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Amuletic/shaman's belt Western Arctic, Alaska? Hide, bone and wood Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-1278 9999-1278 on displ ...

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Double bladed paddle, c.1908 West Greenland Wood and whale bone Donated by Capt. Thomas Robertson of the S.S. Scotia Museum number 1968-81-3 1968-81-3 ...

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Line attacher Geographical origin unknown Ivory Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-235 This ivory attacher, in the form of a young caribou, was used to join lengths of harpoon line. 9999-235 ...

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Toggle for harpoon line in the shape of a seal, 1800s Geographical origin unknown Ivory Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-248 9999-248 ...

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Model kayak with figure West Greenland Wood, ivory and metal Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-253 Made for amusement or for trade, this model kayak is fully fitted out with bone toggles and sealskin straps. The figure, dressed in sealsk ...

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Blubber pounder, 1800s Origin unknown Musk-ox horn Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-214 Whale blubber provided oil for lighting. This tool was used to pound frozen blubber to soften it and release the oil. Once the blubber was soft, it ...

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Fishing line and lure Western Arctic Bear tooth, copper and sinew Donated by Montrose Museum Museum number 9999-232 9999-232 o ...

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Gourd Mask Central America, El Salvador Gourd Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-1238 Gourds are a traditional mask making material, once dried they take on the appearance of wood. The decoration on this half gourd has been incised and p ...

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Leister spear Arctic Wood, ivory and baleen strips Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-0289 Used for fishing salmon and Arctic char, which were intercepted in late summer and channelled into a central enclosed basin or weir. The two flexib ...

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Dog whip Geographical origin unknown Bone and plaited hide Donor unrecorded Museum number 1968-34 1968-34 on display ...

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