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Skin SamplerA2.502 b

One of two fragments (part b) demonstrating fur decoration. The sampler has alternating strips of white and brown caribou fur sewn together with sinew. At the end the pattern starts to form a v-shape. The stitching is visible on the back. There is one finished edge.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin and caribou sinew
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest424/1

Brown fur vest with braided ties. There are three ties on each side of the centre opening. The ties are braided with red, blue and green. The inner lining is red and blue synthetic material.

Culture
Inuit: Qaernermiut
Material
caribou skin, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sculpture1339/17 a-r

Off-white whalebone base (part a) with 15 carved grey soapstone animals (parts b-p) that stand on top, with yellow-white coloured pegs that fit into holes on the base. Part b is a bear, part c is a narwhale, part d is a dog or wolf, part e is a sealion, part f is a caribou, part g is a rabbit, part h is a seal, part i is a seal, part j is a bird, part k is a whale, part l is a fish, part m is a bird, part n is a wolf, part o is a bird, and part p is a muskox. Parts q and r are carved bone antlers from the caribou (part f).

Culture
Inuit
Material
whale bone, soapstone stone and caribou bone
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket788/6

Small white hide jacket with embroidery. The jacket has a wide collar and short sleeves. There are embroidered floral motifs in blue and green on the collar (front and back), sleeves and lower front. White fur trims the collar and cuffs. The lower edge is serrated.

Culture
Dene
Material
caribou skin, fibre and ermine skin
Made in
Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket788/5

Small white hide jacket with embroidery and fringe. The jacket has a wide collar, short sleeves and fringe on the bottom hem. Two thin hide pieces are threaded through the centre, extending as ties on both sides. Floral bouquets are embroidered on the collar and cuffs in pink, purple, yellow, blue and green. White ermine fur trims the collar and cuffs.

Culture
Dene
Material
caribou skin, ermine skin and fibre
Made in
Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boots565/2 a-b

Pair of boots made of brown and white caribou fur. The soles are made of dehaired seal skin with upstanding sides with vertical crimps. Between the sole and the vamp a red dyed narrow strip of dehaired skin is inserted all around. The leg section consists of white caribou fur with vertical brown caribou fur panels and narrow strips of white and brown caribou fur on either side of the leg. On top of this a horizontal strip of wolverine with two wolverine tassels in the front and in the back is sewn. Above this and intricately decorated broad band of shaved white and brown caribou fur in a geometric pattern, and tufts of red cloth are attached. The top of the boots have a blue cloth casing through which a plaited cord of wool is strung. On either side of the foot a long strip of dehaired skin is attached into the seam of the sole.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin, seal skin, wolverine skin, dye, wool fibre and caribou sinew
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Inner Boots565/1 a-b

Pair of inner stockings of caribou skin with the fur on the inside. The stockings reach to the knee and are higher in the front than in the back. The stockings consist of a piece of skin forming the sole, a vamp section and a large piece of skin that forms the leg section with a seam in the back of the leg.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin and caribou sinew
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SculptureNa1430 a-c

Dyed black stone carving of a crouching caribou being attacked by two wolves; one wolf bites the caribou's neck while perched atop its shoulders as the other wolf, caught underfoot, is bitten by the caribou in the head. Two large segments of antler protrude from the cariboiu's head. The entire sculpture is attached to a grey stone base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
pigment, caribou antler and stone
Made in
Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa1429 a-c

Two mermaid-like ivory figures (b-c) are pegged to a flat, cross-section of antler (a). Both figures have fan-like tails, humanoid faces, crosshatched braids on back and small pectoral fins. B is lying out straight, while c has head turned and tail is on its edge.

Culture
Inuit
Material
caribou antler and walrus tusk
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bow DrillA2.189 a-c

Plain. Bow drill and mouthpiece. The antler drill (part a) is cylindrical and tapered to a rounded point at the bottom end and has a long point at the opposite end. The bone piece (part b) is that of a caribou foot. The bone bow (part c) is a curved piece and a loose band of skin across and knotted through a hole at each end of the curved piece.

Culture
Inuit: Netsilingmiut
Material
bearded seal skin, steel metal and caribou bone
Made in
Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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