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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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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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Snow goggles iggaak West Greenland Wood Donated by D. Blues, 1936 Museum number 1936-193-1 Snow blindness occurs when both the direct sunlight and glare from the snow is too intense for the human eye. It is a painful condition which hinder ...

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Snow goggles with shade or visor Eastern Arctic Wood and leather Donor unrecorded Museum number 1969-53 Snow blindness occurs when both the direct sunlight and glare from the snow is too intense for the human eye. It is a painful condition ...

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Salmon cleek or hook, 1800s Elwin Bay, Prince Regent Inlet Wood, metal and copper Donated Capt Fairweather Museum number 1894-26-18 This object was found by Capt Fairweather (1844-1896) during a whaling expedition beyond the Arctic Circle ...

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Pipe, pre 1894 Elwin Bay, Prince Regent Inlet Clay bowl, wood with silver collar Donated by Capt Fairweather, 1894 Museum number 1894-26-6 This European pipe is evidence that the people of the settlement had traded with the whalers. It w ...

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Arrow Central Arctic, Copper Inuit Copper, bone, wood and sinew Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-436 With the scarcity of trees in the Arctic wood was a valuable commodity. Tools and weapons were recycled for repeated use. These arrows ...

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