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PointA2.279

Elongated metal point attached to a tapering shaft with a barb carved along one side.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone and steel metal
Made in
Taijiak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToggleA2.361

Three flat, roughly rectangular pieces of bone bound together with a rawhide thong; one long and two shorter bones.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone and rawhide skin
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PointA2.277

Elongated, rounded section of bone with a point and series of fin-like barbs carved along one side.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone
Made in
Taijiak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpearA2.533 a-b

Spear (part a) has a walrus tusk three barbed tip that fits in to a walrus tusk and wood shaft to which it is also tethered. Atlatl thrower (part b) has a walrus tusk spear rest and a board with a red top surface and a black bottom surface. The atlatl has accurate hand contour.

Culture
Aleut
Material
wood, walrus tusk and fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HarpoonA2.531

Small barbed harpoon head, with iron point with bearded seal line attached to harpoon. The other end has a bone ice pick. Starting from the long curved tip point to the short straight tip point: walrus tusk (long curved tip point), bone, antler (harpoon head with metal point), walrus bone (rounded end piece), and antler (short straight tip point).

Culture
Inupiaq
Material
wood, bone, iron metal, skin, walrus tusk, antler and walrus bone
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Straight PickA2.447

Straight pick with a tapered point at each end made from mottled brown walrus tusk (possibly fossilized). Pick is bound to a straight handle of brown walrus baculum with rawhide lashings.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
rawhide skin, walrus bone and walrus tusk
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AdzeA2.446

Wood and bone adze in three parts lashed together with strips of skin--black stone blade is also bound to the handle with strips of skin. Bottom of handle is rounded and shallowly carved to resemble a seal's head.

Culture
Yup'ik ?
Material
bone, wood, stone and skin
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.52

Strands of yellow and black beads separated by large round white beads. There are beaded loops on each end. Round cream coloured button attached to one of the beaded strands.

Culture
Nguni
Material
glass, bone ? and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA2.193

Stick-like piece of bone with three holes are drilled at one end; both ends are flattened.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: BoneA2.192

Small, lozenge-shaped piece of bone with rounded sides, a notch at one end, and a straight incision at the opposite end.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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