Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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Cable-backed, double recurve bow, made of musk ox horn. The main body of the bow is a long thick slab of horn, with copper rivets holding it together at its joins. Behind the horn is a layer of dark brown hide or skin running the full length. Each end of the horn bow has a knob projecting up and down, around which many strips of hide lashings have been wrapped from end to end. The lengthwise lashings are wrapped widthwise by other hide lashings and then the full thickness of the bow is wrapped near each end and in the middle. The bow string is looped around each end knob, and hangs loosely.
Shaft of an arrow with no fletchings. The nock end has two opposing diagonal cuts that come toward each other to form a blunt end. The other end has both a hole and a slit cut into it lengthwise into it to facilitate hafting the shaft to an arrowead. There is sinew wrapped around both ends.
Footed arrow consisting of a wooden and antler shaft, a copper arrowhead, and no fletchings. Its nock end is oblong and has about a centimeter of wrapped sinew on the shaft above it. The other end has a both a hole and a slit cut into it lengthwise to facilitate the hafting of the antler component. It is also wrapped with sinew. There is a depression near the nock end where fletchings would have previously been attached. The antler component is inserted into the hole of the wooden part and is attached to the arrowhead by a socketed tang. The arrowhead is almost pentagonal in shape.
Small replica knife carved entirely out of tusk. A thinly carved blade, somewhat translucent, makes up the larger portion of the object, with one side sharpened to a fine edge and the other blunt. The handle is shorter than the blade, with carved finger hollows on one side. The scratches of construction can be seen overall.
Toy, called an ajajaq, made out of what may be petrified wood? The object has a long, thin, rounded neck sitting upon a wider mid-area with a single, thick 'shoulder.' The mid-area narrows toward a flaring base. Many small holes have been bored through each of the object’s surfaces at regular intervals. A long, thin piece of sinew is tied through two of the holes in the centre back of the object and hangs loosely.
Small, spoon-shaped tool. The flat 'blade' and shaft are made of folded metal. The metal end is long and shaped like a drop, with a pointed tip. The handle of the piece is wood, broken with a portion missing, connected to the metal by sinew wrapping.
Model of a harpoon point. A small triangular metal blade is imbedded in a carved piece of tusk which is forked at its butt end, is cleaved at the top for blade insertion, and has a hole bored through its ventral centre. Through the hole is strung a long thin strip of hide, at the other end of which is attached an oblong wooden buoy.
Pocket knife with antler casing and metal tools. Implements accompanying the large knife blade are a corkscrew, hole punch/scraper, and a small saw. All open out of the sides of the knife. The tools are attached to the antler casing with small metal finishing nails.
Small carving of a man dressed in a parka with a pointed hood, short leggings and high boots. The right arm is raised above the head and is carved to hold an object, which is missing. The elbow of the left arm is bent at waist level and a circular hand protrudes from the sleeve. A face can be seen inside the raised hood, with delicately carved features and facial hair.
Small carving of a bird. Wings are tucked back and delineated by a carved line around the lower body. The base of the bird is flat. The neck is long and head is small, with a pointed beak and no defined features.