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Charm1768/81

Carved animal with claw feet, black eye, rib markings and hole in neck. Notched carving along top of head.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
walrus tusk ?
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag Handle1570/7

White-yellow long and narrow bone piece with small hole in centre. On one side there is a black coloured double line that extends the length of the piece, a set of short double line marks that angle diagonally towards the centre hole, and four sets of three short line marks above the long double line. On the underside, there is a single black coloured line mark extending the length of the piece.

Culture
Yup'ik ?
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Story Knife1570/1

A lightly coloured piece with a blade and a handle decorated with carved lines painted black. The blade has two lines going across the top with five sets of two small arrow -like lines equally spaced alongside. Another shorter line goes across the bottom only halfway along the blade with four short diagonal lines stemming off of it. The handle is carved into an animal with eyes. Along the handle there are six protruding nodules carved out with holes. There is a geometric pattern in between the handle and the blade.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cribbage Game Board1449/2 a-b

A game board (part a) with a peg (part b) to help it stand level. The back of the board is carved with a picture of a black seal on an ice float chased by a polar bear. The front of the board is carved with two dark walruses and one black seal on an ice float.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk ? and ink
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gavel1449/1 a-b

A rectangular piece (part a) with a hole made in the middle of one side. An animal figure (part b) lying down with its forelimbs pointing forward and a carved face with black eyes and nose.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk ? or paint ?
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving1542/27 a-d

Small green stone with three white-yellow carved birds sitting on it. The birds sit on different angles, affixed to the stone by pegs on their bottoms that fit into three small holes in the stone.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, bone and stone
Made in
Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving1542/21 a-b

A bone stand (part a) with two birds on it. One bird (part b) has become detached from the stand.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, bone and pigment ?
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model KayakNa683 a-h

Model kayak made with light brown skin stretched over a wooden frame. A series of wooden tools and equipment--paddles, fishing spear, harpoon, sled runners, etc--are painted green and red and tied to the kayak with skin straps.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
skin, wood, walrus tusk ?, paint and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure974/2

Carved tupilaq (tupilak). Standing figure with very long arms, reaching to the ground, flared nostrils, eight upper teeth, large tongue resting on an animal head below. Animal below has large nostrils, blackened eyes and pointed ears.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Kap Dan, Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving1190/1

A highly detailed, white, miniature dog sled team with driver, sled and seven dogs. Dogs wear skin harnesses and are tied to the sled with string. The sled and all figures are mounted on a long, narrow base of walrus tusk.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, skin, fibre and ink
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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