Any ideas on these

[Radu Transylvanicus]

Originally Posted by Zan

Hi,

I just want to precise that "inuit" is the term wich tend to replace "eskimo". The algonquin word "eskimo" means "raw meat eater"...
Zan

Hmm, I wonder what your feedback is on "black feet".
By the way, the word "Inuit" instead means "the real people". Further confusing, the Arctic indigenuos people of Alaska and extreme north Siberia do not speak Inuit, they are mostly but not only, the Yupik and they speak Yupik language ... And the lingvists to my knowledge call their tongues family "Eskimoan" Little confusing, I would say... I visited Alaska, including north: Fairbanks, Barrow and Fort Yukon in 2004 and was explained to me, regards to Eskimo, that Inuit (Canada & Greenland) that might find it ofensive, in Alaska there isnt any problem with it, they rather have a problem with being mistakenly called Inuit from politeness... Forgive me if I deviated you from the weapons for a second. That could be a walrus tusk, normally they are a little ribbed but not exclusivelly. If it is proven walrus, you are looking at an extremelly valuable Eskimo pana snow knife, probably. An overall utility tool, made from ivory only a long time ago, mostly to cut blocks of snow and or dig trough it. In my opinion there is no relation between the two objects you exhibit.
See this also:
1. http://www.rom.on.ca/exhibits/ivory/...allery_5_2.php
2. http://www.rom.on.ca/exhibits/ivory/...e_page2a_2.php
3. http://www.museevirtuel.ca/Exhibitio...s/12000020.htm