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Model HarpoonA2.291

Miniature harpoon with a wooden shaft. Attached at one end is a curved blade-like bone tied with sinew; other end has a sharp nail inserted into bone and tied with sinew.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
metal, sinew, wood and bone
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model ArrowA2.290

Short arrow with a wooden shaft and a copper arrowhead secured at the base with sinew.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
copper metal, sinew and wood
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonA2.287

Translucent yellow-white spoon carved from horn. Bowl of spoon is oval and elongated. Sinew is bound around the handle, tying it to the bowl.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
horn and sinew
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowA2.532

Cable-backed bow made of seven pieces of caribou antler riveted together and tied with sinew and hide backing. Thick band of braided sinew cords run the length of the bow on the outside curve. Bowstring of braided sinew.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou antler, skin, sinew, copper metal and ivory
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowA2.530

Cable-backed, recurve bow made of five pieces of wood bound together with cords of braided sinew and strips of skin. A thick band of braided sinew wound with a strip of skin runs the length of the bow on the outer side of the curve. Bowstring is also made of braided sinew.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
wood, sinew and skin
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model ToolA2.443

Miniature breathing hole probe:long, slender handle with a mushroom-like cap.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowA2.441

Plain curved piece with a long loose band of skin going across and through a hole at each end of the curved piece down around which it coils.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone and bearded seal skin
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeA2.325

Flat, carved section of antler with a handle and a curved end with a rounded point--end of handle bends sharply upwards. Resembles type of knife used to remove ice from kayak skin.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou antler
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA2.389

Spoke shave with a slightly curved antler handle and a thing, angle blade; incised linear decoration near the base of the handle.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou antler and steel metal
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltB415

The belt is long and narrow with silver beads sewn onto a doubled red wool band. The beads are sewn in five long rows and completely cover the red band except for the ends. The fibre used for sewing is brown.

Culture
Bidayuh
Material
silver metal, fibre, copper alloy metal and wool fibre
Made in
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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