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Harpoon HeadA2.285

Carved, white-yellow harpoon head with barbed edges tapering to a point; pierced hole at bottom end.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
St. Michael, Alaska, USA
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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FigureA2.186

Small seal-like head carved from yellow-white tusk with a red mouth, round nostrils, and black and white eyes. Eyes, nose, and mouth are inlaid with coloured stone and nails. Neck area has a hole bored through the centre and a small tab-like protrusion.

Culture
Inuit: Netsilingmiut
Material
metal, walrus tusk and stone ?
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA2.349

Asparagus-shaped, yellow-white marrow scoop; leaf-shaped finial is toothed.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HarpoonA2.274 m

Miniature harpoon with a straight wooden shaft, a short tusk handle protruding from the shaft, and a long, curving tusk head with a spade-shaped metal blade attached at one end.

Culture
Inuit
Material
steel metal, leather skin, wood and walrus tusk
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HarpoonA2.274 k

Miniature harpoon with a wooden shaft, a short and a long metal spike protruding from either end, and a horn-shaped tusk inserted in centre.

Culture
Inuit
Material
leather skin, caribou sinew, walrus tusk ?, steel metal and wood
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HarpoonA2.274 i

Miniature harpoon with an ivory head attached to a wooden shaft with a leather thong.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, leather skin and walrus tusk ?
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model SpearA2.274 g

Model bird spear with three barbed prongs at end and centre. Prongs attached to shaft with black thread.

Culture
Inuit
Material
walrus tusk, wood, fibre and dye
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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