intersecting ridges on the base that come to a point at centre. Bone wick (part b) is wide and slightly curved, carved with a series of regularly spaced grooves at top. Wood posts attach it to holes along the lamp's long edge. The small stone pot (part c) is rectangular, with a twisted, rigid sinew rope tied though holes at each corner. Rope fits into ridges carved into one end of the bone pot holder (part d), which bends in the centre and sits in a hole on the lamp’s edge. Lamp rests on a triangular stone stand (part e) with a raised ring at centre. Three wooden posts (part f, g, h) support the lamp above the stand.

Culture
Inuit
Material
soapstone stone, bone, wood and sinew
Made in
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3148/6

Soapstone figure of an owl. Bird stands with large clawed feet forward, wings tucked at sides with long carved feathers meeting tail. Small head is rounded with a narrow beak. Eyes are round rings of off-white material inset into the stone, with round stone pupils inside the white. Across wings, back, tail and chest are small, densely carved feathers.

Culture
Inuit
Material
soapstone stone and tusk ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2990/757

Whale vertebra figure resembling the head of an owl. Two transversal holes represent the eyes; relief nose and flat base. Organic residues in the base (possibly fibre). Unbroken.

Culture
Chancay
Material
bone
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant2990/755

Bird pendant, made of polished bone. Pointed beak is facing upwards, square and incised body with a small suspension hole at its back; triangular base. Orange-red and black pigment in grooves. Well preserved.

Culture
Nasca
Material
bone and paint
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Burnishing Tool2990/752

Tool with flattened sides, used for burnishing ceramics. One side is slightly raised and the other has a circular hole. Well preserved.

Culture
Nasca
Material
bone
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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