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Model Totem PoleA2537

Walrus ivory model pole carved from a tusk, with three figures: a raven, a human holding a knife, and a human holding a fish in his mouth. All figures have circle in tapering oval eyes with a split u brow above. The raven's closed beak curves downward with the claws below. The side wings have an ovoid in ovoid along the upper portion while the lower portion has a pair of split u's with a u form that has an oval within. Both humans are in crouching position. The human in the middle has a closed mouth and the knife has a profile head finial at the end of the handle. The human on the bottom has an open mouth showing six upper teeth, with the tail of the fish in his mouth. On a square rounded base.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNa679

Container of walrus tusk with four encircling lines of black material embedded on the outside. Walls are of uneven thickness. Rounded base is detachable, joined with three pegs. The shape is that of a traditional carrying bag.

Culture
Inuit
Material
pigment ? and walrus tusk
Made in
Broughton Island, Nunavut, Canada and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sled CarvingNa678 a-f

Dog sled carving (part a) with five dogs (parts b-f). Sled made of two long runners across which are tied eight crosspieces with thread pulled through holes on runners. Linen fabric supports a seal covered by a sealskin, all bound to sled by leather strips. Leather harness secures dogs, all with straight legs and dark eyes, to the sled.

Culture
Inuit
Material
leather skin, cotton fibre, flax fibre and walrus tusk
Made in
Broughton Island, Nunavut, Canada and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeNa700

Ulu type knife. Rounded metal blade and ivory handle. The blade is crescent shaped, with a horizontal, yellowed ivory handle attached to it via a metal shank.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and steel metal ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC626 a-b

A plain round orange-red gourd container (part a). The stopper (part b) is rolled bark with a woven grass design around the sides of yellow, and brown vertical zig zags, and a boar's tusk finial at the top.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark, boar tusk, grass and gourd fruit
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentC568

Three boar tusk pieces, almost completely circular in shape. A bunch of bark strips of green and brown are looped around the tusks.

Culture
Fijian
Material
bark and boar tusk
Made in
Vanua Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerC965

A round orange-red gourd container. The stopper has a boar tusk hook handle and a woven geometric patterned grass band, in yellow and brown. Gourd is decorated with a double row of black seeds with a white and red bead fringe. Spiral design on the dark brown wood spatula is carved in low relief and emphasized by lime. The spatula is attached to the gourd by a string. The stopper is attached to the gourd by a string.

Culture
Massim
Material
glass, wood, grass, lime mineral, seed, gourd fruit and boar tusk
Made in
D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskC974

The tusks are the largest at the top and gradually become smaller as they reach the bottom. Large red seeds fill in the gaps between small white beadwork. Boar's tusks are fastened together with cord and fabric. The seeds are made secure by pitch.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
boar tusk, seed, fibre and glass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC975

Two boar's tusks are attached to form a circle. Cut multi-toned pink-orange shells decorated the brown twisted fibre cords. Three hollow nut shell rattles are placed at the bottom.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
fibre, nutshell, boar tusk and shell
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC982

Rigid, u-shaped necklace decorated with boar's tusks; tusks are symmetrically attached with the larger tusks at the top and diminishing to smaller teeth-like attachments. Necklace is closed a the top with two tusks tied together at the tips.

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