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Knife3495/5

Ulu type knife. Metal blade is crescent-shaped with a beveled bottom edge. Top edge curves downward from centre on both sides, before flaring out again at corners. Blade is attached to a metal shank, with two rivets, that is inserted into bottom centre of wooden handle. Handle is rectangular in shape, with a rounded top edge.

Culture
Inuit
Material
steel metal and wood
Made in
Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving3495/6

Carving of a standing bear, made of Baffin Island white marble. Circular indents in face, imitating eyes, and nose and mouth are incised lines. Triangular ears and rounded tail are carved in relief. Head of bear is narrow, tapering into a rounded body, with wide, cylindrical limbs. Face is looking right and tilted at an angle. The hind legs are widely spaced apart, and the left is slightly bent. Forelegs are held in front of the body, with the right bent inward and the left stretched outward. Incised lines along edges of all paws, imitating claws. Partly illegible inscription on base.

Culture
Inuit
Material
marble stone
Made in
Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3467/1

Heavy, soft stone carving of a kneeling mother nursing her child. Woman has a pronounced nose, rounded cheeks and straight incised lines as eyes and mouth. Hair is done in relief, and pulled back into a low ponytail. She is wearing a hooded coat, open at an angle in the front to expose her breast. Mother’s right arm supports child’s body from below, left arm supports the neck. Child is wrapped in cloth and wearing a hood. Artist signature on base, with artist number.

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