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PointA2.275

Copper point attached to a tapering bone shaft with jagged barbs carved along one edge.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone and copper metal
Made in
Taijiak, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BurinA2.391

Short, hooked metal blade attached to a bone handle.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
iron metal and bone
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToolA2.312

Elongated, sliver-shaped fastner with notched designs along the edges.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueA2.243

English letters carved from white tusk; reads: "EACLO [Eagle?] SINUK," and is framed along the top and bottom by a strip connecting the letters. Three short metal pegs protrude from the bottom.

Culture
Inupiaq ?
Material
walrus tusk and copper metal
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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Harpoon HeadA2.294

Harpoon head: a barbed metal head protruding from a double-barbed setting carved from whale bone--bone section features a repeating, dotted circle motif.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
whale bone and steel metal
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear PointA2.300

Lozenge-shaped piece of light brown bone that tapers to a point at both ends; circular hole bored through the centre.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model ToolA2.274 h

Miniature harpoon ice scraper with a wooden shaft and tusk attachments protruding from both ends and the centre: a long, curved spike at one end; a short, blunt blade-like piece at the other end; a short, handle-like piece protruding from the centre of the shaft at a right angle.

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

Miniature harpoon with a wooden shaft and a long, curved head attached to one end with a leather thong.

Culture
Inuit
Material
wood, walrus tusk ? and leather skin
Made in
Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model HarpoonA2.273 i

A small harpoon point with a hole drilled through the middle for the short (broken), thin, skin line.

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