Sculpture
Sculpture

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Object Name:	Sculpture Sculpture
Object Type:	Artifact Spear Leister
Material:	ivory ivoire
Technique:	sculpture carved carved
Accession Number:	997.22.79
Origin-Province:	Nunavut
Origin-Country:	Canada
Origin-Continent:	North America Amérique du Nord
Use-Province:	Nunavut
Use-Country:	Canada
Culture:	Inuit
Geo Cultural Area:	Eastern Arctic Est de l'Arctique
Ethno-linguistic Group:	Inuit-Inupiaq
Earliest Production Date:	1933; 1933
Latest Production Date:	1942; 1942
Period:	20th Century, 4th & 5th decades" 20e siècle
Narrative:	Fish were attracted to an ivory lure jigged just below the surface of the water. When the fish were in range they were impaled using a spear with side-prongs that prevented the fish from sliding off the central spike. The fish were taken to camp staked onto the deck of the kayak.;"Les poissons étaient attirés par un appât en ivoire que l'on agitait juste sous la surface de l'eau. Lorsque les poissons étaient à la portée des pêcheurs, on les empalait à l'aide d'une lance munie de pointes latérales qui empêchaient le poisson de se libérer de la dent médiane. Les poissons étaient ensuite ramenés au camp, entassés sur le pont du kayak.
Length:	5.1
Width:	0.6
Unit-Linear:	cm
Institution:	Royal Ontario Museum Musée royal de l'Ontario Facebook-Royal Ontario Museum Musée royal de l'Ontario Twitter-Royal Ontario Museum Musée royal de l'Ontario YouTube-Royal Ontario Museum Musée royal de l'Ontario
Institution City:	Toronto
Institution Province:	Ontario

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