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Pipe3584/7 a-c

Undecorated pipe with a detachable stem. Head (part a) has a cylindrical bowl and rounded shank that tapers towards end. Stem (part b) is oval-shaped and has wide border carved in relief around lip. The two parts are threaded at their centres and attach with a short, entirely threaded, cylindrical rod (part c).

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Handle3584/5

Thin handle(?) shaped like an otter. Top edge is gently curved and has sides that flare out into a flat base; handle also tapers towards back. Tail incised along top edge; space on sides, between tail and bottom edge, done in counter-relief. Otter has an open mouth at front and small facial features incised along top edge; all incisions are filled with black pigment(?). Bottom jaw of otter sharply flares out (edges are broken).

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk ? or pigment ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Letter Opener3584/10

Letter opener with handle carved into a seal. Seal is depicted in profile with facial features and flippers incised along body, mouth is carved open; all incisions are coloured in with pigment(?). Mouth and flipper outlines done in brown; whiskers, eyes, nostrils, and highlights along flippers are done in black. Blade extends from bottom of seal's hind flippers; rounds out slightly at centre before tapering to a sharp point. Top of blade has a central ridge; bottom is flat.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk and pigment ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Story Knife3584/3

Partial story knife with identical circular and geometric designs incised along length, on front and back (top half of blade has broken off). Handle is triangular with a rounded tip, that curves to underside of knife. From curve to end of handle, there are five circular protrusions decorated with incised semi-circles and dots; plain line divides handle from blade portion of knife. Knife blade flares outward and has lines trimming the outer edges; five horizontal lines join the borders together, forming decorated bands. Patterns are (from top to bottom): five concentric circle designs connected with an "X", diagonal lines, diagonal lines, diagonal lines, and an inverted "Y". Additional concentric circle designs, zigzags, and small grid are carved along left side, towards top of blade.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk and pigment ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Letter Opener3584/9

Letter opener with handle carved into a walrus and bear. Blade is small and triangular, with rounded sides and a sharp point. Main body of handle is a thin rectangle that extends from bottom right corner of blade; walrus and bear protrude from left side of rectangle, shown in profile. The walrus is propped up on its foreflippers; tusks connect to bottom left corner of blade. Bear is standing upright with its head thrust out, hovering over top walrus' hind flippers; ears, carved in relief, are pointed back. All animal facial features, claws, and details on the flippers are coloured with black pigment(?).

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk and pigment ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pick3584/13

Small toothpick(?) with a tapering point and carved seal as a finial. Seal is lying on its front with foreflippers tucked at sides; eyes and nose are done with black pigment(?).

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk and pigment ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Letter Opener3584/8

Letter opener decorated with circular openwork; blade curves upward at tip. Handle consists of two tiered rectangles; majority of handle is made up of the larger rectangle, it diminishes to second smaller rectangle towards blade. Small cutouts on edges of handle before letter opener tapers into a flat triangular blade; blade point is rounded. Openwork design on main body of handle consists of a rectangular cutout in the centre filled with two columns of circles; negative space between circles creates cross-shapes. Additional circular designs protrude out from either side of smaller rectangle, where blade meets handle; blade is undecorated.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3528/29 a-d

Small kayak hunting scene, consisting of a stone base with a hunter in a kayak on top, and a seal. The kayak (part b) pegs onto the base (part a) near one end, with the peg for the seal (part d) at the other end, near the front of the long kayak. The hunter (part c) holds a harpoon in his right hand; the harpoon has a sinew cord tied to it with the other end of the cord in the hunter's left hand. The kayak (part b) has sinew straps over the top that hold the paddle in place. The somewhat oval stone base is a mottled dark grey with green hues and dark blue spots; the peg holes go right through the stone. Unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone, walrus tusk ? and sinew
Made in
Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish Figure3528/31 a-b

Carving of an ivory coloured fish that balances on top of a thin stand (part b). The white fish is slightly curved, with two fins on top, one below; incised circles for the eyes with a point at centre; lines for the gills and mouth. The fish has a hole in the belly that fits over the top of the stand. The darker stand has a somewhat circular base with a vertical post. Unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and caribou antler
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3528/30 a-b

Rectangular slice of antler with a carved seal hunting scene positioned on top. Near the centre, a hunter is standing bent over a seal hole, standing on a square piece of fur, with a harpoon resting on two stands in front of him. Across what would be a seal breathing hole is a short, curved snow wall, with the bricks outlined in black ink. Another carved male is positioned standing back behind the hunter; while at the opposite end (on the other side of the snow wall) is a carved seal (part b) lying on the 'ice'.

Culture
Inuit
Material
caribou antler, walrus tusk, fox skin ?, adhesive and ink
Made in
Port Burwell, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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