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Figure of female form, flattened in cross-section with rectangle above featureless oval head. Carved diamond-shaped channel outlining slightly bulbous abdomen, large flat breasts, and legs truncated above knee. Back side is slightly concave and very porous. Rasp-like marks on side of one leg.
Female caribou head with neck tapering in wedge shape. Mouth and nostrils are well defined at end of muzzle. Eyes on each side, one has remains of wooden plug. Oval ears in relief with deep canals. Hole drilled through at back of head. Numerous lines across neck.
Four-footed polar bear with large head; back curves into head,chin almost touches ground. Incised mouth and flat muzzle, nostrils and eyes are inlaid circles of wood. Oval ears in slight relief. Four short stubby legs. Tail indicated by oval-shape at back. Centre core of mottled tusk dentine visible from bottom and at head.
Male or generic form with arms slightly out from sides ending at hips. Round head with flattened face, long narrow nose in higher relief, and horizontal incised lines for eyes and mouth. Inside surface of each leg is flat and knees protrude slightly. Horizontal crease at back of knee. Buttocks are defined. Vertical crease at backbone.
Figure of male or generic form with crease incision on each side (front and back) to indicate arms. Round head with flattened face, brow, and triangular nose in slightly higher relief than cheek area, and horizontal incisions for eyes and mouth. Inside surface of each leg is flat and the legs taper to the bottom with a crease at the back of the knees and to define buttocks. Natural longitudinal cracks on face, left hand, back of head, and buttocks. Dentine mottling through head tapering towards middle of figure.
Male or generic form with arms, slightly out from sides, ending at hips. Four vertical lines indicate hands on either side. Oval head with flattened face, forehead and triangular nose are in higher relief, horizontal incised lines at eyes, mouth and less deeply for eyebrows. Legs are minimally shaped, flaring slightly at feet.
Stylized walrus-shaped curved box with attached stylized bird-shaped lid. Oval cavity is roughly finished. Exterior surfaces are smooth and stained brown. Hinged lid is attached by an ivory peg and is sandwiched between curved extensions to oval container. Multi-bevelled, tapering cylinders of ivory project toward lid from extensions. The effect is of walrus tusks with the hinge peg forming eyes. The lid is oval with concave bottom and tapering head-like extension. The container tapers to a point paralleling the lid. The hinge is very stiff.
Fish with incised mouth and graphite applied to 'nostrils' and eye holes. Gills and pectoral fins are indicated on each side; dorsal fin at top behind head and other fins above and below tail. There are scratches or carving marks at fins and gills; some dirt in these areas. Fish is mounted on a polished brown section of walrus tusk.
Seal-shaped toggle with two holes through centre of back and a hole connecting eyes. Flat snout on rounded head with incised mouth and lines above. Deeply drilled nostrils. Short flippers on each side parallel to holes. Oval-shaped body tapers to flippers at back, divided by a longitudinal incised line splitting to a v-shape on top. Each flipper has three short longitudinal lines on top surface.
Large owl with outspread wings at top, two outward facing ravens below; two profile owls at bottom with heads facing. Human head in centre with flowing hair, small profile bear below head and between owls. Name of artist and printmaker in Inuit syllabics and Cape Dorset stylized 'red igloo' seal in lower corner on left. Below image from side on left and inscription reads: "Together with ravens stonecut and stencil 21/50 Dorset 1979 Kenojuak." Canadian Eskimo Arts Council's blind embossed stamp in lower corner on right.