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1. Bow and arrow models

Museum number:: 2-46996a-c
Culture or time period:: Canadian cultures and Inuit
Object class:: Arrows (projectiles) and Bows (weapons)
Maker or artist:: Juanasiluk Ivqumiak
Dimensions:: (a)— length 36.5 centimeters, (c)— length 19 centimeters, and (b)— length 20.1 centimeters
Collector:: Nelson H.H. Graburn
Collection place:: Povungnituk, Quebec, Canada
Collection date:: June 1968 - July 1968
Taxon:: Rangifer tarandus caribou

2. Dart

Museum number:: 2-19326
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Dimensions:: length 133 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Point Barrow, North Slope Borough, Alaska
Collection date:: unknown

3. Hook and sinker

Museum number:: 2-4524
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Function:: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Dimensions:: length 9.2 centimeters and length 4.2 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Alaska

4. Kayak model

Museum number:: 2-46994a,b
Culture or time period:: Canadian cultures and Inuit
Object class:: Kayaks and Models (concepts)
Maker or artist:: Juanasiluk Ivqumiak
Function:: 1.4 Transportation and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: (a)— length 59 centimeters and (b)— length 5 centimeters
Collector:: Nelson H.H. Graburn
Collection place:: Povungnituk, Quebec, Canada
Collection date:: June 1968 - July 1968

5. Snow goggles

Museum number:: 2-5728
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:: width 12.2 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Alaska
Collection date:: 1898

6. Snowshoes (drags)

Museum number:: 2-6415a,b
Culture or time period:: Kodiak Eskimo
Object class:: Shoes (footwear)
Function:: 1.4 Transportation
Dimensions:: length 1.4 meters
Collector:: Charles Hirsch
Collection place:: Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska

7. Spear-thrower

Museum number:: 2-19229
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Atlatls
Dimensions:: length 42 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Lower Yukon, Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough
Collection date:: unknown