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Button3584/4 a-c

Three square-like buttons (parts a-c) with walrus heads carved on front; shanks on back. All rounded heads start along top edge with tusks touching the bottom edges; heads protrude outward, creating a gap between tusks and faces of buttons. Circular eyes, "V" shapes across nose, and row of circles above tusks are incised across all three walruses; three additional circles incised along left and right sides of button faces. All circles are filled with black pigment(?); "V"'s are undecorated.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cigarette Holder3584/6

Cigarette holder that has a round opening that tapers into an oval-shaped tube; holder is completely hollowed out. Carved fish design along top of holder; fins, spots, gills, mouth, and eyes highlighted with black pigment(?) across surface. Fins are done entirely with pigment, rest of details are also incised. End of holder has a raised band.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
walrus tusk and pigment ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pocket Knife3584/18 a-b

Pocket knife with detachable blade (part b). Handle (part a) has a wide channel along its bottom edge, where blade fits in. Handle is carved in the shape of a fish with a flaring tail and rectangular body; fish has a triangular head at front, where blade extends. Additional details done across tail; all designs are on both top and bottom sides of handle, and are done in black pigment(?). Fish's eyes made up of a circular indent; hole drilled underneath eye. Short blade has a matching hole drilled through its circular end; blade curves along top edge before tapering to a flat point, bottom edge of blade is straight. (Pin to attach blade to handle is missing).

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