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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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Cribbage Game Board3158/1

Cribbage board made of tusk. Board retains the shape of the tusk, wide at one end, tapering and curving to a point at the other, with sides and top squared. A scrimshaw scene of Herschel Island appears on one side, showing a small village with wood buildings in the foreground, the masts of ships in the mid-ground, and low hills in the distance. The other side shows a hunting scene with a man hoisting a rifle to bring down a deer. Behind him are a tent, boat, dog, and fishing pole, along with rolling hills. The board’s top has a configuration of small drilled holes for the insertion of crib peg. Flowers and foliage decorate the surface, and the year "1906” is caved at centre. The tusk’s butt holds a door with two short handles, opening to reveal a carved interior chamber made for holding crib pegs. The board is held up by four short legs, two of tusk, the others of wood and rubber.

Culture
American ?
Material
walrus tusk and ink ?
Made in
Yukon Territory, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kayak Carving3040/99 a-e

Carving of a kayak (part a) with a separate seated figure (part b), float (part c), harpoon (part d), and a kayak paddle (part e). There is thread attached to the harpoon and the float to represent a skin line. (Originally had skin lines).

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, sinew and cotton fibre
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/41 a-b

Carving of two arctic hares - a mother and leveret - attached to a base. The mother (part a) is standing on her hind legs while the leveret (part b) is on all fours. Both are have a hole in their base that attaches to a peg on the rectangular base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon3128/1 a-b

Harpoon. Part a is a partial wooden shaft that curves slightly along its length, with a squared base at bottom. Head is carved of walrus tusk and tapers to a point, with carved rings at neck, attached to the shaft with hide ties. Part b is the bottom element of the shaft, also made of wood, straight and slightly squared along the length and tapering at butt. Top has an inset square of tusk, with several short hide ties piercing the wood just below. Several small holes are bored into the shaft of parts a and b, some with nubs of tusk emerging. A necessary piece connecting parts a and b is missing.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, walrus tusk and leather skin
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cribbage Game Board3131/22

Cribbage game board. Object is carved in the shape of a fish, balancing on four peg legs, with a wide head and rounded snout, eyes set far apart on top of head. Down the back of the creature are bored four lines of small, evenly placed holes and among these are etched images of animals such as seals, walrus, fish, whales, and people fishing and driving a dog sled. The etchings have been darkened, with an ink or pigment, for visibility.

Culture
Inuit
Material
ink ? and walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Napkin Ring3040/106

Napkin ring made from tusk. No decoration. Smooth both inside and outside.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Napkin Ring3040/105

Napkin ring made from tusk. No decoration. Smooth both inside and outside.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Napkin Ring3040/104

Napkin ring made from tusk. No decoration. Smooth both inside and outside.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cane3040/103

Cane made from a narwhal tusk. The handle is carved from walrus tusk and is attached by ivory pegs. The handle is carved in a bear head shape, with open mouth and black inset eyes and nostrils at one end and a closed human fist at the other end. The distal end of the cane has an inserted iron peg. The body of the cane has a long, grooved spiral design.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, baleen ?, iron metal and narwhal tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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