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ToggleNa972

Toggle carved in the shape of a seal. There are small wooden (?) insets for the eyes and nostrils. A transverse hole is bored through the stomach.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and wood ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife CarvingNa680

Miniature carving of a traditional hunting knife consisting of a long pointed one-sided blade with a hilt, carved lines and three drilled holes.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Broughton Island, Nunavut, Canada and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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HarpoonA2.557

Walrus tusk ice pick at one end of the plain wooden shaft. Long thick point fastened to the shaft with bearded sealskin line.

Culture
Inuit: Iglulik
Material
wood, bearded seal skin and walrus tusk
Made in
Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EarringsA2.239

Pair of white-yellow, egg-shaped earrings, each with a series of indented dots rubbed with pigment to emphasize the pattern.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2.238

Miniature standing human figure wearing a cap. Shallowly carved, linear facial features are coloured with black pigment.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and pigment
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA2.236 a-e

Five seal carvings. There is a hole in the middle of the back of each seal. The eyes are emphasized with black skin or wood?

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk and skin ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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