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HandleA2.442

Curved bone handle with a length of rawhide attached at both ends; handle has scalloped edge to fit against fingers.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone and rawhide skin
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1419 a-b

Figure carrying seal on his back (a) is pegged to a flat topped, irregularly-shaped stand (b). Figure has hunched shoulders and has his rimmed parka hood up. The figure also has a broad triangular nose, as well as crescent-shaped eyes and mouth. The tail of the seal is behind the figure's head and he is holding the seal with his right arm bent up and back. His upper body is turned on an angle from his legs.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood and stone
Made in
Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1418 a-b

Running fox on a flat ovoid base. Three feet are on the base, and the fox's back right leg slightly raised. Bushy tail is angled up and out behind. Head is turned to side and has oval ears, circle in circle eyes on flattened front portion of face, narrow snout is flat on end with holes for nostrils and one at centre of slightly curved mouth.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sword GuardEd5.3153

Circular disk shaped sword guard. Cut-out details with carving in the centre; nakago ana adjusted by chiseling; seppa dai signed; open kodzuka and kogai. Front: eggplant at bottom and upper right, also at lower left; leaves at upper left. Scattered touches of gold lines inlaid. Back: rear view of the same pattern.

Culture
Japanese
Material
iron metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1304

Sitting bear-like creature with a human, female head. Her right arm is pulled up touching her neck and her head is turned to her right. Hair is indicated by fine lines and there is a v-shaped indent at the base of her skull. She has oval eyes with circular centres, a broad turned-up nose and a straight mouth. Her limbs have notches at the edges, indicating claws or toes. '10-10361' and characters are inscribed on the bottom of the mottled stone.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Kuujjuaraapik, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1303 a-c

Kneeling part bird, part human figure with a humanoid head at its knees (a). Figure holds an axe-like object (b) in its raised right hand, and a smaller one (c) in its left hand. Left arm is bent at elbow. There are natural fissures in the stone and orange spots overall. Series of characters, '2-44769', '79' and a copyright symbol are inscribed on bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
antler and stone
Made in
Kuujjuaraapik, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1300 a-c

Kneeling caribou (a) with detachable antlers (b-c) on a rectangular base. Head has holes for antlers in front of small ears, at back of head. Small round eye protrusions, slightly tapering face to flat snout. Slight hump on back, squared off at back with slight rise at tail. Bent legs are outlined on each side. Antlers are curved with two projections close to pegs which fit into the caribou. Peg on c has been repaired with a metal peg through centre. Sticker on bottom reads 'Carver 3-17-5 location George R. Que. Date 1965'. 'e8 562' and a series of characters are inscribed on the bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone and antler
Made in
Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SculptureNa1297

Double-sided stylized humanoid face sloping back with a hand at top, bird head leans slightly forward on opposite side. Curving line divides the three sections. The face has rimmed oval eyes, large nostrils, protruding mouth area with slightly parted lips. The bird has a short curved beak and oval eyes. Mottled stone. 'Er 74514', '8163-1' and characters are inscribed on the scratched bottom.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1267

Female figure with baby in pouch on back and holding an antler fish on sinew line in her left hand. Figure is laterally elongated and has a hump at back of pouch and below. Her parted hair is indicated with sketchy lines. She has a long triangular face with a large straight mouth and close-set oval eyes above a triangular nose. Baby's hood is up and has slit eyes, triangular nose and straight mouth. There is a hole through figure's right hand. Carving marks show overall. Small scrapes on side, especially at base. Inscription on bottom reads 'k66191'. Sticker reads '321'. Antler peg on the bottom of one corner levels bottom. Partially sawn section on back base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
sinew, antler and stone
Made in
Arviat, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sword GuardEd5.3149

Circular, metal sword guard with triangular hole at centre, ovoid hole to one side, and three-lobed hole to other side. Low relief openwork design depicting a man holding a pike, with copper face inlaid and robe patterned with gold overlaid in zigzags, waves, pinetrees, mountain forms overlaid with gold lines, and a pagoda which is similarly overlaid. The reverse displays back views of all of the motifs seen on the front, and characters are incised on the back of the seppa dai. Nakago ana adjusted with metal inserts. Open kodzuka and kogai. Characters incised on seppa dai.

Culture
Japanese
Material
copper metal, gold metal and iron metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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