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Figure3540/4

Stoneware scene consisting of four walruses swimming amongst large blocks of ice; base is an irregular rectangle. All walruses are in front half of the scene; all are dark grey with black snouts. They have small eyes, frowning mouths and dots imprinted across their snouts. The two walruses closest to the right side have two white tusks; others are tusk-less. Base is unglazed; ice and surrounding water done in white with grey-green undertones. Unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3540/3

Stoneware figure of a bear with its head titled back. Bear is attached to two rectangular bases; one base underneath forelegs and one below hind legs. Figure has indented circular eyes and nostrils, two semi-circular ears and an open mouth with four white teeth; interior of ears and nostrils are painted olive green. Four ovals incised along front bottom edges of paws, imitating claws; small rounded tail protrudes from back. Figure is hollow and bases are unglazed; rest of body is brown-grey with dark brown speckles throughout. Larger dark brown circles painted across back. Artist signature incised along edge of back rectangular base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3540/1

Stoneware figure of a standing man; arms at sides, hands curved around stomach. Face consists of incised eyes, a pointed nose and open mouth; moustache, eyebrows and pupils are painted on. Man has dark brown bangs and side burns; incised lines throughout hair. Figure is wearing a hooded parka, short pants, mittens and tall boots. Parka and pants are dark blue; boots and mittens are dark brown. Parka cuffs and hood opening are trimmed with light grey and dark pink; bottom of parka trimmed in dark pink with yellow spots. Figure is hollow; face and base are unglazed. Unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3539/1

Stoneware figure of a bird with outstretched wings; two chicks huddled under each wing. Each bird has large carved circles on either side of their face, imitating eyes; beaks are coloured dark brown with rounded tips. All birds have rounded feet with incised lines along the bottom edges, imitating claws. Small tail protrudes from back centre of bird, with lines incised throughout, imitating feathers. Spirals and semi-circles incised along bottom edge on back of bird, imitating ends of feathers. Figure is hollow with an open base. Exterior decorated with speckled glaze; interior undecorated. Artist signature incised along bottom edge of interior.

Culture
Inuit
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3540/8

Stoneware figure of a small upright seal. Face consists of incised circular eyes and a mouth. Foreflippers are wrapped around front of body. Figure is solid and base is unglazed; rest of seal is red-orange with dark yellow undertones and dark brown speckles throughout. Unsigned.

Culture
Inuit
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3540/6

Stoneware figure of a seal, lying on its stomach. Face consists of protruding circular eyes, snout with imprinted dots throughout, and an open frowning mouth; snout and eyes are painted black. Small foreflippers held against sides of rotund body, large hind flippers extend straight out from back; lines incised along edges of all, imitating digits. Rounded, cone-shaped tail protrudes from between hind flippers. Figure is hollow and base is unglazed; rest of seal is grey-blue with black speckles and highlights throughout. Artist initials incised on base; four holes poked into base above signature.

Culture
Inuit
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3507/5

Black stone carving of male figure, leaning forward and doing a task. He has oval-shaped eyes, wide nose, incised eyebrows and frowning mouth. Man has an etched bushy moustache. Wavy lines incised into forehead, imitating wrinkles. Chin juts out. Wrapping covering sides and back of head carved in relief. He is wearing a parka, with the hood down, pants and tall boots. Line decorations incised into parka cuffs, and along fronts of boots. Man is holding a rectangular object, with triangular cutout along back, in his left hand. Right hand is not visible. Left foot is resting flat, right is partially raised. Figure is standing on an uneven triangular base. Artist signature and other inscriptions on base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Nunavik, Quebec, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3507/4

Black stone carving of male figure. Face is tilted upward. Head slopes into a roughly shaped, triangular body. Male has circular eyes, a long wide nose, and smiling mouth. Two small nostrils are indented along bottom edge of nose. Mouth is incised, rest of facial features done in relief. Two rounded hands extend from either side of the body. Vertical lines incised along hand edges, imitating fingers. Base is flat.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Broughton Island, Nunavut, Canada and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Narwhal Figure3528/16 a-c

Black stone narwhal on a greenish-black stone stand (part b). The whale has a wooden peg in its belly that sits in the hole on top of the somewhat rectangular stand, and a detachable spiraled tusk (part c) that goes into a hole near the mouth. There is a ridge along the back that curves down slightly to the fluted tail. It has slightly curved pectoral fins projecting at the front sides. The round eyes and blowhole appear to have black paint in them? Syllabics (i-si-tu i-lu-la) inscribed on base of stand.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone, bone ?, wood and paint ?
Made in
Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hunter Figure3528/14

Black stone carving of a hunter holding a seal, with his right arm raised over his head. Only the seal's head is visible, extending from the area of the man's waist and held by his left hand. Both have incised eyes and mouths. Syllabics inscribed on base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone
Made in
Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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