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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon model, accession number 2-59598a-c, described as Walrus harpoon model, made with whalebone foreshaft, wood shaft, bone toggle head with case for steel blade, and perforated ivory object attached to thong line. Harpoon including foreshaft is 11.5 cm. Toggle head including point is 13.7 cm. Sealskin case for blade is 11.5 cm, not including thong ties. Foreshaft is 39 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Model tools, accession number 2-71487a-l, described as Ivory tools( models) on walrus rib base; a) walrus rib gase, l. 18.2 cm.; b) knive, l. 6 cm.; c)knife, l. 5.5 cm.; d) spear, l. 10.5 cm.; e) knife, l.6.5.; f) g) arrows, l.6cmm.; h) bow with sinew bowsting; w. 11.5 cm.; i) peg, l. 4cm.; j. finger ring, with black dotes and geometric design, w. 2.2 cm. ( goes around i) ; k) soapstone and iv. lamp wits. on peg. w. 9.5cm.; k=peg for lamp, l. 2.3 cm.; l) snowknife, 1.5 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71488a-c, described as Sculpture; Walrus head with (a) separate ivory tusks (b,c) ; smooth grey Belcher Island stone;finely incised “whiskers”’ two perforations for tusks; incised on bottom (in syllabics) “Ruanaji Naparktu” (Henry Naparktu) & “16116”’ h. ca. 8 cm.; tusks (b,c) carved ivory, 4.5cm ea. See “Images of the North” appraisal, p. 71, for additional info.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 2-71451, described as Sculpture: Lop-sided sitting walrus with carved ivory tusks; medium-dark grey Povungnituk stone; no signature. Provenience: Canada, Northwest Territories, Cape Dorset, Inuit; Osuitok Ipeelee. See p.28 of Images of the North appraisal for further info.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco pouch, accession number 2-2977, described as Made of walrus hide, reindeer back bound and ornamented with fawn skin.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco pouch, accession number 2-2981, described as Made of walrus hide, reindeer back bound and ornamented with fawn skin.

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