Pendant
Polar bear canine (nanuq) attached to a leather strap and used as a pendant.
- Accession Number 2022.18.92
- Period 20th century
- Materials skin, leather, tooth, polar bear
- Measurements 8,09 x 2,7 x 1,19 cm
Historical context
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) canine tooth pierced at the opposite end of its root and attached to a caribou hide strap. Used as a pendant.
This type of pendant is worn around the neck or close to the chest. In addition to the decorative value of its crescent-shaped motif, for some it symbolizes and confers the strength and determination of the polar bear (nanuq, in the Inuit language), a fearsome hunter. In Inuit culture, this larg...
- Accession Number 2022.18.92
- Period 20th century
- Materials skin, leather, tooth, polar bear
- Measurements 8,09 x 2,7 x 1,19 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Michel Noël Collection, 2022.018.092
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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