Text: Ukaliq the Arctic Hare. Illustration of an Arctic hare paw print.
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This carving in walrus ivory of an Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus) was made by a person of the Dorset culture, about 800 AD. It was found in 1979 on Knud Peninsula on Ellesmere Island (now in Nunavut).

The sculpture is object SgFm-5:21 in the collection of the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

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Image credits: Paul Bloskie, Alex Tirabasso
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