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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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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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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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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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