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Figure3040/10

Carving of a man holding a rifle in the act of aiming. Man's hood is back and his hair has been lightly incised and darkened with ink. He has no facial features. Man is attached by two metal pegs to a rectangular tusk base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
metal, ink and walrus tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/9

Carving of a bear on four legs with head turned to the right. Black inset eyes. Bear's mouth is open and six teeth, including two canines, are present. Claws are present on all four paws.

Culture
Inuit
Material
baleen ? and walrus tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/8

Carving of a fox standing on all four legs with its tail pointed out directly behind. Black inset eyes. Mouth is open but no teeth have been carved. Nostrils are present and have been marked with ink.

Culture
Inuit
Material
baleen ?, ink and walrus tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/7 a-b

Wooden rectangle with a hole in it (part a), and a seal carved in walrus tusk (part b). The seal is positioned as if about to slide from the ice (the wood) into its breathing hole. There are two holes in the base of the seal that attach to two tusk pegs in the wooden base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, baleen ? and walrus tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3040/6

Sculpture of a caribou with antlers and incised facial features. Caribou faces forward. One antler has detached from the adhesive.

Culture
Inuit
Material
adhesive and walrus tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish3040/4

Small elongated, oval dish with two pedestal feet. There is a bird perched at each end of the dish facing outwards with their wings raised as if in flight. The bird species are written on the base in pencil: one is "Nowya" which is seagull (Nauja in Inuktitut), and the other is "Kiing-ma-la".

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and narwhal tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Leister3040/2

Model leister (kakivak). It has a wooden shaft, a central prong and two side prongs. Prong joint is wrapped in thick black thread.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, cotton fibre and walrus tusk
Made in
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beads3058/6 a-d

54 beads strung on a metal wire, with metal clasp at one end and loop on the opposite. Each bead is carved from tusk and shaped into a oblong orb. The surface of the beads has been polished to a shine. Colour varies in each bead, and is often mottled, from dark amber to light yellow. (Part b is a detached bead. Parts c-d are the old clasp: two round plastic tube-shaped pieces that screw together, and each has a hole in the end.)

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk ?, metal and plastic
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2934/13

Short statuette of a billiken type figure on a round pedestal. The figure has high, rounded cheeks, slanted eyes, and tall, pointed ears. The figure’s eyes, nostrils, mouth, hair, nipples and bellybutton are painted black. The bottom portion of the pedestal has a rippled decoration. The sides are carved in shallow relief and have extremely long arms.

Culture
Siberian ?
Material
walrus tusk and ink
Made in
Russia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2934/11

Small figure of an old man. The figure has a high forehead, furrowed brow and prominent mustache and beard. The shoulders are hunched forward, with one hand positioned behind his back and the other cupping his ear. There are two holes bored on the underside of the nose for nostrils. The figure is dressed in pants, a tunic, a jacket and pointed slippers. There is a distinct cross hatching pattern in the ivory on his back. The base is somewhat concave.

Culture
Yakut
Material
walrus tusk ?
Made in
Sakha, Russia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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