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Crochet Hook3040/69

Crochet hook made of tusk with an upraised ring around the middle of the hook and a seal's head at the proximal end. The seal head has black inset eyes and nostrils and its mouth is incised and darkened with ink.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, baleen ? and ink ?
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/68

Small stone carving of a bird set onto a section of cut walrus tusk.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and stone
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3040/67 a-d

A stone base carved to represent an ice floe with four walrus carvings - one juvenile and three adults with tusks. One walrus is attached to the floe base (part a) while three are detached (parts b-d). Each detached walrus has a peg in the bottom to set it into a hole on the base. Whiskers and facial features are drawn on by pen. Stone base has semi-circular notches cut out of each side and a decorative incised border.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, stone and ink
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/66

Carving of a dog standing still and facing forwards with tail horizontal. Black inset eyes. Mouth is open but no teeth have been carved.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/65

Carving of a dog standing still, facing forwards. Black inset eyes. Mouth is open but no teeth have been carved. Tail faces towards the ground and is cut off(?) rather than pointed.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and baleen ?
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/64

Carving of a dog or fox standing facing forwards with its tail horizontal. Black inset eyes. Mouth is open but no teeth are carved.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and baleen ?
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3040/63 a-e

Carving of a sled with dog hitch. The sled (part a) is made of many individual pieces (each cross bar and each runner is a separate piece - lashed by sinew done in the way a real sled would be lashed). On top of the sled is lemming fur for a driver to sit on. Tucked under the lemming fur is a separate harpoon (part d) and a separate hitch line and toggle (part e). The driver (part b) is carved in a separate piece and has a separate rifle (part c). Attached to the front of the sled is the hitch for the dogs complete with a toggle for the attachment of each dog.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, lemming skin, bone, sinew and cotton fibre
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/62

Carving of a bull caribou with antlers. Black inset eyes, made of baleen(?). Antlers inset into small holes on the caribou's head (adhesive added at some point). One antler is broken at end; the other side has detached from glue.

Culture
Inuit
Material
adhesive, walrus tusk and baleen ?
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/61

Carving of a polar bear standing with its head turned to the left. Black inset eyes. Nostrils present but no mouth. Tail weakly defined.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and baleen ?
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/60

Carving of a seal pup. Seal has black inset eyes. The front flippers are splayed outwards as if seal is supporting itself on the flippers. Each claw is detailed.

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