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Tooth, WhaleE/2158
PlaqueA2.357

Roughly rectangular plaque or slab of whale tooth; yellow-white in colour with one brown end.

Culture
Yup'ik ?
Material
whale tooth
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC132

Ten whale teeth with holes drilled into them, attached together by a braided, brown coir fibre cord.

Culture
Fijian
Material
whale tooth and plant fibre
Made in
Fiji ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffC523

Wood staff handle with a tooth mounted cross-wise on top. Tooth is yellowed with age and has a red spot on the top. One end of the tooth is pierced.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood and whale tooth
Made in
Viti Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA2.392

Metal spokeshave with a short handle made from a yellow-white sperm whale tooth. Blade curves downwards from the handle into a flat middle section with a beveled edge, then curves back upwards, ending in a rounded notch with a circular hole through its centre (missing handle?).

Culture
Inuit
Material
iron metal and sperm whale tooth
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureNa1677

The figure is a sculpture of a human torso from the shoulders up, is white-yellow in colour, has a well defined face with deep set eyes, a small sloped nose and has a closed mouth that is slightly frowning. Small C-shaped ears are carved on either side of the face, level to the eyes and the figure depicts chin-length hair that is represented by hatching marks on the head. The overall appearance of the figure is female. On the underside of the figure is a small brown hollow opening at the centre.

Culture
Inuit
Material
sperm whale tooth
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tabua1650/5

Twined rope with a whale tooth attached where the ends meet. Tooth is held to rope with some grass through a hole in the tooth and a metal loop around one end of the rope.

Culture
Fijian
Material
fibre, sperm whale tooth, metal and adhesive
Made in
Nadroga-Navosa, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1436/1

A small figure standing with its hands together as if in prayer. The figure is carved with a face and a headdress, a necklace, and wings.

Culture
South India
Material
whale tooth
Made in
Goa, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stretching Tool898/3

Long light-brown coloured wooden dowel that fits tightly into corresponding holes in white-coloured bone pieces at each end. At one end, the bone piece is large, round in shape, and flares up slightly at its edges. The other bone piece is smaller, with two narrow pieces that flare inward towards the dowel.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood and whale tooth
Made in
Kap Dan, Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving974/1

Carved tupilak (tupilaq). Standing human-like creature with a pointed head, 2 black eyes, mouth slightly open, upper and lower teeth, leaning on a face similar to its own topped by an animal head.

Culture
Inuit
Material
whale tooth
Made in
Kap Dan, Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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