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FigureA2.250

Small, roughly conical brown figure with concentric ridges carved towards the tip and a large hole bored through the base; eight small holes carved in pairs up one side.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
walrus tusk ?
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA2.197

Small harpoon-shaped piece of carved tusk. One end is large, and the other end is tapered to a point. Rawhide is wrapped around the large end.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
rawhide skin and walrus tusk
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleA2.292

Two rounded, lozenge-shaped pieces of mottled white-yellow and brown tusk; bound together with a leather thong and string.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, leather skin and fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueA2.243

English letters carved from white tusk; reads: "EACLO [Eagle?] SINUK," and is framed along the top and bottom by a strip connecting the letters. Three short metal pegs protrude from the bottom.

Culture
Inupiaq ?
Material
walrus tusk and copper metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harness SwivelA2.129

Round peg that when inserted through centre hole of a square disc (A2.130) forms a harness swivel. The two parts do not come apart.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone and walrus tusk ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model SpearA2.274 o

Model bird spear with three barbed prongs at end and centre. Prongs attached to shaft with black thread.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, wood, fibre and dye
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model ToolA2.274 h

Miniature harpoon ice scraper with a wooden shaft and tusk attachments protruding from both ends and the centre: a long, curved spike at one end; a short, blunt blade-like piece at the other end; a short, handle-like piece protruding from the centre of the shaft at a right angle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin, caribou sinew, walrus tusk and wood
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HarpoonA2.274 j

Miniature harpoon with a wooden shaft and a long, curved head attached to one end with a leather thong.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, walrus tusk ? and leather skin
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HarpoonA2.273 i

A small harpoon point with a hole drilled through the middle for the short (broken), thin, skin line.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and skin
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cribbage Game BoardA2.221

Main body is that of a walrus with another creature that has the walrus's tail in its mouth. Two birds, decorated with black and red, sit on top of the walrus's tail. Four sea animals carved in relief, two of which are decorated with black. On either sides of these four sea animals is a row of six sets of ten holes for the game.

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