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Model KayakNa1692 a-d

A wood figure dressed in white clothing in a kayak made of skin and wood. Weapons are attached to the kayak, among them a harpoon (part b), and a spear (part c).

Culture
Inuit
Material
skin, wood, walrus tusk ? and fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1703

Two miniature, white-yellow figures--a woman and a child--mounted on a dark brown piece of bone with a wafer-like texture. The base is roughly rectangular in shape, with the two figures facing each other and positioned diagonally in the corners.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone and walrus tusk
Made in
Spence Bay, Nunavut, Canada and Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag Handle1570/8

A small and long white-yellow coloured walrus tusk piece with brown-black coloured designs. The piece is wider in the centre and the two ends taper to a squared-off point. Both sides of the object have the same black coloured design: in the centre of the piece just below a raised carved handle, is a large circular design with a doted centre. Outside the circle at four different corners are four circles with doted centres that are each connected to the larger circle by a single line. Extending from both sides of the centre circle are a series of vertical lines with small squares, a single circle with a doted centre and four lines that extend from four of its corners, a series of closely spaced vertical lines, a rectangular patch of cross-hatching, and a series of spaced vertical lines, and two small circles with doted centres.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk and paint ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag Handle1570/5

A small and long white-yellow coloured walrus tusk piece with black coloured designs. The piece is wider in the centre and the two ends taper to a squared-off point. Both sides of the object have the same black coloured design: in the centre of the piece just below a carved hole is a large circular design with three concentric circles within. Outside the larger centred circle and at each end of the piece are four circles with doted centres on each corner of the circle. These are seperated by two circles with doted centres in between two black coloured lines. Circles with doted centres line the outer edge of the piece.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk and paint ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag Handle1570/3

Small and narrow yellow-white walrus tusk piece that is wider in the centre and tapers to a blunt point on each end. Black coloured line designs decorate all sides of the object. Starting in the centre is a hourglass-shaped design with two arrow-like designs pointing inwards at its sides. Close to each end, are two sets of line marks that resemble horizontally placed Y shapes. On each tip, there are small square-shaped sections of cross-hatching.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk and paint ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon Point1570/11

White-yellow carved walrus tusk with one end consisting of two grooved squared-off points that each have three serrated ridges. The centre consists of a raised ridge with two deeply carved indentations on either side leading to a hole on the underside of the object. Three-quarters of the way down the point, there is a band of nine serrated ridges extending the width of the point. At the end of the point tip there is a circular piece of metal that attaches the black-brown coloured metal point to the tusk.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1662

Miniature standing human figure wearing a parka. Articulated arms and legs. Legs are carved one behind the other. Facial features and parts of parka are painted on.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and paint
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1660

A white-yellow seated man painted black around the wrists, knees, ankles, seat area, waist, face and facial features. His arms are outstretched forward with his hands curving upwards.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk ? and paint
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gavel1060/38 a-b

Gavel made of tusk. Part a is the slighty curved handle, with a rounded circumference that tapers down. Part b is the gavel piece which is a rounded rectangular seal sculpture, with two black eyes and two black nose marks added. The mouth is carved and there is a hole drilled in at the centre.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and ink ?
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature HarpoonNa1656

A miniature harpoon with a wooden handle, metal shaft, carved tusk barbed head and sinew line.

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