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Figure2695/9 a-b

Stone carving of a woman (part a) holding walrus tusk knife (part b). The roundish woman is wearing a heavy coat with the hood down. Her hair is braided back and her carved facial features are small. Her arms are in front and one hand holds a small pointed knife.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone and walrus tusk
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleA2.364

Rectangular, bar-like piece of yellow-white tusk with rounded ends that curl in opposite directions; hole bored through the centre.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2.250

Small, roughly conical brown figure with concentric ridges carved towards the tip and a large hole bored through the base; eight small holes carved in pairs up one side.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
walrus tusk ?
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA2.197

Small harpoon-shaped piece of carved tusk. One end is large, and the other end is tapered to a point. Rawhide is wrapped around the large end.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
rawhide skin and walrus tusk
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleA2.292

Two rounded, lozenge-shaped pieces of mottled white-yellow and brown tusk; bound together with a leather thong and string.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, leather skin and fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueA2.243

English letters carved from white tusk; reads: "EACLO [Eagle?] SINUK," and is framed along the top and bottom by a strip connecting the letters. Three short metal pegs protrude from the bottom.

Culture
Inupiaq ?
Material
walrus tusk and copper metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harness SwivelA2.129

Round peg that when inserted through centre hole of a square disc (A2.130) forms a harness swivel. These two parts do not come apart.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone and walrus tusk ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model SpearA2.274 o

Model bird spear with three barbed prongs at end and centre. Prongs attached to shaft with black thread.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, wood, fibre and dye
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model ToolA2.274 h

Miniature harpoon ice scraper with a wooden shaft and tusk attachments protruding from both ends and the centre: a long, curved spike at one end; a short, blunt blade-like piece at the other end; a short, handle-like piece protruding from the centre of the shaft at a right angle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin, caribou sinew, walrus tusk and wood
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HarpoonA2.274 j

Miniature harpoon with a wooden shaft and a long, curved head attached to one end with a leather thong.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, walrus tusk ? and leather skin
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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