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Slice of antler holds three seals made of ivory in place. The seals are a family group in three sizes: large, medium, and small. Seals are attached to antler with pegs and glue. Drilled holes filled with black pigment for eyes. Condition is fair. Head of small seal worn. Glue poorly applied.
Two whales carved out of bone on base made of antler. Incised eyes and blowholes filled with pigment. Surface of whales is rough. Condition good.
Three abstract ivory birds attached to a base with wooden pegs. Birds' black circular eyes are painted on the surface. Light gray stone base is a natural form. Condition very good. Taped ticket to bottom says: '01038' 'Naujat Co.' 'GVK-0.' Eskimo tag says: 'Naujat' 'Repulse Bay' 'Artist: 7453.' Inuit word for Repulse Bay is now Naujaat.
Highly polished ivory whale with curved body on a brown-gray polished stone base. Incised holes for eyes and blowhole filled with black pigment. Condition excellent. Base has white tag that says: '28.'
Irregular shaped bone form for section of ice. Three ivory seals face the same way. Seals have holes drilled for eyes. Pigment missing completely or partially from most drilled eye holes. Condition good. Paper ticket says: 'Koomiut Co-op Ltd.' 'Pelly Bay, NWT' '70014' 'Artist: 'M. Marie Tallert (?)' '1461.'
Lithograph print of a large red stiletto shoe with a small person in traditional Inuit clothing embracing the stiletto heel. Inscription along bottom of image "Stiletto Lithograph 43/50 Dorset 2010 Kavavaow". Printed on vertically rectangular paper, mounted on off-white matboard and framed.
Stonecut and stencil print of two resting caribou. Bodies printed with brown ink with details of hair, eye, nostril and mouth shown as blue -grey paper colour. Stomach, chest, and neck are grey white. Antlers are mottled grey and grey-white. Top caribou shown in profile with head turned away from viewer. Bottom caribou is shown in profile facing right. Printed on grey-blue paper. Bottom right corner: two stylized marks; Cape Dorset stylized red igloo and a mark in black ink - with signature in pencil. Inscription along bottom of image "Taqaiqsiqtu Tuttu Stonecut & Stencil 43/50 Dorset 2010 Kananginak."
Print of an owl with yellow wings and a grey body facing forward, flanked on the right by a blue bird in profile and on the left by a purple bird. Also on the left is a red seal. Animals are outlined in black. Background printed colour is grey, on a white paper base. Edition 29/50. Etching and aquatint print. Inscription in pencil along bottom of image "Owl's Overture Etching & Aquatint 29/50 Dorset 2010 Kenojuak". Two stamps are embossed into the paper at bottom left. The print is on horizontally rectangular off-white paper, mounted on off-white matboard and framed.
Stone carving of a transformation figure that is part rabbit, part man. The stone is a marbled green colour with some brown hues. The figure is carved holding a full bag or basket with a real sinew handle tied in small holes at each side and passing through a hole bored through the figure's left hand. His right hand is under the bag, his ears are long and almost flat against his head and right shoulder, as he looks upward with a wide-open mouth. The figure is upright, but partially squatting, with his left leg bent below him and the right leg bent out behind him. He has a round rabbit tale.
From card: "Deer skin."This object is listed, but not described or analyzed, in Inuvialuit Pitqusiit Inuuniarutait: Inuvialuit Living History, The MacFarlane Collection website, by the Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre (ICRC), Inuvik, N.W.T., Canada (website credits here http://www.inuvialuitlivinghistory.ca/posts/12 ), entry on this artifact http://www.inuvialuitlivinghistory.ca/items/280 , retrieved 2-10-2020. General information on footwear is available here: http://www.inuvialuitlivinghistory.ca/item_types/23: Warm, dry footwear is essential for survival in the Arctic. The MacFarlane Collection includes examples of knee-length boots known as kamaks, and ankle high moccasin-type footwear. These garments have been skillfully made, and often were decorated by piecing together contrasting pieces of skin. The soles are crimped along the front edges to make the shape conform to the foot.