Jug

MOA: University of British Columbia

3076/2

Ceramic wine jug (oinochoe), hand-made. Body is globular, with a short neck and trefoil mouth, and a vertical loop handle spanning rim to shoulder. Base is flat, with a very low foot. Vessel is painted with thick red and dark brown lines radiating down from the neck. Top of handle and rim of mout...

Jug

MOA: University of British Columbia

3076/1

Ceramic wine jug (oinochoe), wheel-turned. Body is globular, with a short neck and pinched trefoil mouth, and a vertical loop handle spanning rim to shoulder. Base is a low foot. Vessel is heavily painted with encircling lines of red and dark grey in a variety of widths, and 5 series of concentri...

Cane

MOA: University of British Columbia

3040/103

Cane made from a narwhal tusk. The handle is carved from walrus tusk and is attached by ivory pegs. The handle is carved in a bear head shape, with open mouth and black inset eyes and nostrils at one end and a closed human fist at the other end. The distal end of the cane has an inserted iron peg...

Walrus Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3040/102

Carving of a walrus in stone. The hind flippers are tucked under the walrus' body and the body is resting on the front flippers. Walrus has incised eyes and nostrils. Tusks are attached by glue. Stone is dark grey with black horizontal bands.

Fox Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3040/101

Carving of a stationary arctic fox facing forward. Nose and eyes are black insets. Mouth is lightly incised. Tail is a separate piece of tusk that has been attached.

Bear Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3040/100

Carving of a polar bear with its head turned to the left. Black inset eyes and an incised mouth.

Kayak Carving

MOA: University of British Columbia

3040/98 a-c

Carving of a kayak with three skin lines and the paddle attached across the front (part a). There is a separate hunter figure (part b) holding a harpoon in raised position, and separate seal float (part c).

Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3040/97

Carving of a swimming bird on a rectangular base. Bird has incised tail and wing feathers. Beak is long and turned down at the end and the eyes are inset with black. Written on the base in ink is "Koguk".

Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3040/96

Carving of a bear cub(?). Animal is in motion moving forwards with head slightly down. No eyes, nostrils or mouth. Tail and ears are carved in relief.

Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3040/95

Carving of a bowhead whale. Whale has black inset eyes and two blowholes on the top of the head which also appear to have black insets. Mouth of whale is incised. The side flippers are made of separate pieces of walrus tusk that have been attached by drilling a hole into the side of the whale, in...