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Umimmak Kalunaniituk (Muskox in the City)

Culture/People:
Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Pudlo Pudlat (Padloo/Padluq/Padlo/Pudloo), Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait], 1916-1992  Search this
Previous seller:
Canadian Arctic Producers Co-operative Ltd. (CAP/Canadian Arctic Producers/Canadian Arctic Producers Co-op)  Search this
Previous owner:
Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt), Non-Indian, 1916-2013  Search this
Ellen Witt (Ellen Hays Witt), Non-Indian, 1917-2007  Search this
Donor:
Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt), Non-Indian, 1916-2013  Search this
Ellen Witt (Ellen Hays Witt), Non-Indian, 1917-2007  Search this
Title:
Umimmak Kalunaniituk (Muskox in the City)
Object Name:
Print
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Stone-cut printed, embossed, stenciled
Dimensions:
92.0 x 61.5 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Cape Dorset (Kingait, Kinngait, Kingnait); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago:
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name:
Dorset Island
Island Grouping:
Baffin Island Group
Date created:
1979
Catalog Number:
26/430
Barcode:
260430.000
See related items:
Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait]
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a27ddbbf-46cd-4de8-979c-326b1d0dc257
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_276523
Online Media:

Musk Ox

Culture/People:
Iñupiaq  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Melvin Olanna, Iñupiaq, 1941-1991  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
Melvin Olanna, Iñupiaq, 1941-1991  Search this
Title:
Musk Ox
Object Name:
Muskox figure
Media/Materials:
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques:
Carved, incised, polished
Dimensions:
31.4 x 14.5 x 19.1 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Shishmaref; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
1970
Catalog Number:
26/1240
Barcode:
261240.000
See related items:
Iñupiaq
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6639ba276-2f79-41a7-a1c6-7c436b660316
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_277337

Muskox

Culture/People:
Inuit [Baker Lake/Qamani’tuaq]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Barnabus Arnasungaaq, Inuit [Baker Lake/Qamani’tuaq], 1924-2017  Search this
Donor:
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007  Search this
Previous owner:
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007  Search this
Title:
Muskox
Object Name:
Sculpture
Media/Materials:
Basalt
Techniques:
Carved, incised
Dimensions:
19.5 x 7 x 11 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Baker Lake (Qamanittuaq); Kivalliq Region (Keewatin); Nunavut; Canada
Date created:
circa 1980
Catalog Number:
26/4378
Barcode:
264378.000
See related items:
Inuit [Baker Lake/Qamani’tuaq]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c9a5d620-4acc-4a15-990c-2f6399fe94ee
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_280580
Online Media:

Muskox Hoof Spirit

Culture/People:
Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Mathew Saviadjuk, Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait], b. 1950  Search this
Donor:
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007  Search this
Previous owner:
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007  Search this
Spirit Wrestler Gallery  Search this
Previous Seller:
Spirit Wrestler Gallery  Search this
Title:
Muskox Hoof Spirit
Object Name:
Sculpture
Media/Materials:
Serpentine
Techniques:
Carved, polished
Dimensions:
22.0 x 17.0 x 8.5 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Cape Dorset (Kingait, Kinngait, Kingnait); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago:
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name:
Dorset Island
Island Grouping:
Baffin Island Group
Date created:
2007
Catalog Number:
26/7009
Barcode:
267009.000
See related items:
Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64d41e67e-8b50-4695-8d10-95325126db53
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_394179
Online Media:

Muskox

Culture/People:
Inuit [Gjoa Haven/Uqsuqtuuq]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Judas Ullulaq (Ooloolah), Inuit [Gjoa Haven/Uqsuqtuuq], 1937-1999  Search this
Donor:
Joram Piatigorsky, Non-Indian  Search this
Previous owner:
Joram Piatigorsky, Non-Indian  Search this
Previous seller:
Waddingtons (Waddingtons Auction House)  Search this
Title:
Muskox
Object Name:
Figure
Media/Materials:
Steatite/soapstone, musk ox horn, stone
Techniques:
Carved, cut, polished, pegged, inlaid
Dimensions:
16.3 x 12.3 x 4.8 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Gjoa Haven; Kitkmeot Region (Qitirmiut); Nunavut; Canada
Date created:
circa 1990
Catalog Number:
26/8811
Barcode:
268811.000
See related items:
Inuit [Gjoa Haven/Uqsuqtuuq]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cafbbfb0-b892-4634-8c32-eab49de82fb0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_402309
Online Media:

Poa arctica R. Br.

Biogeographical Region:
70 - Subarctic America  Search this
Collector:
S. R. Brinker  Search this
Place:
Banks Island, 66 km SE of Muskox and Thomsen River confluence, Green Cabin, on west side of Thomsen River, Aulavik National Park., Northwest Territories, Canada, North America
Collection Date:
30 Jul 2011
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Pooideae
Published Name:
Poa arctica R. Br.
Barcode:
04054874
USNM Number:
3665060
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d6cfd8c8-d16b-41fa-8c64-406b5ce0fb19
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15852976

Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena (Lindm.) Hiitonen

Biogeographical Region:
70 - Subarctic America  Search this
Collector:
S. R. Brinker  Search this
Min. Elevation:
10  Search this
Place:
Banks Island, 66 km SE of Muskox and Thomsen River confluence, Green Cabin, on west side of Thomsen River, Aulavik National Park., Northwest Territories, Canada, North America
Collection Date:
24 Jul 2011
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Pooideae
Published Name:
Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena (Lindm.) Hiitonen
Barcode:
04064901
USNM Number:
3665037
See more items in:
Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/362139e6e-8dc3-433b-90c0-dfad0d82878a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15881685

Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena (Lindm.) Hiitonen

Biogeographical Region:
70 - Subarctic America  Search this
Collector:
S. R. Brinker  Search this
Min. Elevation:
10  Search this
Place:
Banks Island, 35 km south of Muskox and Thomsen River confluence, just north of unnamed river confluence with the Thomsen River, 12 km north of Green Cabin, Aulavik National., Northwest Territories, Canada, North America
Collection Date:
28 Jul 2011
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Pooideae
Published Name:
Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena (Lindm.) Hiitonen
Barcode:
04064902
USNM Number:
3665038
See more items in:
Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38c7aeb46-0604-41a4-9cba-5c9a62cc90cd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15881686

Eskimo Yo-Yos, Muskox Knitting Yarn and Other Unique Gifts to Buy in Alaska

Creator:
Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Fri, 08 Jul 2016 19:18:12 +0000
Topic:
Search this
See more post:
Smithsonian Article Database
Data Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_0fc27548990fc02c735c62822f497dec

To Understand the Elusive Musk Ox, Researchers Must Become Its Worst Fear

Creator:
Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Conversations and talks
Blog posts
Published Date:
Wed, 02 Aug 2017 14:28:08 +0000
Topic:
Search this
See more posts:
Smithsonian Article Database
Data Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_4bdfac845985557468c2668a5a144ad2

Poa arctica R. Br.

Biogeographical Region:
70 - Subarctic America  Search this
Collector:
S. R. Brinker  Search this
Place:
33 km south of Muskox and Thomson River confluence, 34 km N of green cabin, 12km north of Thomsen River and White Sand Creek confluence., Northwest Territories, Canada, North America
Collection Date:
29 Jul 2011
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Pooideae
Published Name:
Poa arctica R. Br.
Barcode:
04054873
USNM Number:
3665035
See more items in:
Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d1af79f6-a978-4ac9-ab8b-d2636291206a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15852975

Tofieldia pusilla (Michx.) Pers.

Biogeographical Region:
70 - Subarctic America  Search this
Collector:
Gunnar Seidenfaden  Search this
Place:
East Greenland. Muskox Fiord, South coast n.o. Md. Sederholm., Greenland, North America
Collection Date:
10 Aug 1930
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Alismatales Tofieldiaceae
Published Name:
Tofieldia pusilla (Michx.) Pers.
Barcode:
03828508
USNM Number:
1596791
See more items in:
Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/367a15179-89bc-4b48-8596-9852126337a4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15446586

Mixed solution indet.

Biogeographical Region:
Not Determined  Search this
Collector:
Collector unknown  Search this
Recent/Fossil:
Unknown  Search this
Place:
Muskox lake, Unknown
Taxonomy:
Protista Bacillariophyta
Published Name:
Mixed solution indet.
USNM Number:
D106983
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Botany
Diatoms
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d563a511-eaee-45fa-881f-537ff91c0b3a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2403502

Arctic Mammals, Hall of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exhibit
Date:
1959
Topic:
Exhibitions  Search this
Animals  Search this
Arctic  Search this
Mammals  Search this
Natural history  Search this
Hall of Mammals  Search this
Muskox  Search this
Arctic hare  Search this
Ground squirrels  Search this
Standard number:
MNH-213 or MNH213
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_9900

Second International Muskox Symposium = Deuxième Symposium international sur le boeuf musqué : Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, October 1-4, 1987/du 1er au 4 octobre 1987 / guest editor, Peter F. Flood

Title:
Deuxième Symposium international sur le boeuf musqué
Proceedings of the second International Muskox Symposium
Author:
International Muskox Symposium (2nd : 1987 : University of Saskatchewan)  Search this
Flood, Peter F  Search this
Western College of Veterinary Medicine  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 1092-1166, A1-64 p. : ill., maps, group port. ; 28 cm
Type:
Congresses
Date:
1989
Topic:
Muskox  Search this
Muskox, Fossil  Search this
Call number:
QL737.U6 .I62 1989
QL737.U6.I62 1989
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_378060

Zooarchaeology and conservation biology / edited by R. Lee Lyman and Kenneth P. Cannon

Author:
Lyman, R. Lee  Search this
Cannon, Kenneth P  Search this
Physical description:
xvii, 266 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
North America
Date:
2004
C2004
Topic:
Animal remains (Archaeology)  Search this
Conservation biology  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_740515

Muskoxen investigations in Alaska 1930-35 [by] L.J. Palmer and C.H. Rouse

Author:
Palmer, L. J  Search this
Rouse, Charles H  Search this
United States Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife  Search this
Physical description:
35, 11, 25, 3, 9 l. illus., 22 photos. 30 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Nunivak Island (Alaska)
Date:
1963
Topic:
Muskox  Search this
Call number:
QL737.U53 P35 1963a
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_914139

Muskoxen and their hunters : a history / by Peter C. Lent

Author:
Lent, Peter C  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 324 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1999
C1999
Topic:
Muskox  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_911117

Muskox husbandry : a guide for the care, feeding, and breeding of captive muskoxen / by Pamela Groves

Author:
Groves, Pamela 1954-  Search this
University of Alaska Fairbanks Institute of Arctic Biology  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 148 p. : ill., map ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1992
C1992
Topic:
Muskox farming  Search this
Call number:
SF401.M8G76 1991X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_439241

Rancho Gango Muskox Farm

Container:
Box 23 of 68
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 96-024, American Zoo and Aquarium Association, Records
See more items in:
Records
Records / Box 23
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa96-024-refidd1e9934

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