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Narwhal
Sculpture
made of ivory
From Pangnirtung, Baffin Island
Dating to 1933-1942
Dr. Jon A. and Mrs. Muriel Bildfell Collection
997.22.25.1-2 |
Exclusive of the tusk, the narwhal grows to
4.9
metres (16 feet) in length. In the eastern Canadian
Arctic, the narwhal winters in the open waters of Davis
Strait and Baffin Bay. In spring they move westward
through Lancaster Sound and Hudson Strait and also enter
Cumberland Sound in southeastern Baffin Island. The
eastward fall migration is underway by late August.
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Atlantic Walrus Tusks
Ivory
From South Baffin Island
or eastern Hudson Bay
Dating to 1910-1914
Robert J. Flaherty Collection, Gift of Sir William Mackenzie
HC1905
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| Walrus tusks are elongated upper canine teeth. In the Atlantic
Walrus the tusks can reach an average length of 36 cm (14 inches). The walrus
uses the tusks as weapons for defense and as hooks for hauling its body up onto
land and ice. |
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