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Hat pin made up of a decorative front plaque, with two rounded ridges on the back; holes drilled into the ridges, for a pin to be secured through. Plaque depicts two small bears on either side of an igloo. Bears are carved in profile, each with a small protruding ear, black inlay eye, and with their fangs bared; black pigment around paws of bears. The igloo has a cutout for the door and a small cylinder protruding from the top centre; incisions for ice blocks filled with black pigment. Base of plaque is a thin rectangle with the owner's name, Susan (suusaa), carved in syllabics across entire length; characters filled with black pigment.
Hat pin consisting of a front plaque (part a) and separate pin (part b). Plaque depicts a bear, on all fours, eating a seal. Bear is carved in profile, with a small protruding ear, and black inlay eye. Upper half of seal's body is hanging out of bear's mouth; circular cutouts for eyes. Base of plaque is a thin rectangle with the owner's name, Doug (umialu), carved in syllabics across entire length; characters filled with black pigment. Back of plaque has two rounded ridges with holes drilled into them; pin fits into holes to secure hat pin. The separate pin has a square-like head that tapers to a point.
Hat pin made up of a decorative front plaque, with two rounded ridges on the back; holes drilled into the ridges, for a pin to be secured through. Plaque depicts a bear, on all fours, with a seal in its mouth. Both are done in profile with black inlay eyes; bear has a small protruding ear, seal has a fin. Seal's face is in bear's mouth, with body turned away, and back curved outward. Base of plaque is a thin rectangle with the owner's name, Audrey (atuuri), carved in syllabics across entire length; characters filled with black pigment.
White, felted wool jacket with wide folded collar and centre opening; secured shut with three loops and bobble buttons. Collar is embroidered with connecting flowers and vines; done in orange, dark blue, and pink. Being with a serpentine body embroidered on either side of jacket opening, along sleeves, and down back centre of jacket. Being has a triangular head and wide open mouth, with loops imitating teeth and a wavy tongue; curved lines extend from nose, and swirls along bottom edge of jaw. Creature has frilled neck, three legs along length of looped body, and tail with fanning lines. Head and tongue are pink, eye is orange, frills are green and orange, body is orange with dark blue and green highlights, legs and tail are green and pink; circles along body are pink, circles and swirls on head are dark blue. All edges of jacket are trimmed with light purple cotton and bordered with wavy pink lines; additional dark blue irregular-shaped lines border cuffs, jacket opening, and bottom edge.
Copper plate engraving on rectangular off-white paper, in horizontal orientation; engraving set into paper, with raised rectangular border. Central design of an owl with outspread wings; outlined with hatch lines. Owl has small circular eyes and a V-shaped beak; body and legs decorated with spots, with faint lines throughout. Wings are covered with rows of hatch lines; entire design done in black ink. Small inscription in top right corner, with price of drawing ($50). Syllabics, edition number, 44/50, year made, and additional syllabics written along bottom edge of engraving; Canadian Eskimo Arts Council logo embossed in bottom right corner. All inscriptions written in pencil.
Ink and pencil crayon drawing on off-white rectangular paper, in portrait orientation; design done on upper half of page, leaving bottom of paper blank. Design consists of two musk oxen, facing away from one another, on a coloured patch of ground. Oxen have yellow horns, and black fur with brown-red highlights throughout; area around eyes, nostrils, and hooves are uncoloured. Ground is a thin, irregularly-shaped oval with small rocks and pebbles scattered throughout; done in light yellow and black. Brown-red, semi-circular hill in the background, with large black rocks scattered and stacked across it. Syllabics signature in bottom right corner of design, overtop coloured ground; number pencil inscriptions along bottom edge, and small white sticker with artist name, on back of drawing.
Ink and pencil crayon drawing with a pencil border along all edges; done on off-white rectangular paper, in horizontal orientation. Design consists of a grandmother's hand, extending from the top right corner, holding an ulu; done in dark brown. Behind the ulu is a large lollipop, with the stick pointed towards the bottom right corner of the drawing; candy has groupings of blue, yellow, green, and red stripes throughout. West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative logo embossed in bottom right corner, within pencil border. Title(?) and signature(?) written along bottom edge of drawing, outside of border, in dark brown ink. Number inscriptions and measurements written in pencil, along bottom edge on back.
Pencil and crayon drawing of two Inuit pairs, the women wearing amautis and the men in parkas. The two figures on the left side are wearing brown clothing while the two figures on the right side slightly above are wearing black clothing. All figures are walking left. Hair, parkas, pants, and mittens have been coloured in with crayon. Syllabics In pencil, in the lower left corner. The drawing is on vertically rectangular, cream-coloured paper which has been torn from a large spiral notebook.
Carved tupilaq (tupilak). Standing human-like figure with a cone-shaped head, wide eyes, and black inlay pupils. Incised curved lines overtop eyes; three diagonal lines extend onto cheeks from sides. Ridged nose with deep and flaring nostrils above a wide open mouth; mouth is filled with square teeth, large fangs, and a tongue carved in relief. Figure's chin juts out at an angle. Entire body is thin with slightly bent knees and small feet; arms carved in relief, curving around back of body. Protruding from the figure's waist is an animal-like head. Face is tapered with black inlay pupils. Identical oval and linear designs around eyes; nostrils are circle cutouts. Semi-circular protrusions on either side of face extend into large fangs, with square teeth in between. Figure's feet and the creature's fangs form the carving's base. Unsigned.
Carved tupilaq (tupilak). Standing human-like figure with a cone-shaped head, wide eyes, and black inlay pupils. Incised curved lines above eyes, and extending onto forehead. Nose is short and wide, with deep and flaring nostrils. Figure has a wide mouth filled with square teeth; jutting chin. Entire body is thin with feet shoulder width apart. Figure has their arms bent at elbows, with their hands curving around the forehead of an animal-like head; space between arms is solid, forming a small shelf. Face of animal is square with pointed ears; bulging eyes with black inlay pupils underneath arms of standing figure. Nose is short and wide, with deep and flaring nostrils. Large fangs protrude from bottom corners of head, with square teeth in between. Small hollow in bottom centre of shelf formed between arms. Figure's feet and the creature's fangs form the carving's base. Unsigned; label attached to back.