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Sculpture1339/16

A brown piece used as a landscape upon which seven grey birds rest. Three birds on the bottom layer, three birds are on the top layer, and one bird is on a layer in between.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood ? and stone
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cigarette Holder1339/14

A long circular holder, hollowed out from end to end. Main section is light grey stone with a three-dimensional animal carved on one side. The thinner, plain end is made of a different light yellow-brown material, like horn?

Culture
Inuit
Material
soapstone stone and horn ?
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tassel1339/10

Braided object made from yellow, white, red and dark blue wool yarn. Central braided loop with three pompoms attached at equidistant intervals. Attached to each pompom is a length of braided yarn splitting into two braids at the bottom; the point at which the braid splits and the bifurcated ends of the braid are all have pompoms.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1339/7

A wooden doll-like figure, attached to a wooden stand by her feet, bending over a seal. The figure stands over an animal, bent over to almost touching nose to nose. She is carved with black-painted hair in the form of a bun, which is decorated with a beaded string. She wears a light blue coat lined with dark fur with a multicoloured plaid ribbon around the waist; she holds an ulu in her hand. The pants are made of skin with light coloured fur, and the boots are orange leather with white lining at the top decorated with red, blue, green, and yellow squares. The light coloured, furry animal is lying on its back underneath, between her feet. Attached is a red, white, and black circular label which reads "Eskimo Handicraft. Made in Narssaq Greenland".

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, hair, leather skin ? and fibre
Made in
Narsaq, Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ParkaNa1714

Red wool parka with fur trim. Hooded coat has long sleeves and a centre opening with a metal zipper. There are bands with embroidery and appliqué around the cuffs and bottom hem. The bands show hunting figures, animals, weapons and a snow house. There is brown fur trim around the hood, cuffs and bottom hem. The inside is unlined. An inner label reads ‘Handcrafted by Canadian Eskimos’ in English and French.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wool fibre, skin, dye and metal
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model StoveNa1701

Square, stone base with a canopy of stone, bone and sinew. Suspended from the sinew in the canopy is a cylindrical skin bag and rectangular stone vessel. Directly underneath the vessel is a larger, elliptical, stone vessel supported by three bone legs.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone, sinew, skin and bone
Made in
Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature KnifeNa1699

A small ulu tied to a small stone dish. The dish is black in colour and is a shallow V-shape, slopping upwards from the narrow end. The narrow part of the dish has a small knob protruding from its base and has a pierced hole where white-yellow strands of sinew extend to the ulu. The ulu is made entirely of off-white bone with a T-shaped handle, and is pierced with a hole and strung with sinew connecting it to the dish.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone, bone and sinew
Made in
Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model KnifeNa1698

A white, miniature knife with a feather-shaped blade. Cut out notches define the hilt from the blade. The handle has a small, spherical lump in its centre.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk ?
Made in
Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Needle Case1353/3

A long, narrow object comprised of several parts. A long piece of bone resembling a bell clapper has four carved ribs and a loop at one end. Skin is tied to the loop and threaded through a tube-shaped section of bone. Two copper needles and a grey stone thimble are attached to the skin on the other side of the tube. A double-sided hook is tied to the end of the skin strip.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bone, copper metal, skin and stone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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