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PlaqueNa1117

Part of a tusk, made into an engraved plaque. Piece has one polished and engraved surface, whereas the back surface is rough for most of its length. Tapers to a point on one end. Engraving shows a spotted fish on left, followed by the top of two spouting whales with the bottom half of a swimming walrus between and above them. Next is the tail fluke of a whale and the top of a spouting whale; profile view of a large dog-like animal with a spotted face; two small profile human figures, each with one arm raised and touching; two objects of closely spaced v-shapes along a central line, in the same style as dog's tail and whale spouts; followed by two birds(?); two large feet with hatched lines at ankles. Igloo(?) with two raised platforms; two triangular shapes, a rounded rectangle; and two walruses. Most shapes are filled in with closely spaced vertical lines. Diagonal line extends from second whale spout. Carving marks across fish tail and on edges. Cracks on back near pointed end running diagonally following natural contours.

Culture
Inupiaq ? or Yup'ik ?
Material
narwhal tusk and graphite mineral
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1115

Fish with incised mouth and graphite applied to 'nostrils' and eye holes. Gills and pectoral fins are indicated on each side; dorsal fin at top behind head and other fins above and below tail. There are scratches or carving marks at fins and gills; some dirt in these areas. Fish is mounted on a polished brown section of walrus tusk.

Culture
Inuit
Material
graphite mineral, adhesive and walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Line ToggleNa1114

Seal-shaped toggle with two holes through centre of back and a hole connecting eyes. Flat snout on rounded head with incised mouth and lines above. Deeply drilled nostrils. Short flippers on each side parallel to holes. Oval-shaped body tapers to flippers at back, divided by a longitudinal incised line splitting to a v-shape on top. Each flipper has three short longitudinal lines on top surface.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentIe407

An ornament of four white and brown boar's tusks pierced at both ends with a brown fibre strap tied on.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre and boar tusk
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceIe405

A wide flat bamboo strip, brown on the exterior while light brown on the cut side, is kept in a u-shape by a brown fibre string running from near one end to the other end. Curving inward from each tip, there is a white and brown boar's tusk bound to the wood with light brown fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
pigment, fibre, boar tusk and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleNa1058

Crescent-shaped object with rounded ends; colouring is mottled yellow and brown; eight lines have been cut in to form a symmetrical design. Braided leather thong is threaded through drilled hole to form stiff loop bent in half.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and leather skin
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerNa1074 a-b

Coiled basket (a) has circular base with straight sides that taper at mouth. The base has small ivory disc with holes through which the baleen is laced. There are numerous spots where the thin baleen has broken off, the largest sections are found in the centre of the base. Raised circular lid (b) with an inner lip is topped by an ivory disc with a square knob.

Culture
Inupiaq
Material
walrus tusk and baleen
Made in
Point Barrow, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BucketNa1073

Oval-shaped wood bucket; overlapped sides stitched with root. Brown painted exterior has two carved grooves. Attached by metal pins on both sides of bucket is a piece of walrus tusk with a hole in it and a hide thong tied to a walrus tusk handle.

Culture
Inuit
Material
paint, spruce root, metal, skin, walrus tusk and wood
Made in
Shaktoolik, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltNa1071

Leather belt with a mottled brown, hinged buckle. Centre of the belt is covered with brown and white quills woven into a pattern of repeating geocentric motifs.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, ptarmigan quill, skin, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Kiana Village, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIe426

Cylindrical shaped fibre and wood Tago ? mask with a conical shaped head and a long face that curves lower then the straight across back. The face is painted white with brown and black detailing. The eyes are open and outlined in a brown fish-like shape. The wooden nose projects out while the mouth is made of two boar tusks adhered facing the opposite direction over top of black painted detailing. The sides have rectangular sections painted with diagonal lines; a circular fibre ring hangs on either side with two kinds of shells and feathers. On top of head is a rounded cap of dark fibre with a lighter fibre bushy top knot. Feathered arrow-like stick sits in the middle of the head.

Culture
Tami
Material
boar tusk, wood, feather, paint, shell, grass and bark fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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