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Museum catalogue: Arctic Material Culture Collection
Materials
The collection uses the Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) vocabulary for categorisation. The 'tag cloud' of links below indicate the existence of items in the collection for each of the 173 materials used.
- antler (3)
- antler > caribou (1)
- antler ? (6)
- baleen > whale (5)
- bead (1)
- beads > glass (5)
- beads > metal (3)
- bone (73)
- bone > bird (1)
- bone > whale (1)
- bone > whale ? (1)
- bone ? (3)
- concrete (1)
- cord > sinew (2)
- cord > vegetable fibre (1)
- cork (1)
- dye (14)
- dye ? or paint ? (2)
- dye or paint (2)
- enamel (1)
- fabric (28)
- fabric > canvas (14)
- fabric > cotton (43)
- fabric > cotton ? (1)
- fabric > felt (9)
- fabric > flannel (5)
- fabric > lace (2)
- fabric > nylon (1)
- fabric > silk (1)
- fabric > stroud ? (1)
- fabric > unknown (10)
- fabric > velvet (9)
- fabric > wool (9)
- fabric > wool > broadcloth (6)
- fabric > wool > duffle (8)
- fabric > wool > stroud (2)
- feather (17)
- feather > King Eider (1)
- fibre (1)
- fibre > acrylic (1)
- fibre > vegetable (1)
- filament > nylon ? (1)
- fur > seal > foetal (1)
- glass (3)
- glass ? (1)
- glass beads (20)
- glass beads ? (1)
- glue (4)
- granite (1)
- grass (5)
- hair (2)
- hair > human (3)
- horn > musk ox (2)
- horn > musk ox ? (2)
- horn > musk-ox (1)
- horn > musk-ox ? (2)
- ink (9)
- intestine (3)
- intestine > sea mammal (4)
- ivory (190)
- ivory > tusk > narwhal (1)
- ivory > tusk > walrus (4)
- ivory > walrus (16)
- ivory ? (1)
- ivory? (1)
- leather (4)
- metal (85)
- metal > brass (8)
- metal > brass ? (1)
- metal > copper (15)
- metal > iron (35)
- metal > iron? (1)
- metal > pewter ? (1)
- metal > silver (2)
- metal > silver ? (1)
- metal > steel (2)
- metal > tin (1)
- metal ? (2)
- oil > seal (1)
- paint (26)
- paper > cardboard (2)
- pencil (3)
- perspex (6)
- plant > lichen ? (1)
- plant > lichen? (3)
- plant > moss (1)
- plastic (5)
- plastic ? (1)
- plastic? (12)
- quill > bird (1)
- ribbon > silk (2)
- seal skin (3)
- sinew (195)
- sinew > artificial (2)
- sinew > caribou (1)
- sinew > whale or narwhal (3)
- sinew ? (1)
- sk (1)
- skin (11)
- skin > babiche (7)
- skin > bear (2)
- skin > bear > polar (31)
- skin > bear > polar? (2)
- skin > beaver ? (1)
- skin > caribou (23)
- skin > caribou ? (1)
- skin > commercially tanned (3)
- skin > deer (7)
- skin > deer ? (3)
- skin > dog (6)
- skin > dog ? (2)
- skin > dog or wolf (1)
- skin > dog? (3)
- skin > fox (5)
- skin > fox? (1)
- skin > fur (1)
- skin > fur > unknown (1)
- skin > moose (8)
- skin > moose ? (4)
- skin > moose? (4)
- skin > rabbit (4)
- skin > rabbit ? (1)
- skin > seal (171)
- skin > seal > bearded (20)
- skin > seal > bearded ? (2)
- skin > seal > fjord (17)
- skin > seal > fjord? (6)
- skin > seal > harp (1)
- skin > seal > ring (1)
- skin > seal > ringed (3)
- skin > seal ? (1)
- skin > sheep (6)
- skin > unknown (8)
- skin > walrus (6)
- skin > walrus ? (1)
- skin > wolf (3)
- skin ? (1)
- slate (1)
- stain (4)
- stain? (1)
- stone (36)
- stone > flint (5)
- stone > granite (3)
- stone > granite ? (1)
- stone > serpentine (11)
- stone > slate (2)
- stone > slate ? (1)
- stone > soapstone (59)
- stone > steatite (2)
- string (26)
- tape (1)
- thread (80)
- thread > cott (1)
- thread > cotton (102)
- thread > cotton > embroidery (2)
- thread > embroidery (1)
- thread > nylon (1)
- thread > waxed (1)
- thread > waxed ? (7)
- thread ? (1)
- tooth > caribou (1)
- tooth > fox (1)
- tooth ? (1)
- tusk > walrus (1)
- unknown (15)
- vegetable fibre (3)
- velcro (1)
- wax > candle (1)
- wo (1)
- wood (159)
- wood ? (2)
- wool (4)
- yarn > wool (21)
